[OffTheHook]

How do you really know? 11-12 kids at most schools could be a huge difference maker and especially at a 1A school.

I see many kids playing soccer at schools who didn't have it 10 years ago, and many of those kids fit the bill for your football skill positions. I noticed where Paintsville went 12-4 in soccer this year and had 16 kids on their roster (all in HS). I don't know much about soccer; actually, nothing. However, the one thing I have taken notice of is that the good teams (or the winning team in a game) has the faster kids. You can't play soccer and be any good if you can't run. An element of speed has to be in the equation. With that said, we all know that you have to have speed in football as well.

12-16 kids playing soccer who I'm sure also have relatively the physiological make up of many of the skill types on Paintsville's football team has to put a hurt on things.

The first year of boys soccer at Paintsville was in 2008. Since then, the football team has also dropped to a low that's maybe never been seen before in the history of the program in terms of numbers and overall record. (and, I hate the phrase I'm about to end with, but..."just sayin'."

I can agree with most you said. in 2012 my son played soccer and that team went 18-2 and lost in a shoot out in the Regional Championship. There were a lot of kids on that team that could have helped the football team. But, MOST (including my son his SOPH year), quit football becaused he didn't want to play.
His reason was watching his cousins and older friends that were great football players live the "Friday Night Lights". BUT, then also watched them after High School turn into beat up forgotten about heros who have nothing but trouble with their bodies. ONE of the reasons his best friend quit (Who could've been one of the best backs in the area) and a couple of his other classmates.
Of course there are also other reasons (which we won't discuss on here) why others quit.

I can honestly say it wasn't because of soccer though. If there is one thing that Paintsville Soccer Coaches do is allow their players to play football and do NOT discourage against it. They also make their practice and game schedules around football if they have kids that want to play both. Heck they even go to the football games and support their soccer players that play footabll as well as the football team.


Things WILL turn around in the very near future at Paintsville. People just need to be patient.:Thumbs: