Gulf High School cancels Remainder of Season

[gatorman-uf]

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/high-schools/2019/10/15/gulf-high-cancels-remainder-of-football-season-due-to-injuries/

I know nobody will care that an 0-7 team that scored a total of 14 points for the entire season ended early, but this is what I mean when I say the sport might end up dying because we don't allow fair competition. Look Gulf is bad, last week they lost to Tarpon Springs who has given up 50+ points in 5 of their 6 losses (42 in the other). Tarpon Springs had scored a total of 7 points before winning 20-0.  Gulf is 14-85 in the last 9 seasons (technically 14-88 if the rest count as forfeits) or .159 Winning Percentage.  If you count boys soccer, basketball, and baseball over the past 9 season the schools is 118-411-14 or .299 Winning percentage across the other team sports.

If you are a Head Coach, Athletic Director, Principal, or Superintendent, how do you fix this culture of losing at a school?

[THIS_IS_DILLARD]

Oh my smh

[skyway]

1 hour ago, gatorman-uf said:

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/high-schools/2019/10/15/gulf-high-cancels-remainder-of-football-season-due-to-injuries/

I know nobody will care that an 0-7 team that scored a total of 14 points for the entire season ended early, but this is what I mean when I say the sport might end up dying because we don't allow fair competition. Look Gulf is bad, last week they lost to Tarpon Springs who has given up 50+ points in 5 of their 6 losses (42 in the other). Tarpon Springs had scored a total of 7 points before winning 20-0.  Gulf is 14-85 in the last 9 seasons (technically 14-88 if the rest count as forfeits) or .159 Winning Percentage.  If you count boys soccer, basketball, and baseball over the past 9 season the schools is 118-411-14 or .299 Winning percentage across the other team sports.

If you are a Head Coach, Athletic Director, Principal, or Superintendent, how do you fix this culture of losing at a school?

Short of a miracle, you can't fix it as long as the most motivated and dedicated players intentionally avoid showing up on campus in the first place.

[gatorman-uf]

Anclote	35	56	0.385
Fivay	31	49	0.388
Hudson	35	57	0.380
Land O Lakes	32	56	0.364
Mitchell	66	30	0.688
Pasco	59	41	0.590
River Ridge	58	39	0.598
Sunlake	68	28	0.708
Wesley Chapel	35	54	0.393
Wiregrass Ranch	39	56	0.411
Zephyrhills	68	29	0.701

 

Just to give an idea of how Pasco County schools have done since 2010 (not counting this year).
The schools surrounding Gulf are Anclote, Mitchell, River Ridge, and Fivay. Again, I wonder what a principal, coach, AD, or superintendent does in this situation to improve? Or do they even care? Just cash the paycheck and move on.

 

[OldSchoolLion]

When we talk about the health of FL hs football, this is the type of stuff we should be paying attention to...rather than how our Top 5-10 teams in the state are doing against OOS competition.   

[Perspective]

11 hours ago, gatorman-uf said:

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/high-schools/2019/10/15/gulf-high-cancels-remainder-of-football-season-due-to-injuries/

I know nobody will care that an 0-7 team that scored a total of 14 points for the entire season ended early, but this is what I mean when I say the sport might end up dying because we don't allow fair competition. Look Gulf is bad, last week they lost to Tarpon Springs who has given up 50+ points in 5 of their 6 losses (42 in the other). Tarpon Springs had scored a total of 7 points before winning 20-0.  Gulf is 14-85 in the last 9 seasons (technically 14-88 if the rest count as forfeits) or .159 Winning Percentage.  If you count boys soccer, basketball, and baseball over the past 9 season the schools is 118-411-14 or .299 Winning percentage across the other team sports.

If you are a Head Coach, Athletic Director, Principal, or Superintendent, how do you fix this culture of losing at a school?

Do what Dunedin did. 

[Hwy17]

9 hours ago, gatorman-uf said:

Anclote	35	56	0.385
Fivay	31	49	0.388
Hudson	35	57	0.380
Land O Lakes	32	56	0.364
Mitchell	66	30	0.688
Pasco	59	41	0.590
River Ridge	58	39	0.598
Sunlake	68	28	0.708
Wesley Chapel	35	54	0.393
Wiregrass Ranch	39	56	0.411
Zephyrhills	68	29	0.701

 

Just to give an idea of how Pasco County schools have done since 2010 (not counting this year).
The schools surrounding Gulf are Anclote, Mitchell, River Ridge, and Fivay. Again, I wonder what a principal, coach, AD, or superintendent does in this situation to improve? Or do they even care? Just cash the paycheck and move on.

 

You can't fix apathy until you remove those who are apathetic.