Coach 34

[Westdawg]

Would you please clear some of your inbox?
I had a question for you if you don?t mind. Thanks

[parabrave]

I have a good question for not only 34 but all posters involved in High Schools sports. Why in the world would you have Football games in the 1st part of August. I graduated in 79 and we didn't even start 2 a days till mid aug and the season started in September when it was COOLER.

[TALL DAWG]

If my 57 yr young memory is correct?Coach 34 was one of the FIRST to call the Blind Side story mostly BS.
To that, I?ll raise a beer and say ?Hail to Coach 34? on his take many yrs ago!

[Dawgology]

I have a good question for not only 34 but all posters involved in High Schools sports. Why in the world would you have Football games in the 1st part of August. I graduated in 79 and we didn't even start 2 a days till mid aug and the season started in September when it was COOLER.

Agreed! It’s BS and the state isn’t letting them push back start times this year. Government bureaucrat dumbasses

[Coach34]

If my 57 yr young memory is correct?Coach 34 was one of the FIRST to call the Blind Side story mostly BS.
To that, I?ll raise a beer and say ?Hail to Coach 34? on his take many yrs ago!

Yes I was. That was info shared to me to be spread. Great memory my man

inbox is cleared out some

[Coach34]

I have a good question for not only 34 but all posters involved in High Schools sports. Why in the world would you have Football games in the 1st part of August. I graduated in 79 and we didn't even start 2 a days till mid aug and the season started in September when it was COOLER.

Football practice has always started the 1st Monday of August in my lifetime with the 1st game of the season the 4th Friday of August. Teams play actual games earlier a week earlier now tho.

It's been ridiculous out there this August. My ass is feeling my age.

[CaptainObvious]

I have a good question for not only 34 but all posters involved in High Schools sports. Why in the world would you have Football games in the 1st part of August. I graduated in 79 and we didn't even start 2 a days till mid aug and the season started in September when it was COOLER.

Probably not what Westdawg wanted to ask 34, but I agree. Next week looks like this.
8 days starting this Friday: 103, 104, 103, 102, 103, 105, 105, 103. Games starting at 7:00 will still be in the mid-90?s at kickoff. But the players hit the field for warmups (boy is they a true statement) at 6:00. It will still be upper 90?s. That is bad for players, cheerleaders, band, dance team, fans and certainly elderly folks. Need to start football around second weekend of September. They already cut the High school regular season back to 10 games instead of the 11 they had been playing the past 6 years or so in the large classes.

9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10. playoffs 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, Champs 12/8, exams week of 12/11 to 12/15. Easy peazy.

[DeviousDawg]

Yes I was. That was info shared to me to be spread. Great memory my man

inbox is cleared out some

Taco Tuohy

[parabrave]

In the 70's our season ran from Sept to 1st week of November. 11 games then one extra if you made a bowl game which we did. The Big 8 had playoffs. School, Catholic School, started last week of Aug Public schools after Labor Day. In mid August 2nd week we started 2 a days, 0730 and 300 with the 1st couple of days in Helmets, shoulder pads and Shorts. Lots of running and Blocking sleds, then the real practices started. And only 1 water break from a hose. Redstick Dog can verify since we were in school together.

[Dawgface]

It's been ridiculous out there this August. My ass is feeling my age.

I don?t see how y?all do it. I haven?t played as much golf lately due to the heat. And I ride. But I?m an oldie at 69.

Don?t over do it.

[Duckdog]

I don?t see how y?all do it. I haven?t played as much golf lately due to the heat. And I ride. But I?m an oldie at 69.

Don?t over do it.

As a high school baseball coach I can tell you getting older sucks, it sucks bad. But it gets my fatass out there doing stuff

[sleepy dawg]

I don?t see how y?all do it. I haven?t played as much golf lately due to the heat. And I ride. But I?m an oldie at 69.

Don?t over do it.

I'm barely even going outside, much less doing any actual activities. I feel like I might catch fire walking from my car to the grocery store.

[basedog]

Bunch of wimps, I'm 73 and ride my bike 4 times a week 25 miles around two hours. It's who I am and not bad with a wind breeze riding. LOL
I'm an ex coach who played all sports, hell we didn't have a/c till I was bout 12 or 13, played outside and my mother would leave water on back porch and tell me and friends don't come in house to mess it up after she mopped the floor. LMBO but true. U guys keep moving and stay healthy.

[Dawgology]

Bunch of wimps, I'm 73 and ride my bike 4 times a week 25 miles around two hours. It's who I am and not bad with a wind breeze riding. LOL
I'm an ex coach who played all sports, hell we didn't have a/c till I was bout 12 or 13, played outside and my mother would leave water on back porch and tell me and friends don't come in house to mess it up after she mopped the floor. LMBO but true. U guys keep moving and stay healthy.

I think that’s the difference between then and now. No AC. People were outside a lot. There days you don’t get acclimated to the outside conditions because of modern conveniences. Most kids these days go to football practice for 3-4 hours then go home and play video games. Mine mows yards but outside of that he’s mainly inside cooling off or in the pool chilling after football practice. Well…you can’t really chill in the pool right now it’s basically a giant hot tub.

[parabrave]

I think that’s the difference between then and now. No AC. People were outside a lot. There days you don’t get acclimated to the outside conditions because of modern conveniences. Most kids these days go to football practice for 3-4 hours then go home and play video games. Mine mows yards but outside of that he’s mainly inside cooling off or in the pool chilling after football practice. Well…you can’t really chill in the pool right now it’s basically a giant hot tub.

Yep/ I cleared brush from my dads properties and lifeguarded at night. Half of my classmates worked on shrimp boats in the summer. No one stayed inside back then. Today you are lucky to see kids outside now.

[Ranchdawg]

Truth! It?s WAY too early to start high school sports. My granddaughter is a Jr High cheerleader. They have their first game next week. Thursday evening. It?s probably going to be mid nineties. Stupid!

[Dawgface]

Bunch of wimps, I'm 73 and ride my bike 4 times a week 25 miles around two hours. It's who I am and not bad with a wind breeze riding. LOL
I'm an ex coach who played all sports, hell we didn't have a/c till I was bout 12 or 13, played outside and my mother would leave water on back porch and tell me and friends don't come in house to mess it up after she mopped the floor. LMBO but true. U guys keep moving and stay healthy.

I ride a bike too, go on long walks every morning(early)with my dog and as I said play golf. But I do limit my activities when its crazy hot.

[redstickdawg]

I think that’s the difference between then and now. No AC. People were outside a lot. There days you don’t get acclimated to the outside conditions because of modern conveniences. Most kids these days go to football practice for 3-4 hours then go home and play video games. Mine mows yards but outside of that he’s mainly inside cooling off or in the pool chilling after football practice. Well…you can’t really chill in the pool right now it’s basically a giant hot tub.

And I think that this has a lot to do with the obesity epidemic that we are seeing right now. Folks are now sitting inside in the AC and comfortable and the coolness makes it acceptable to eat more. When it is really hot and you have to brave the heat no one wants to eat too much and suffer.

[coachnorm]

I have a good question for not only 34 but all posters involved in High Schools sports. Why in the world would you have Football games in the 1st part of August. I graduated in 79 and we didn't even start 2 a days till mid aug and the season started in September when it was COOLER.

You have a valid observation. I played high school football in the 1960s and started coaching my son in youth football in 1979. Also, I have coached high school football for almost 20 years in addition to coaching JUCO ball also. I have attended uncountable football practices and can declare some differences in current HS Football practices compared to the past.

Many decades ago, there were no bye weeks in a HS Football schedule so that extension of season did not exists. Many decades ago, there were less play off games to extend the HS Football schedule also. If you remove the bye weeks and the scrub teams participating in play offs there is no need to start the practices earlier in the summer.

Then there is the tradeoff of non-play-off teams turning in gear in the first week of November after game 10. All of this is to get more HS Football gate money and television revenue. BTW HS Football is a huge television revenue source in Los Angeles.

In the 1960s NFL linemen were about 270 lbs. and a 235 lbs. high school lineman was considered large for that time period. There is a profound difference between a 250 lbs. lineman and a 320 lbs. lineman at the high school level. In many cases, if that 320 lbs. lineman exerts the same energy as the 250 lbs. lineman, there could be a tragedy on the football field.

Also, you brought up 2 a days. 2 a days were used to get players fit to play ball because they took the summer off. In the 2020s many high school football players are in the weight room at 6AM during the off season. There is absolutely no reason to attempt to condition athletes already in shape because of year-round conditioning. Excessive attempts to condition already trained athletes can cause physical fatigue on a high school football player. This will enhance the possibility of injuries towards the end of the season or the play-offs. This was not the case decades ago.

[BigDawg81]

Bunch of wimps, I'm 73 and ride my bike 4 times a week 25 miles around two hours. It's who I am and not bad with a wind breeze riding. LOL
I'm an ex coach who played all sports, hell we didn't have a/c till I was bout 12 or 13, played outside and my mother would leave water on back porch and tell me and friends don't come in house to mess it up after she mopped the floor. LMBO but true. U guys keep moving and stay healthy.

A/C has kept people inside. I?m only 42 but I don?t remember being this hot for this many consecutive days. I live in south Louisiana now and it?s been about 3 weeks since the high temp was less than 100