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Do you all see this trend changing?

Will football numbers see an increase across the board or only in case by case basis?

What needs to happen to counteract this?

Sadly enough, I don't see this changing. I think in the Trinity situation that I mentioned in another post, they will always have numbers. But that is strictly due to the fact that they are a boys only school. When you really think about it, a 1 to 6 ratio of football players to students is not all that high. However, if a school were to get on a run of Championships, like Beechwood, then I believe you would see an increase in numbers, but it would most likely start at the middle school level. As Beechwood has won a couple of Titles in a row now, their feeder programs have exploded. Whether or not those kids stay with it remains to be seen.

I don't know if the situation can be countermanded. Gone are the days of a school like Prestonsburg fielding 50-60 players. Just not gonna happen any more. More kids are concentrating on the sport they are best at (can't blame them, either. Most sports are year round now). More parents don't care for their kids being so tied up in a sport all the time. And it appears more and more coaches would prefer to work with smaller numbers so the kids getting the actual playing time get more work in practice.