Bells @ Gunter

[blueflu]

Im sure their fans were thinking " can we do something besides ramming into their def line"

[Pax]

On 10/7/2023 at 4:26 PM, dtadad said:

Let's be honest it's way past the point that Gunter be moved up where they can really compete. The old Celina Bobcats

Why?  The classification a team plays in has zilch to do with how competitive they are (or are not).  It's based purely on the number of students enrolled in the school.  If you have 2,000 students from which to pick the best 40-50 players to fill your roster, that team is way more likely to be better than if you only have 50 kids....so you don't even try out for the team.  You just make it.  This is how we separate classifications.  Is it possible for a team in a lower class to blow out a team in a higher class?  Of course.  You can't possibly realign all teams based on how good they are.  It changes year by year - and in some cases, game by game, and the reasons one team is better than the other are not easy to quantify.  ENROLLMENT is easily quantifiable and is certainly a factor, and that's how we separate classifications.

What you're suggestion is basically punishing dedication and hard work.  Oh, your coach is too good?  He can't coach in 3A anymore.  Not allowed.  See how absurd that sounds?  Oh, your team runs a lot to stay in shape?  You can't compete against these teams that don't work as hard.  Hopefully you get the idea.

The idea is that teaching kids that hard work pays off is a good one.  What you're suggesting punishes hard work.  You're telling them that the harder they work, the harder you want to make it for them to succeed.  Meanwhile, those kids that don't work as hard get a sort of free pass because you've disallowed competition.  They don't have to compete against teams that work harder than they do. I guess they'll have to learn the benefit of hard work some other way...

 

Edited October 9, 2023 by Pax