[sprucepinetiger]

I have a feeling whoever it is, everyone will not be satisfied because of what is expected of the student/athletes to be successful in this region, parents will find something to complain about (i.e. Workouts, time spent working on their game, and stressing the importance of technique rather than whether or not a shot goes in). I wish it were not this way but it is. Sometimes that is still not enough. There are programs that have a lot of younger talent that can outplay the high school girls and people complain about that. We just have to come to terms that younger players are sometimes better than older girls, even if they PEAK early. I have seen many high school girls who cannot shoot a ball anywhere close to the correct form and expect to be recruited by colleges. This absolutely would not fly with advanced bball programs with a lot of tradition or at least used to be, hmmm hmm, pikecentral.

The next coach is going to have to build a feeder system. And in that feeder system, they need to develop players. Not just pick and choose a few here and there, but develop the kids who come out and work hard. Quit asking kids to come and try out and then cut them...(actually happened). I was talking to a very reputable former coach the other day who said this.....Why in the world would they be cutting anybody? Hopefully, these kids can get the right coach in place and benefit from someone with a great work ethic. And no, I don't have a kid involved in anything at Pike Central.