[Could someone give a scouting report on Trinity Christian?]

We will be playing them in game two of the 2019 season! This will be only our fourth Florida opponent since the leather helmet days!

[Former Columbia player runs 4.29 40 time at NFL combine]

On 3/4/2019 at 1:47 PM, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

 

 

Speed alone, is sometimes overrated! We had a kid at my high school, who set the all time record at UGA, at 4.24! And he didn't even get to walk on with an NFL team!

[Are Spring Games Necessary?]

On 4/27/2019 at 1:42 PM, gatorman-uf said:

I don't think you are wrong on this, Spring Games are overrated as a whole. No real need except to give players a goal. If any coach is playing a Spring Game to win a spring game, I think they are missing the point of a spring game.

Spring Game should be evaluative.

• Can Johnny throw the basic passes we will need him to do?
• Can Sammy block a guy, or was he overpowered?
• Did Tommy make the right read on whether to give, keep, or pitch?
• Did our defensive line show enough strength not to be pushed around?
• What kind of numbers did my program have? How many of these kids showed up to off-season conditioning? How many of these kids will show up to summer conditioning?
• Did every kid who came to practice everyday, did they play? Can I make a fair evaluation of them based on the volume of plays?

Coaches are asking are the wrong questions if they are asking:

• Did we win the game ?
• Did my OC/DC make the right calls?
• What could have I done to win the game?

 

Your mindset MAY be why most quality teams in Florida are PRIVATE, who recruit the universe! At public schools, coaches need time in the Spring to assess their upcoming talent!

[Are Spring Games Necessary?]

On 4/27/2019 at 8:57 AM, Proseteye said:

Just wondering how folks feel about Spring Games and whether they are necessary or even desirable.

My take, for what it's worth, is that a game played in mid May, over 3 months before the start of the regular season does not make much sense. In fact I don't really see any tangible reason for the game as opposed to a KO Classic which is played a week before the regular season. With too little conditioning and practice time teams leave themselves open to unnecessary injuries. Plus, I fail to see what players and coaches are going to gain from such a game.  Also, some of those players may not still be on the team by the end of August.

This is only my take and is in no way definitive. Just looking for other perspective and viewpoints. 

 

 

It's been my experience here in SOWEGA, that teams who play Spring games, tend to have a leg up when approaching the Fall schedule! In the Spring, a coach is able to assess his talent pool in a real game situation against an opponent, and not against his own people! It also cuts out a large degree of assessment later, when the team only has ten days to prepare for the season in the Fall. It has worked fairly well for my lil team recently. As they have made it to the large class state semis or better, nine out of the past ten seasons! With the other being a quarterfinal exit, against the future state champions!