[The Outsider]

I agree with the mean streak issue. There just seem to be a lack of kids with a mean streak out there. I'm not saying get every delinquent in the county to play as you must have discipline within a program. I think a lot of kids who may be viewed as having a mean streak are ran off. I'm not saying Coach Jewell boots them but maybe some of the kids aren't as receptive of Coach Jewell's ways. Maybe there can be a middle ground.

I can remember back in the day, Corbin used to have some rough customers out there on the field. They were nice young men but they definitely weren't kids that other kids wanted to get on the bad side of. It's not just Corbin though. I think today's youth is becoming more and more pampered and not taught as much work ethic and toughness as us older guys may have been taught.

I can think of a couple of kids who would be difference makers on the team that have fallen through the cracks and are not playing. Not all kids come from the same environment and sometimes you may have to bend your rules a little because they are not the same. The structure and discipline may make all the difference in the world in that kid's future.