[Tica]

If my son is or was trying to get a football scholarship and he had a choice as an elective between choir, guitar, personal finance or advanced weight lifting with a certified lift trainer, there is not a bit of doubt with me which class he would take and I would not be a bit ashamed to say he took it.

As for discipline - there are loose ships and tight ships. You can discipline differently at Trinity or Highlands because there are 3-4 kids ready and able to step up if someone gets booted. It's different at a smaller school. As much as we want to say rules are black and white, discipline is increasingly a world of grey scales. I think in extreme cases, coaches who mete severe sanctions to players should let the team vote on a secret ballot if they want a suspended player to return to the team. A good coach will know his players, the parents, his community and what techniques to use. What works at St. X would not necessarily be the right mix at Louisville Central or Mayfield. Discipline that worked for Bear Bryant in 1965 would not work for Nick Saban today