[Mama Bear]

Patriot,
Talked to Coach Howard this weekend. He told me that his team will be better next year also. He said he has had over 20 kids in the weight-room over the past two weeks and things are looking really good for his team next year. To hear the kids talk about the trips you would think they would like to play all of their games on the road. Some of the stories I hear them tell about what they did and who said this or that seems to be a barrel of fun. So I think that long trips cost a lot of money but are well worth the time and fundraising.

If New Harlan were to join this conference, what teams would they be playing? Do any of these teams field a 5th and 6th grade team? Usually when New Harlan has a game, they play a 5/6 grade game and then the 7th and 8th grade plays. It seems like over the past couple of years it is becoming harder and harder to find teams that have a 5th and 6th grade team. I think that a lot of districts have them playing league games at this age.

Also, what kind of strength training do they do for the middle school age kids over in Letcher? I was always afraid for my kids to start lifting too much as this age as they are till growing rapidly.