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  19. Spendora @ Huffman Tuesday..4-1 Huffman Wins!!!

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    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.

    I may be wrong on this but accountability is a two way street. I don't know if ETBU or anyone expressed that it was any coaches fault. He was inquiring why numbers are dropping in softball, and according to you in all sports. I like that Pat Summit analogy, BUT I am pretty sure they deal with different athletes. To believe that young adults have no self-motivation is ludicrious. My son went to Huffman for 2 years and the numbers were high in every sport. Now incredibly the mysterious apathy bug flew over the town and the numbers are dropping. Let's do the students accountable but lets hold the whole school accountable. Just my take

  20. Spendora @ Huffman Tuesday..4-1 Huffman Wins!!!

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    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.

    why is the dirty laundry , such as failure rates and discipline being aired on a public website?

    Good post Mr. Gander--I agree and well stated.

    Great post there BG and it is about the kids but let me pose these facts. I confess not the brightest bird in the bush but not bad at numbers so check these out.

    06-07 Total Lady Falcons in the program was thirty five to forty. Failure rate? two or three at the most during same time period.

    Current numbers in same program is what total sixteen? Failure rate fifty percent?

    First time in the history of our school that there is no JV softball program. Why is there a failure and discipline problem just over the past two years? 

    Please explain to me why we are the only mostly Anglo high school in this area without a JV softball team.  ??? This was a serious topic of discussion around the fence last night. The people that were conducting this conversation are pretty well  rounded and educated folks so be careful.

    well Mr. ETBU, I can't answer your question to why such a high rate now, but as for the 2 years I can answer, we constantly checked grades, TAKS and all (especially for seniors), and always checked discipline issues. I little field justice usually handled most discipline problems. I am sure there are valid reasons why the jv team was folded, but it is hard to build a program with nothing coming up. I happen to be at a dominate non anglo school and we stress academics over softball.  I might be strange but that education is a lot more important than those victories. On a side note, BIG CONGRATS to Tamara, Chelsea and Savannah and the rest of the team for that Splendora victory. I was fortunate enough to come close, but never got that win. I know, Lana, Monika, Kristi, Julie, Amber, Ashli and many former players are proud of you. And young Bowers hang in there girl, your time is coming

  21. Spendora @ Huffman Tuesday..4-1 Huffman Wins!!!

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    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.

    why is the dirty laundry , such as failure rates and discipline being aired on a public website?

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