[NU Sports] Questions

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While gossip certainly remains gossip until we know the facts, there is  
something seriously wrong with the coaching on both sides of the ball.   This team 
has simply not played anywhere near its potential this season and the  
coaching, I think, is the primary reason.  Yes, perhaps it's partly an  
inexperienced head coach still finding his way.  But it's mainly a  defensive coordinator 
who has presided over one of the worst D-IA  defenses over the last five years 
 and a new OC whose play selection  and preparation have been questionable at 
best.  I see some  big-time changes coming after the season.
 
 
In a message dated 10/20/2006 11:57:07 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jeffb at hilgraeve.com writes:

Roy,

I agree that this is the case on virtually any competitive  team where you
have starters and reserves.  This particular piece of  gossip (that's all it
is at this point) came from the parents of a starter  so it suggests a little
more serious discontent.  But given everything  that everyone on this team is
going through, I'm not surprised that they  are having a tough time
rediscovering their team unity.  They aren't  playing as well as they are
capable of playing.  As a result, they  aren't competitive.  The good news is
that they don't like to  lose.  The bad news is that some may be thinking
along the lines of,  "If _____ (you fill in the blank) were here we wouldn't
be having these  problems."  

They (and we) need to trust that Fitz will lead them  out of this, but it
could easily take most of the season do  it.

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Lamberton  [mailto:rstetson at capps-assoc.com] 
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 10:38  AM
To: jeffb at hilgraeve.com; nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: RE: [NU Sports]  Questions

Over the years I've learned that when a team isn't winning  there are almost
always problems with the coaches and coordinators when you  talk to the kids
who aren't starting or playing regularly.

I've had  parents question my choices, and last night I heard an earful about
player  choices made by coaches at the lower levels of our HS program. [Which
I  didn't agree with, but kept my silence] 

What I always tell my kids who  raise the playing issue is that they need to
stop asking to play, and start  stepping it up in practice. If they can step
it up against the starters, it  makes them all better players.

I think Walker approached "problems"  differently than Fitz does - he'd have
to because he's a different guy, but  I think RW was approachable when a kid
had a problem. [altho Webb and  Walker apparently never "bonded."]

Anyway, parents are the first to  hear the griping from their kids and will
tend to share it with others who  are in the same boat. I've always said that
on a football team there are  between 15-25 sets of parents who think the
head coach is a genius. The  rest think he's an idiot for not playing  their
kid!

rsl

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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
>  [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Beamsley
> Sent:  Friday, October 20, 2006 8:18 AM
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
>  Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Questions
> 
> 
>  
>  Just a little gossip to add to the mix.
> 
> I've heard through a  third party close to a football parent that at 
> least one of the kids  on the team describes serious "problems" with 
> the new OC and  DC.
>  

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