Hupernikomen

[quote name="JohnnyT60" post="1000482" timestamp="1303335658"] [quote author=Hupernikomen link=topic=82980.msg999853#msg999853 date=1303262052] [quote author=JohnnyT60 link=topic=82980.msg999436#msg999436 date=1303225662] Reducing coaching positions has a minimal impact on the budget. Assuming you eliminate 4 positions, that would only reduce your budget by $14,000. At what cost, many of these children look to their coaches for guidance and leadership because they don't get it at home. I see a lot of panick going on, this is a temp economic downfall. Sure the belt needs to be tightend where it can, but no decisions, I repeat, no decisions should be made that have long term effects on campus. The rainy day fund will pick up some this year and administrators will have time to make adjustments going forward. Coaching seems to be the easy target, but really with little impact on the budget. [/quote] [b]4 positions equals more like 200k[/b].  Districts who cut these positions will not be keeping the employee for other purposes.  I am sure that there are many, many coaches who would gladly give up athletics and just stay on in their other roles for the district.  This will not be the case. Somethings to ponder.. In 07-08 Texas was 41st in per pupil spending among the States.  In that same year we were 48th in taxation (sales, income, excess etc.) The year before in 06 Texas came up with a new funding system that reduced everyone's property tax across the state by 1/3rd.  (Federal court cases made them come up with new funding system) --this was to be replaced by a business tax.  (it brings in BILLIONS LESS than what was promised) --they forced your county appraisal district to appraise "fairly" at that same time.  How has that worked out for you?  I now have a lower tax rate and a home that has grown in value @ 50% in the last 5 years.  Do the math and you can see that "tax break" has evaporated. On to the business tax.  [url=[Hidden Content] letter to Perry tells you all need to know.[/url]  (Notice the 2006 date on this one folks, this was our previous Comptroller telling Perry at the fallacy of their plan.) The bottom line is Texas has always expected schools to do more with less and now they are demanding even more with even less and blaming the need for less on anyone they can point a finger at:  over-abundance of administrators, over-abundance or specialists, over-abundance of coaches, and over-abundance of every other position in the district. Why not fund education at a level that the constitution demands?  Of course we have some fluff that can be trimmed.  Every organization does.  Trust me it is being trimmed. Shouldn't we be demanding that the State provide those billions they promised whenever they rewrote the public funding laws?  [/quote] Not if they continue to teach. You are only removing the coaching stipend. All I have read is how cutting coaches will trim the budget. What I have tried to stress is that most, especially the young ones teach also. I don't believe anyone is supporting of cutting teachers. Coaches seem to be the easy targets. yet will result in very little of a budget reduction. [/quote] I agree that no one is supporting the cuts.  Where coaches are going to be squeezed is the situations where they aren't in the classroom or more than are needed are in the gym to man PE classes.  There definitely will be fewer coaches on staffs because many districts have multiple coaches per PE class.  Right or wrong this will be part of the outcome of this budget crunch.  Any perspective coach should heed this warning and make yourself valuable by being able to teach in a regular classroom.  PE jobs are going to be few and far between in the years ahead.

[quote name="JohnnyT60" post="999436" timestamp="1303225662"] Reducing coaching positions has a minimal impact on the budget. Assuming you eliminate 4 positions, that would only reduce your budget by $14,000. At what cost, many of these children look to their coaches for guidance and leadership because they don't get it at home. I see a lot of panick going on, this is a temp economic downfall. Sure the belt needs to be tightend where it can, but no decisions, I repeat, no decisions should be made that have long term effects on campus. The rainy day fund will pick up some this year and administrators will have time to make adjustments going forward. Coaching seems to be the easy target, but really with little impact on the budget. [/quote] 4 positions equals more like 200k.  Districts who cut these positions will not be keeping the employee for other purposes.  I am sure that there are many, many coaches who would gladly give up athletics and just stay on in their other roles for the district.  This will not be the case. Somethings to ponder.. In 07-08 Texas was 41st in per pupil spending among the States.  In that same year we were 48th in taxation (sales, income, excess etc.) The year before in 06 Texas came up with a new funding system that reduced everyone's property tax across the state by 1/3rd.  (Federal court cases made them come up with new funding system) --this was to be replaced by a business tax.  (it brings in BILLIONS LESS than what was promised) --they forced your county appraisal district to appraise "fairly" at that same time.  How has that worked out for you?  I now have a lower tax rate and a home that has grown in value @ 50% in the last 5 years.  Do the math and you can see that "tax break" has evaporated. On to the business tax.  [url=[Hidden Content] letter to Perry tells you all need to know.[/url]  (Notice the 2006 date on this one folks, this was our previous Comptroller telling Perry at the fallacy of their plan.) The bottom line is Texas has always expected schools to do more with less and now they are demanding even more with even less and blaming the need for less on anyone they can point a finger at:  over-abundance of administrators, over-abundance or specialists, over-abundance of coaches, and over-abundance of every other position in the district. Why not fund education at a level that the constitution demands?  Of course we have some fluff that can be trimmed.  Every organization does.  Trust me it is being trimmed. Shouldn't we be demanding that the State provide those billions they promised whenever they rewrote the public funding laws? 

9-3 Jasper top of 6th

[quote name="BluePride152011" post="996565" timestamp="1302659674"] Wow. Not expected. Humbling for Jasper folks that were expecting a win. What went on in this game? [/quote] Sounds like Hudson has their number this year.

The year Girdley had 27 K's against Lumberton he had 4 in an inning twice.

Everyone has a down game.  Great job by HF.  They always are tough.

[quote name="bkatdog" post="994960" timestamp="1302316510"] Soisson pitched complete game ......Jasper wins 12-1 [/quote] Oops, guess I misheard  Mr. Lay.

Top 6 Jasper leads 5-0.  Bolton on the mound.

[quote name="u_dnt_kno_me" post="994625" timestamp="1302283433"] i hope Tyler Bolton is pitching if so Jasper wins in good fashion, if not i think Kville could pull out an upset [/quote] I don't know if I would call it an upset this year.  Jasper has been squeaking by in district so far.  Kville looks pretty tough.

What was the final?

4-0 Jasper going to bottom of 6th

[quote name="Critter" post="986822" timestamp="1300827048"] [quote author=senior2009 link=topic=82007.msg986783#msg986783 date=1300821791] Woodville has the biggest park in TEXAS.  325 in left with a 30ft wall.  408 in dead center.  330 in right.  385 in power alleys!! [/quote] Not big enough to hold BC's Matt Menard last year in the playoff game against Jasper. I think he hit it a little bit left of dead center. [/quote] That was a shot.

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[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="971912" timestamp="1298600324"] I am searching the world wide web and cannot come up with any broadcast of this game. Too bad those local Jasper radio stations who are so in love with Jasper football and baseball can't share some love for their playoff basketball team. ::) [/quote] Yeah, we need an AAW.  Our football and baseball guy is great but he is getting up their in age.

[quote name="SFAJACK02" post="969432" timestamp="1298297360"] Where will this be played. I will take Woden!!! [/quote] @Woodville 7 pm Tuesday

[quote name="KHSAlum400" post="964950" timestamp="1297479935"] Congrats East Chambers on your outright District Championship! [/quote] Isn't there still a game left?

[quote name="j_dog" post="965704" timestamp="1297648257"] Jasper is going to be tied for second no matter whether Center or Hudson wins.  It would seem to me that if Hudson wins, Jasper has the clear tie breaker in the better record in the games between the two teams.  If Center wins, it would be Hudson and Jasper tied with 3 losses each.  Jasper and Hudson split, each winning their home game.  So what would be their tie breaker?  Or will a playoff game be necessary for seeding? [/quote] I would guess that a coin toss would determine seeding from there.  I really don't know if the UIL has rules regarding a 2nd game for playoff seeding for the the same team. 

Calling out the coaches and school publicly usually isn't a bright idea.  Hope it works the way you want it to, but typically this just create animosity and resistance from the establishment.  

Nice job.  Pretty much was a playoff game.  So who do the Dogs open up with?

Way to go Lady Hornets!

Thread title says Center and you say Jasper, so who won?

[quote name="orangecoog" post="955427" timestamp="1296095651"] Cuttbacks in revenues to all school districts and for a small school they should not have a separate AD and Head Coach. Waste and very poor decision making. [/quote] Dayton is far from being a small school.  I am sure there will be more than a little bit of work to keep busy as AD.  This might actually turn out to be a great move to free up the HC to concentrate on football and not be bothered with all the other headaches that come with being AD.  Granted it will be an increase in spending provided they didn't combine some other things.

Sad news.  Our prayers are with him.

[quote name="bigcountry34" post="952958" timestamp="1295715198"] EC won by 12 should have been more! Hardin has a good team taking nothing away was a good game! [/quote] And was without a key starter.  If things go as expected should be a rematch down the road a neutral site.

[quote name="rider78" post="948685" timestamp="1295072814"] If you were at the game you know that Center had to play the refs from 2 minutes left in the first half until the final buzzer. It was one of the worst called games I have ever witnessed in high school basketball. Just keep in mind that when you travel 60 miles north on highway 96 it WILL be a different story. I just hope our coach doesn't call off the dogs and beats ya'll just as bad as we can. Your scorekeeper's table personnel even pulled some trickery when they failed to start running the clock in the first half for about 30 seconds and even tried to give ya'll points you did not score. [/quote] That bad huh?