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Good point. Hadnt thought about that. That might help explain why the girls games seem more physical.

HA, HA! Good question. I dont have the temper for it, which means that I guess I should give most refs props for keeping a cool head.

My daughter is a senior in high school and has played basketball every season (school and AAU) since the seventh grade. After reading the discussion about the refs in the Beaumont Central/ Lumberton Game thread I started wondering if others shared my ideas about officiating at girls basketball games. So here goes: 1. The quality of officiating in girls games is poor. Not always terrible, but almost never good. Usually the best that can be said is that the officiating was bad, but bad calls were made both ways. This really shouldn't be ok. When I watch boys games the officiating, on the whole, seems better. Is it because officiating organizations assign their best, most experienced refs to boy's games and give the girls the left overs? 2. Female refs seem to do a better job of officiating girls games than male refs. I have seen female refs do terrible jobs, but as a general rule they seem to call a more balanced game and seem to care more about doing their job well. In contrast I have seen numerous male refs at girls games visually demonstrate that they don't care about how good a job they are doing. They dont pay attention even when they are on the play side and have no clue about simple things like out of bounds calls. I always feel better at my daughters games when there is at least one female ref. 3. Related to 2. Male refs seem to have no clue about how to control physical play in girls games. Most girls games are allowed to become too physical. Refs would rather let the girls play than call hard blocking fouls, reaching fouls, hand checking fouls. They resort to calling tie ups instead of fouls. Is it because they dont care or because they arent worried about physical play leading to fights? Or ,is it because they just want the game to end quickly and they try not to call fouls which would slow the game down. 4. Not one game my daughter has played this season has been decided by a bad call, but bad officiating has affected several games. Bad officiating is more than making a bad call in one or two big situations. Officials set the overall tone of the game. This effects the tempo of the game and the level of physical play and therefor the outcome of the game is affected. 5. Inconsistency is the biggest problem I see. The three refs on the court often times seem to be watching and officiating different games with different priorities and levels of interest. Worse, they sometimes seem to wake up for a quarter (usually the 3rd or 4th) and decide to make calls they had been letting go all game.

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KPFAN68: 4 SIX FOOTERS! We have one, maybe, at Friendswood.

The Friendswood Lady Mustangs traveled to BH last night for their first scrimmage of the year and faced a really good Barber's Hill team. The Lady Eagles have size, speed, and shooting ability. Plus, they are super aggressive. To paraphrase Rev from Friday Night Lights, "They're big, they're fast," they are physical, "they're big!" I've been aware of the BH players on this team for a couple of years through AAU games and they have only gotten better and taller. They should make a deep playoff run. Good Luck Lady Eagles.

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Mayfield: I dont recall any of the posts you speak of, but your apology speaks volumes about the quality of your character. A person who admits, without prompting, when they are wrong or have been wrong is the kind of person we should all seek to be.

[quote name="badndn" post="1427370" timestamp="1377441783"]   Its because the rich kids spend all year training with their private speed and agility coach or strength and conditioning coach. Think about, would you rather coach a handful of great athletes that work on FB from August to November or a team full of kids that eat, sleep, and breath FB 24/7.  Oh and the later choice pays twice as much! [b]I think the biggest difference in the two is the line play and QB play. The wealthy linemen goes 6'3" 270 and is fit and the QB spends all year learning the hardest position in sports. Where the poorer linemen is 6'3" 300 and slow and the QB is way behind the curve.[/b] [/quote] This is true.  Wealthier kids do have more time and resources to spend on preparing for the season,  but thats not the same as saying schools with better facilities win (which is what the article implies). Your point about the Oline is damn right.  Oline play is the key to offensive success.  It aint glamorous and it doesnt make the highlight film, but without solid Oline play the QB doesnt throw touchdowns, the WR dont get the ball, and the RB doesnt run for 150 yds a game.  And, you are also right in stating that big boys from wealthier areas devote much of their ample free time to working out and training to get better.

My problem with this article is this: Arent most 4a and 5a high schools located in higher income areas?  I mean in general income levels are higher in higher population areas -- that's why people move there.  The key is that the author limited his analysis to 4a and 5a schools. The percentage of 3A and 2A champions with a  median income above the state average would be much lower because smaller schools represent smaller communities where the income levels are likely to be lower.  As a result, I think the author overstates the impact of money on championships. In addition, doing the analysis by zip code instead of school district boundaries seriously the statistical evidence.  Finally, just because people in the same zip code as a particular school have money doesnt always mean that the school has better facilities.  Friendswood is a great example of that.

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Central was the the best team on the field at the tri scrimmage with Friendswood and La Marque. Defense was solid.  Decent DL and LB play good secondary. Offense looked really good.  Running backs are quick to the hole and have a good burst.  They burned with several long runs.  WRs are tall and fast and -- particularly one kid who wore neon green gloves and played with JV also -- who catch whatever you throw at them. Didnt see PAM, but I think Central has a good chance of beating them.

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1426980" timestamp="1377364890"] [quote author=fwoodfan link=topic=113497.msg1426976#msg1426976 date=1377364363] I'm going big . . . Galveston Ball over La Marque [/quote]yikes [/quote] Unlikely, but it would be huge.

I'm going big . . . Galveston Ball over La Marque

So back to the outcome of the scrimmage . . . . What was the outcome? Galena Park had a very good offense last year, but no defense.  Friendswood's game against them was an offensive explosion with the combined points over 110 I think.  Their speed outside was scary.

My father in law, who had been a college coach in Iowa and coached on the 5A level at Lufkin, Harlingen, and Desoto, quit coaching when his son reached high school.  In part this was so he could spend more time watching his kid and in part it was to avoid a conflict of interest. Its a tough spot to be in and not every coach handles it properly.  Ideally, the position coaches should make the decision if the kid is the son of the head coach and vice versa.  It is a difficult situation for coach, kid, and coaching staff. I try to always remind myself that the coaches see the game differently than fans and particularly parents.  Also remember, just because the kid is the 2 during scrimmages doesnt mean he will be in an emergency situation.  Sometimes coaches put a young kid with more upside ahead of an experienced kid with less during the preseason to see what he can do and get him experience.  But when push comes to shove in the regular season they might go with experience.

Well this scrimmage was depressing (remember I'm a Friendswood fan) La Marque: For some reason Friendswood had very few plays (if any, memory going) against the La Marque offense.  Wont surprise anyone to know that they are fast.  What struck me most was how big their right tackle was.  Kid has to be 6'6" at least.  If that kid stepped up his fitness and effort level he would be able to write his own ticket at any University.  If he gets his hands on you you are dead. Defensively La Marque swarms to the ball really well.  They arent real big on Defense, but quick and athletic.  Their nose tackle was a menace for Friendswood.  He consistently pushed our center and guard (sometimes both) into the backfield disrupting pulling guards and tackles from the off side and generally wrecking havoc in our run game. Beaumont Central: Friendswood didnt have as many plays against the Central defense as La Marques.  Coverage was good, but not a lot of pressure on the QB without two man blitzes.  Solid defensive line against the run. Central Offense looked really good.  Central didnt wear numbers so I dont have any way to identify specific players, but their running  backs were  very good one cut backs.  If they got to the edge they turned it up for big gains and hit the holes quick and decisively. Friendswood: The offense looked bad.  Because we run a lot of quick hitting and misdirection plays we can pick up three or four yds a run.  Which would be fine (if completely un-Friendswood) until the D coordinator caught on.  In fairness our starting tailback got a concussion in practice on Wednesday and he probably would have made a difference.  Our QBs couldnt hit the side of a barn with their throws.  We might have had one completion of over ten yards.  If the pass game doesnt go, we are cooked.  Our QB's are better than they played so it is likely that we are a good bit better on O than we looked last night. The starting defense looked good.  Not to make excuses, but it seemed clear that after the first series the Defensive coaches held out many starters.  Beaumont scored on us three times I think and I dont think our whole starting D line was in and not all of our starting linebackers.  That said it looks like we might struggle (again) to stop the outside running game. Not panicking because we are probably looking at 3rd or 4th in district (Texas City and Dawson should battle for 1st and 2nd), but given Dayton's less than spectacular performance this week and our stinker scrimmage, I'm not so sure that we wont struggle against Galena Park and be in a dog fight against GCM.

Maybe its because I'm not a Dayton fan that I feel like I'm more objective about the Broncos play in their scrimmage against us, but I dont see any reason for concern or panic for Dayton fans. 1) In the second quarter, Dayton had an 11 play 60+ yard scoring drive that ended in a field goal.  The QB looked good and moved the ball against our 1s on D for a score. 2) Friendswood's three touchdowns were all on pass plays of more than 20 yds (not sure about the third one).  Friendswood will probably live and die by the big play this year.  The first TD was some kind of blown coverage and the second was just a pretty good throw by our QB against good coverage. 3) In the second half Dayton's offense moved the ball against our 2s as they should -- scoring 14 points. I just dont see any cause for concern there, particularly considering it was the first scrimmage of the year against an equal opponent. Sorry for making so many posts on this thread, but this was the only game I've seen so far this year so what else am I going to post about.

For what its worth from the point of view of a neutral party (neutral as far as 19-4a is concerned), its important to remember that both teams played kids in different positions and kids who probably wont see much playing time in the second half.  The halftime score was 7-3 and Friendswood scored on a big play, not by methodically driving the ball down the field. The second half score really doesnt matter as much because it was 2s and 3s much of the time. Bottom line:  When both teams were playing their 1s (or at least the kids the coach thought would be 1s) the scrimmage was close.  I think Dayton sustained better drives in the first half than Friendswood and Dayton's defense was good against the run.  If I was a Dayton fan I'd be encouraged by my Defenses performance and optimistic about my QB.

[/quote] FW had at least half a dozen over the QB head hikes and I don't think we recovered one of them because the defensive line was slow to react after their blocking assignments but I'm sure that will be worked out. [/quote] Yep, they moved last years all district dt to center this year.  First time he's ever played there and I've watched him play since he was in the 5th grade.  His snaps looked a little shaky alot of the time.  His back up is solid with the snaps and they may move him to guard.  Koopman's oline is always in transition sometimes through the first two games.

[quote name="bronco pride" post="1425112" timestamp="1376752086"] I woke up today feeling good about what I saw last night. Dayton doesn't scrimmage teams like friendswood and Nederland so they can go up and down the field. They schedule them because they are very good we'll coached teams and will make dayton a better team. Dayton has at least 3 sophomores starting on the offensive line and they will get better every week. Dayton had to many penalties and dropped balls even for a scrimmage but those are things that can be cleaned up. Dayton's qb looked good especially if you consider he wasn't even the starter on jv last year. He has a good arm and will get better. He had his receivers drop several great passes including one that was a guaranteed td. Dayton's defense looked good other than a couple blown coverages. Dayton's dline has a junior at nose who will be a player and a sophomore at 3 tech who is going to be a stud. Didn't see much pressure on the friendswood qb but also didn't see any blitzing. [b]It's kinda hard to put pressure on a qb rushing 3 men when you have 5 lineman blocking them. But im sure dayton will bring those linebackers more as the season begins.[/b] I think dayton will do fine and friendswood looked solid as usual. [/quote] Good assessment all around.  I wish you guys had blitzed more often.  Its hard to tell how good your oline is in pass coverage when most of the plays are 5 blocking three.  Dayton's front seven looked really good against the run.  Most of Fwoods successful runs were misdirections and had more to do with missed tackles and good running back vision than successful blocking. I had a chance to look at a video of the scrimmage that a budy of mine took today and you are right about your qb and your interior d linement.  QB had several balls dropped.  Your young dline whipped our oline 2s much of the time and held their own against our ones.  It was a good scrimmage and Dayton was a great place to play.

With the weather delay in the JV/ Freshman Scrimmage  for the whole varsity scrimmage and only saw the first half, but here are my impressions: 1. It was pretty physical for the first scrimmage of the year.  The red QB jersey's didnt seem to slow anybody down. 2. Friendswood's young qb can make the throws and is a little quicker than I thought. 3. Dayton's qb has an good arm and can also make all the throws. 4. Both teams O-lines still have some work to do.  Unusually, D line is one of Friendswood's strengths and our ends are really quick if a little undersized.  As a result, we got good pressure on the QB and were able to disrupt some plays.  Dayton's D seemed pretty solid between the tackles and we had a hard time running the ball -- my son says that got better in the second half. 5. Friendswood has more speed in the secondary than we usually have. We arent blazing fast, but still pretty fast. 6. Dayton's kicker has a big leg. 7. JV scrimmage was dominated by Friendswood on both sides of the ball. 8. Freshman scrimmage was back and forth with both sides scoring and making some big hits.

I appreciate the information. Looking forward to it.

Need some parking advice for Bronco Stadium in Dayton. Do you think the gates on the visitor side will be open or should I park on the home side? Thanks in advance