2020dad posted:Golfman25 posted:Ok, a few things. As our season starts to wind down, it's be a real crap show. Even so, I am still leaning play for HS. But can perfectly understand why one would choose not to.
Northern springs are always an issue. But this spring was an aberration. In the past we have had a few good days, followed by a few bad days, followed by a few good. So the disruptions were minimal. This season, it was weeks at a time. So, like most it's at all games all the time as there are no open dates left. Makes it difficult to practice and for guys to show what they got. In our case, we are regressing. I wouldn't use weather to make my decision.
The facility thing is probably doable in a cheaper state like Wisconsin. Here in IL, forget it. A few have tried. Ended up bankrupt. Places are packed the winter. Summer it's a ghost town, but the bills still need to be paid. What they could potentially do however, is a HS field complex like Lakepoint. 4 HS sized field with turf and lights. It would all schools to play even if it rained during the day. We get knocked out by the 3:00 storm that rolls thru and it's perfect weather by 4:00. But the field is too wet to play.
golf you just hit one of my pet peeves. Fact is coaches are lazy now a days. Of course not all but most. Back in the day before Illinois restricted amount of games you could play My high school played 50+ games. We were almost never rained out. When it was raining during the day coach would allow some of us to get out of school to work on the field. We would dig a hole in our low spots. Everyone knows where the low spots are on their field. We would put bilge pumps in the holes. The rain would run into the hole and get pumped into the parking lot. We used fans, flames and whatever else we could. When I coached the coaches gave up their prep periods to work on the field and take players out of study hall to help. Now the young new wave coach sits on his ass and says the field is unplayable. Many of these coaches are from outside the building sadly. Our profession is dying lets be honest. Now its a hobby for these guys. For us it was a passion.
Hey, don't give up hope. I have had the pleasure of watch and listening to some excellent coaches over the past two years coach our opponents. Yeah, they tend to be the older fellows. But I think part of the problem is the "young kids" don't get a chance. It's not a meritocracy. Instead seniority rules. In our case the less qualified older guy got the nod ahead of the "kid" who had only been there for a couple of years. Well, guess what? Rumor is he's bolting for a better gig.
Ironic thing is, the one young coach they gave a chance -- a fantastic young woman -- has built a girls program from the cellar to multiple regional championship games. She is so dedicated that she actually attends local youth practices to work with the coaches on what they should do and teach.