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The few years they were in the region with Newberry, I sat there thinking how can a team with this much talent be this bad? Emerald fans said it was coaching, got a new coach and still not doing much. I think you're right with the mental side of it. They would get so many stupid personal foul and unsportsmanlike penalties in the games I saw. 1 game at Emerald, I saw 2 Emerald players get unsportsmanlike penalties for fighting each other on the field.StateChampsGHS wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 10:43 amI think it's a mental block that keeps holding Emerald back.
Emerald need to come out and show out this Friday. Emerald has been loaded with talent each year. They need to show the community that they can play at a high level like Greenwood High.
I still think it's coaching because the coaches should be able to correct those weaknesses and teach those guys to play with confidence to win football games. If your coaches are not vocal on the sidelines, they probably don't care, lost the will to win or dazed and confused.bigdog2003 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 11:03 amThe few years they were in the region with Newberry, I sat there thinking how can a team with this much talent be this bad? Emerald fans said it was coaching, got a new coach and still not doing much. I think you're right with the mental side of it. They would get so many stupid personal foul and unsportsmanlike penalties in the games I saw. 1 game at Emerald, I saw 2 Emerald players get unsportsmanlike penalties for fighting each other on the field.StateChampsGHS wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 10:43 amI think it's a mental block that keeps holding Emerald back.
Emerald need to come out and show out this Friday. Emerald has been loaded with talent each year. They need to show the community that they can play at a high level like Greenwood High.
Man, high school kids these days don't care about coaches telling them to do stuff. And coaches know if they push their best athletes hard enough, they'll just have to play against them at a different school the next year. Gone are the days when authoritarian coaches could rule kids with fear and punishment, kids aren't going for that.StateChampsGHS wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 11:20 amI still think it's coaching because the coaches should be able to correct those weaknesses and teach those guys to play with confidence to win football games. If your coaches are not vocal on the sidelines, they probably don't care, lost the will to win or dazed and confused.bigdog2003 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 11:03 amThe few years they were in the region with Newberry, I sat there thinking how can a team with this much talent be this bad? Emerald fans said it was coaching, got a new coach and still not doing much. I think you're right with the mental side of it. They would get so many stupid personal foul and unsportsmanlike penalties in the games I saw. 1 game at Emerald, I saw 2 Emerald players get unsportsmanlike penalties for fighting each other on the field.StateChampsGHS wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 10:43 amI think it's a mental block that keeps holding Emerald back.
Emerald need to come out and show out this Friday. Emerald has been loaded with talent each year. They need to show the community that they can play at a high level like Greenwood High.
I guarantee you.....if you get a coach like Brian Lane, Tom Knotts or Dan Jones to come and coach at Emerald High the team would be winning at least region to state titles within 2 to 3 years. Also, they would bring their own staff with them too.bigdog2003 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 12:50 pmMan, high school kids these days don't care about coaches telling them to do stuff. And coaches know if they push their best athletes hard enough, they'll just have to play against them at a different school the next year. Gone are the days when authoritarian coaches could rule kids with fear and punishment, kids aren't going for that.StateChampsGHS wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 11:20 amI still think it's coaching because the coaches should be able to correct those weaknesses and teach those guys to play with confidence to win football games. If your coaches are not vocal on the sidelines, they probably don't care, lost the will to win or dazed and confused.bigdog2003 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 11:03 amThe few years they were in the region with Newberry, I sat there thinking how can a team with this much talent be this bad? Emerald fans said it was coaching, got a new coach and still not doing much. I think you're right with the mental side of it. They would get so many stupid personal foul and unsportsmanlike penalties in the games I saw. 1 game at Emerald, I saw 2 Emerald players get unsportsmanlike penalties for fighting each other on the field.StateChampsGHS wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 10:43 amI think it's a mental block that keeps holding Emerald back.
Emerald need to come out and show out this Friday. Emerald has been loaded with talent each year. They need to show the community that they can play at a high level like Greenwood High.