We have kids who either quit early on - like Freshmen or Sophomores and then come out their senior year. It's killing our football team. They won't come out or play freshman year and quit so we have no kids coming up. The reason they don't is they don't like losing and getting beat like we do but then they want to play their senior year because they want to be able to say that they did. I keep telling them if they want us to win then solve the problem by playing all 4 years and get others to play.
This year we are going on a spring break trip to the beach and I can't tell you how many kids have said they are coming out. Where were they the previous years when we weren't really going anywhere? Where was their school spirit and love for the game then?
I have started spreading the word if you are trying out for the first time and you are a junior or senior then you better be a stud because I am cutting them. Also, I have let it slip I already know who is going and there is no point to come out if that is why they are coming out.