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I agree md2020; and Tall One, 5-8 games will be lucky for Chilli but what do you mean by poor work ethic?
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kids and parents from chilli have the mentality that they dont need to put in extra time. very few show up for open gym and the coach had to cancel some summer stuff because he didnt have enough kids there. A couple of the kids play a few gba type tourneys and that is it untill first official day of bball. too bad.
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Seems like they would try to keep up with the boys program as much as they could.
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That is an interesting assessment Tall One, hadn't heard that before from that school. I did hear that many kids do not want to go out under the current climate but not that they don't need to put in the time. But if you have the inside track, you must know what you are talking about....
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I wouldn't assume Tall One knows what they are talking about.... poor assessment of Chillicothe in my opinion. From someone who Does know and is observing on a daily basis, there are not 12-14 girls in the program, there are 17-18 and they are working extremely hard and are very commited. There is not a problem with attitude or work ethic. That negativity might have been attributed to some of the girls who have moved on, or moved out. The ones that are left have bought in to the program. The program lost 1 player from last year, and one more incoming 9th grader, but neither loss will hurt the program in any significant way. We will have to wait and see about the win total.... With 10 freshmen coming out for basketball this yeat I don't think the assessment can be made that kids "do not want to come out".
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One varsity starter from last year is at Teays Valley, One jv starter is at Bexley, one current freshmen is in columbus ( was a key contributor) one freshmen is playing at oak hill academy in virginia ( another key contributor). That would be 4 kids who have left the program. I am talking about work outside the season. It is easy for a kid to work hard for 4 months during the season. Blue had to cancel some of his summer shootouts and ended up using most of his contact days having "practices" for the 3 or 4 kids that showed up. I know that because my daughter was one of the ones who showed up. That is the lack of work I am talking about. Have you ever heard the saying that basketball players are made in the off season. And if you are a close observer bucknuts surely you have seen all the eyerolling that goes on.
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All coaches can do is provide opportunities for kids to become better players. If they chose not to then that is their choice. That is the problem when programs are down and why it is so hard to get them back. You had 3-4 girls interested in getting better it sounds like. Well as you take it on the chin again this year those 3-4 might become 2-3. If the team was winning them more kids want to be a part of it and then they will want to play. Thus they will work at getting better etc. Real problem once a program gets to where Chilli is.
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Tall one... very interesting assessment, as I too am a parent of a player, maybe we should compare notes because I don't agree with you... In addition, I believe Blue cancelled some of these shootouts because, as he reported himself, he was not able to get the information out soon enough... and that there were ACT tests going on. But since our kids are part of the same team, we can agree to disagree.
Knowing these girls, they are practicing hard and want to improve. I don't question their desire nor their work ethic. It will be nice to have our two seniors back to playing. We have a good group of seniors and some hardworking girls following..Chilli girls had a good showing at Logan Elm and it will be a fun, and hopefully, eventful year too watch.
Knowing these girls, they are practicing hard and want to improve. I don't question their desire nor their work ethic. It will be nice to have our two seniors back to playing. We have a good group of seniors and some hardworking girls following..Chilli girls had a good showing at Logan Elm and it will be a fun, and hopefully, eventful year too watch.
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Where did your kids go to school last year?Tall One wrote:One varsity starter from last year is at Teays Valley, One jv starter is at Bexley, one current freshmen is in columbus ( was a key contributor) one freshmen is playing at oak hill academy in virginia ( another key contributor). That would be 4 kids who have left the program. I am talking about work outside the season. It is easy for a kid to work hard for 4 months during the season. Blue had to cancel some of his summer shootouts and ended up using most of his contact days having "practices" for the 3 or 4 kids that showed up. I know that because my daughter was one of the ones who showed up. That is the lack of work I am talking about. Have you ever heard the saying that basketball players are made in the off season. And if you are a close observer bucknuts surely you have seen all the eyerolling that goes on.
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@ No Reply- Chillicothe. @ Jewey- Thats not what Blue told me. My dtr brought home the summer schedule before school was out, should have been more than enough to plan. Somethings can't be helped ( like the SAT) but other things could have been rearranged. He only had 10 contact days, surely the girls could have missed one of the many softball games and out of town trips for some of these days. Some programs managed to use 10 contact days for 10 shootouts, plus the kids played in summer leagues as a team but without anyone from the staff involved in coaching. those schools are going to kick tail this year.... I would hope that they showed well against logan elm as some of the people involved in that program told me that this was going to be a very down year for them.
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oh yeah, things are still looking bad in Logan. Still politics and a nasty coach involved. I can only say good things about Coach Blue, its the overall not caring about the program from the kids and parents that has me rattled.
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[quote][quote="Tall One"]oh yeah, things are still looking bad in Logan. Still politics and a nasty coach involved. I can only say good things about Coach Blue, its the overall not caring about the
program from the kids and parents that has me rattled./quote]
With the political landscape in this country this looks like a job for the "Tea Party". The "nasty coach"????? Enlighten!
program from the kids and parents that has me rattled./quote]
With the political landscape in this country this looks like a job for the "Tea Party". The "nasty coach"????? Enlighten!
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I am not talking about Walsh. That is about as far as I will go with the nasty coach situation. I have moved on from that.
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I think I have said this at some point every year over the last 3 or 4 seasons. Chillicothe's problems with the girls program begins in 4th grade and runs through 8th grade. There has been no stability and no organization at those levels for years. Coach Blue has gotten too many kids who lack fundamentals that should have been taught years prior.
This freshman class was an example of a group that some parents and coaches took pride in because there are some natural athletes. But the graduating classes of 2011-2014 somehow came through the lower levels when those lower levels were at their worst.
This freshman class was an example of a group that some parents and coaches took pride in because there are some natural athletes. But the graduating classes of 2011-2014 somehow came through the lower levels when those lower levels were at their worst.