Off season training

[Fats]

I look at the other winter and spring sports as off season training for the football team. It just seems that players our specializing more and not playing the other sports, coaches seem to not ask their players to be in another sport. I may be wrong but I would bet that in the 50s and 60s that alot of our football players were multi sports participants.

We need to get our players to participate in the winter and spring sports. This would give them year round training. Each sport can give something to make them a better football player.

[freddy g]

I know at Longfellow if you were on the football team. You had to be on at least one other sports team in the winter or spring. Usually basketball, wrestling, or track.

[obie 66]

You are right. Those coaches in those days wanted you in other sports. They made the off season work outs so bad it was a break to play another sport. Earl's work outs were especially brutal. That was by design. I have heard him say just that. :rock:

[Kamd50]

A good number of the guys were on the powerlifting team this year and a few of them could not participate in that because they did track. Speaking of the incoming JV squad, there are a lot of them who played or are playing baseball this spring and summer, as well as a group of them who go out for basketball.

[giant lugey]

Didn't Shepas make everyone who was not in another sport be on the track team. I kinda like that idea.

[Banks]

Didn't Shepas make everyone who was not in another sport be on the track team. I kinda like that idea.

Yep in 2001, and it was a mess and a joke.
If you remember he let the track staff go and named himself the head coach,
it was nothing more than a way to get in more football practice in.

[ChronicTiger]

Yep in 2001, and it was a mess and a joke.
If you remember he let the track staff go and named himself the head coach,
it was nothing more than a way to get in more football practice in.

Let the track staff go? Are you sure about that?

:huh:

[Banks]

Let the track staff go? Are you sure about that?

:huh:

Sure am.

Mike James was let go, that year but he fought it the next and returned.

[ChronicTiger]

Sure am.

Mike James was let go, that year but he fought it the next and returned.

Mike James was the entire track staff?

:help:

[massillon catholic]

Regardless of your opinion of Shepas, he left a fast team for stacy's first year and we all saw what happended when stacy abandoned the speed program that Shepas was using.

[Red50Go]

Yep in 2001, and it was a mess and a joke.
If you remember he let the track staff go and named himself the head coach,
it was nothing more than a way to get in more football practice in.

Right. Unlike the great track program you see today. It was a good idea and we should have stayed out of his way, but thats water under the bridge.

Btw, Chuck Kyle is the track coach at Iggy, and of course Ginn Sr at Glenville. Both w/ some state track titles under their belt (w/ many football players).

[Banks]

Right. Unlike the great track program you see today. It was a good idea and we should have stayed out of his way, but thats water under the bridge.

Btw, Chuck Kyle is the track coach at Iggy, and of course Ginn Sr at Glenville. Both w/ some state track titles under their belt (w/ many football players).

No question about it , it was a great idea, but it wasn't executed right.

[Benchboss1]

Sure am.

Mike James was let go, that year but he fought it the next and returned.



Just to clear something up. When Shep let James go, he wanted to name coach Palma as the head track coach and was not allowed to do so by the great puppet master Hennon, which forced Shep to coach it himself. The following year, Shep was made to rehire James.

[Kamd50]

IMHO, I feel our Track teams' coaching definately leaves something to be desired. They need someone to head up that track program who can breathe some life into it and those kids. Not just someone who is supplementing their salary, but someone who can rally some enthusiasm for that sport. It's been the same old, same old, ever since my oldest child ran track during her highschool term and that was more than 10 years ago. :thumbsdown:

[Tiger77]

Coach Hall remarked at the Spring Kickoff event that he wanted the kids to play multiple sports. He said he would encourage it and that he was a three sport athlete all through high school.

[Vicke]

IMHO, I feel our Track teams' coaching definately leaves something to be desired. They need someone to head up that track program who can breathe some life into it and those kids. Not just someone who is supplementing their salary, but someone who can rally some enthusiasm for that sport. It's been the same old, same old, ever since my oldest child ran track during her highschool term and that was more than 10 years ago. :thumbsdown:

I agree totally. Our son was a 4 year letter in track. As a freshman went to state as an alternate and soph and jr. year went to state. His senior year was a disaster. Some of the kids who were on the track team didn't go out as seniors. The kids today that play football don't seem to do too much off season training. When Bryan would come out for football after track he was always in great condition due to participating in track. This past years' track team for the boys didn't have too much success either. When you have injuries, which will happen it does mess things up. Bryan was 3 sport athlete and he even lettered in basketball his senior year after being cut his junior year.

Kids need to keep active year round. It won' kill them

[tigermom]

I know their are a hand full of kids that wrestled these past couple of years. That are on the football team.