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Yeah, because it would be really smart for an AD to get on here. ???

Okay, I can see things have calmed down a little bit. # 13 I agree, with a lot of searching a jv team could be filled. After all, I hear there are two little league softball teams right now, how come those girls didn't try out for the team? Just to throw this out there since another numbers discussion has come up (Gotcha and etbu), when I played little league in Huffman over 10 years ago, there were at least 4 to 5 teams, so apparently the high school is not the only program hurting for numbers.

I never said they were lazy. I know some pretty amazing kids from Huffman too, and they come from great families. So stop putting words in my mouth. All I am saying is, don't blame others, take on the responsibility yourself. So while you were talking the the kids about them wanting to play softball, you should have just asked them why they weren't playing. Maybe you did, and maybe their answers were they didn't like the coach, but being a former athlete yourself I presume, did you ever stick it out and play for a coach you didn't like? I agree, EVERYONE needs to be held accountable for their actions. Again all I am saying is don't blame others. In some recent posts, its seems pretty obvious who the blame was being pushed towards. Also, I am not speaking in the direction of all young adults. As I said before, I know some great kids from Huffman who come from good families and they have awesome self-motivation. The best example I can think of is the Varsity softball team. A group of great, well mannered, respectful kids. And sure, colleges deal with different athletes, but my point was, if a coach like Pat Summit is saying those things, what sort of athletes are we dealing with in high schools?

Considering it's public knowledge anyway that these kids can't stay out of trouble and they cannot pass their classes, it doesn't really matter who puts it on a website. Not to mention the fact that no names were given so no one knows specifics anyway. However, if you must know why I posted what I did, it is for the simple reason that no matter who you are or what you do as a coach, someone is always going to be blaming you for someone else's faults. I think it's great the people you talk to are educated and well rounded. I may not be as smart as they are, but no one claimed I was. For number purposes, it seems as though Huffman has fewer numbers of female athletes in all sports, not just softball. So, do we blame the coaches?? Instead, why don't we look at the kids themselves and start holding them accountable for their actions? Pat Summit said in an interview this year that it is getting harder and harder to coach because the current generation of student athletes have little to no self-motivation. If I remember correctly, softball is not the only program that lost a JV team this year. So I get the fact that there may be some upset people, but don't you think the coaching staff and the school are upset about it too? With that being said, thank you EAST Tx for getting this discussion where it should have stayed in the first place. Great job to the the Huffman softball team for defeating a good Splendora team. It will be fun to watch the playoff when the district season is over.

Gotcha, you are correct on what you have heard. I am not sure how someone can say they are not happy with the fact there is no JV team when they do not know all of the factors behind it. To start, only 11 girls came out for the jv team this year. etbu Of those 11, two were pulled up to be on varsity. From then on, the three coaches spent hours trying to figure out how to keep a jv team by playing varsity members down (yes, risking the health of a varsity team member just so others can play), but not exceeding the limit of games UIL allows student athletes to play in a single season. However after all of that, when the grading period ended, there were at least 4 of the 8 true JV team members failing so they were not eligible anyway. Of the few that were left, there were discipline issues in which they had multiple office referrals and/or suspensions (in school or out) for behavior. So you tell me, would you want to risk some players who will be able to help your varsity team in season and in playoffs this year for others to play when they cannot pass nor can stay out of trouble???????? To conclude the situation, the last few players that were staying out of trouble and passing their classes were offered to stay on the team for experience but would probably not get much, if any playing time on varsity. Of the 2 or 3 that were offered that, 1, decided it was worth their time and effort to stay with the team. So I tell you, of the kids you spoke to in the stands that want to be playing so bad, you should ask them if they are the students who were failing, who are discipline problems, or just those who decided that TEAM doesn’t matter to them as much as playing time.