[TigerMom]

Ok...the Friday lunches are nice. The HS coach going to all the games (even away) is nice. Him being on the sidelines with them is good, too. Him going into the locker room to give them a "pep" talk is also good. My son is on that team, too. He didn't mention it to me because he's been around sports all his life. The coach didn't use any bad language. What he told them is that they should get out there on the field and give 110% and remember all the people who've worn that jersey before. And if they don't want to give 110%, they should just put tape over the "Tigers" on their jerseys. And, you think that's bad??? Are you serious? The fact that my son didn't even mention it doesn't mean he is afraid of the coach....it meant that he knows they've given the past 2 games away. We shouldn't have lost. We had kids who normally block well who weren't. We have kids who normally run the ball well who weren't. We had passes not completed that should've been. Catches dropped....I can go on and on. Do I want the coach to go in there and tell them what a good job they're doing? Absolutely not! I want him to learn what it means to be part of a team and to give his best. Anybody who was at the game could see that that did not happen. The HS coach didn't mean what he said to hurt their feelings or whatever it is that's being implied here. He did it, I'm sure, to fire them up.....get them to show what they can do. I think a big problem with kids today is that they're coddled WAY too much. Do you really think that the great coaches in the past at Paintsville (Coach Brugh, Coach Adkins, Coach Runyon) used the kid gloves? We're not talking about 2nd graders here. I'm just thankful that we have a coach who takes the time to know what his players are doing and shows interest in them. At the HS and MS level. Good job to the whole staff!