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Eric J. Sampson (Esamps)
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Username: Esamps
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 5:51 pm: |       |
I think that the Jr. High level is when coaches should start cutting players. By then you can pretty much tell who your ball players are going to be. but i am an aspiring coach, so i am open for suggestions. |
Michael Anthony Georgiana (Physed_mike)
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Username: Physed_mike
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 7:11 pm: | |
I beleive that the jr. high level is the proper age level to begin cutting players. A coach can easily see the level of play that a student pocesses at the ages of 13 and 14 which is the jr. high years. Their abilities will be developed enough to tell whether or not they are able to play the sport well enough to go on and play in further years. |
James Raymond D'Amico (Jrd7365)
Junior Member
Username: Jrd7365
Post Number: 6
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 8:13 pm: | |
In highschool, i was involved in a couple of sports that involved cutting players. Basketball and Baseball are the most noteworthy. In both sports, the coaches at the Jr. High Level began cutting players at the end of some sort of a tryout. I was cut once and it was something that i will never forget. The problem i have with cutting players at such a young age is that once they are cut, they are afraid to try again. Students lose interest. I think highschool is ok as long as you let your players know that there are going to be cuts before tryouts/practice begins! |
Joseph Tommasini (Joeyt427)
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Username: Joeyt427
Post Number: 3
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 8:52 am: | |
I think that cutting players should start in high school. You don't want the kids to lose interest at a young age. If you are going to cut players at a middle school level, then I think they should get the chance to play on a lower level team, such as a middle school JV team. |
Joel Rehm (Jjr8340)
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Username: Jjr8340
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 7:12 pm: | |
I feel that cutting players should start during the 9th grade. Varsity sports can start for some athletes at that time and from that point on it does impact the athletes future. During the 7/8th grade level the community should still be pushing there children to play sports and learn how to work with people. |
Jeff Weiss (Jeff)
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Username: Jeff
Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 11:58 am: | |
i think cutting of players should start in the 9th grade/high school level as well. That will give you time to take up a new activity because what is the point of not playing on your team when you could be honing other skills you possess? You could still join a community league if you still like doing the sport but just not be part of the high school team. Like it or not, sport in high school are about winning and if the coach does not feel you can help the team win he will either cut you or you will sit on the bench the whole season. |
Brett Lelko (Bal7292)
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Username: Bal7292
Post Number: 5
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:50 pm: | |
I think the best time to begin cutting players is after puberty. Because at that time they have for the most part grown as much as they are going to. And I know of players who have gotten a lot better after puberty and players who have gotten a lot worse after puberty. So at this time you figure out which are your better more serious players. This should be done around 9 grade when they are entering high school. Also if you start to cut players at a younger age you will have parents and coaches pushing kid farther than they should be. |
Daniel Johns (Dpj1400)
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Username: Dpj1400
Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 12:32 pm: | |
There should deffinatly not be cuts before the 9th grade. However, even after that you have to still think of the kids that do get cut. I know that I didn't really develop into an athlete until the end of my 9th grade year and by 10th grade I was up and beyond most my peers athletically. So maybe instead of cut and done. You could let a kid who really is willing to work and wants to make it just practice with the team. If their ability will limit practice you could give them an individualized pracitice so they know what to work on. They could do this on their own and keep track of what they do so that they can turn in into you at the end of every week. |
Nick Dettorre (Njd3290)
Junior Member
Username: Njd3290
Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 8:02 pm: | |
I totally agree with you on that. I have personally seen athletes that you would have never thought be more then a scout team player transform into an all-state player within two years. At this age kids are still developing, some develop faster then others, it is not their fault for this and they should not be punished by getting cut from a team for it. If they were maybe put on this practice team, by the time they are ready to play you will not have to re-teach everything that you had the previous season. |
Tim Ruffo (Ruffo14)
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Username: Ruffo14
Post Number: 3
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 12, 2007 - 10:25 am: | |
Cutting players should begin in ninth grade because before that players are still growing into their new bodies and gaining coordination. The last thing you want to do is to cut the clumsy kid in seventh grade, only to watch him grow into a prime time athlete at another school district. I think that cuts should only be made when the level of competition, and the time, materials, and space available calls for cuts. |
Kwaku Attoh (Kattoh)
Junior Member
Username: Kattoh
Post Number: 4
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 2:25 pm: | |
I think cuting players should start in 7th grade this gives some time for those students to become more serious in the sport and will make you future varsity program better by getting those with the talent first. Also if a kid gets cut early that can force him to work hard and make the team next year where as in high school its harder to improve up to that level after getting cut from a varsity team |
