tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post5094032894043045394..comments2023-11-03T04:37:47.903-05:00Comments on Dead Spot on the Web: Making The Cutdeadspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04269304319838438877noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-40827113718139669532008-08-27T08:29:00.000-05:002008-08-27T08:29:00.000-05:00Thanks, everyone. We're pretty excited. They're th...Thanks, everyone. We're pretty excited. They're throwing the kids into the deep end this year. They've got a ton of seniors, so they've set up a pretty challenging schedule to prepare for post-season and to get the younger guys ready to take their places next year. Lex had his first day of classes today, the varsity has a home game tomorrow, and the day after that, there's a JV tournament down in Charleston. It's gonna be a crazy ride.<BR/><BR/>That's probably a good idea. One huge commitment on top of adjusting to high school is probably enough.<BR/><BR/>I wish they had more opportunities for high school kids outside of the high school teams. I know that a lot of my kids would keep playing if there was a program available. I mean, you can always get a pick up game together, but it's not the same as a full team on a real field with a real ref.<BR/><BR/>Being a team player is such a huge benefit. I'd had that player on my team before. He was big and strong and talented, but he was easy to guard against no matter how much better he was than the defenders because you just knew he wasn't going to pass. Once you're playing 1 on 4, the skill thing goes out the window.<BR/><BR/>As a coach, I'll take a kid with average skills that knows when to get rid of the ball any day. I don't know how often I told my players last year "When you think you have time for one more juke, you don't."deadspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269304319838438877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-68089568651929135692008-08-22T20:44:00.000-05:002008-08-22T20:44:00.000-05:00Yay! Bend it like Lex!Yay! Bend it like Lex!GETkristiLOVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873004576844292852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-7115363972363126042008-08-21T21:21:00.000-05:002008-08-21T21:21:00.000-05:00That's good news, way to go for him and for you. ...That's good news, way to go for him and for you. And I didn't even use a "hopefully" in there.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558414868841065735.post-37758336700356315972008-08-21T16:16:00.000-05:002008-08-21T16:16:00.000-05:00That's great that he made it!It's interesting-- we...That's great that he made it!<BR/><BR/>It's interesting-- we discovered that a couple of Adam's coaches picked him over more naturally talented kids because they knew that he was a team player and was open to instruction from his coaches. <BR/><BR/>This weekend I asked him about baseball, and he said he's probably done with it-- he's in marching band at school and it's a huge time commitment.Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.com