Maysville High School football coach told his football players that are on the bowling team to choose either bowling or football. He told them that if they continued to be on the bowling team that they would not step foot on his football field. What does everyone think of that ? Do you think he is over stepping his boundaries ?

Does this happen to the basketball players and wrestlers too?

I don't think a coach should be able to pull things like that when the sport seasons do not overlap. If a player is trying to play soccer and football (two fall sports) I get it, but when it's a fall sport and a winter sport the coach is completely out of line.

Unfortunately, this does not surprise me.

Let kids be kids!

thats really stupid let them do whatever they want

If a player is trying to play soccer and football (two fall sports) I get it, but when it's a fall sport and a winter sport the coach is completely out of line.[/quote]

we had two of our soccer players play football, but they were both kickers. so it made sense why they would only go to football practice to kick. on fridays, only the varsity kicker would not go to soccer, and the other would go to soccer and get with the team after

i hate to hear coaches comments like that

[gowolves4ever]

The coach should be fired, or at least reprimanded. Unfortunately I hear this happening across all sports. My guess is this coach is one of those who doesn't think bowling is a sport. On our team, of our top 5 varisty bowlers, 3 played football (1 heading to College to play), and 1 is an elite soccer player.

gowolves4ever, I believe you are right about the coach saying that bowling is not a sport. I heard that the New Lex coach also told his boys that bowling is not a sport. Seems funny that when I look in the dictionary under sport, here is what I find.

Sport
–noun 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.

I'm guessing the Maysville boys will stick with bowling , since they have had 2 matches and already have 2 more wins than the football team had all year.

Originally Posted by O2man958

Maysville High School football coach told his football players that are on the bowling team to choose either bowling or football. He told them that if they continued to be on the bowling team that they would not step foot on his football field. What does everyone think of that ? Do you think he is over stepping his boundaries ?

MAYSVILLE.. guys... at 0-10 this past season.. I think I rather be bowling than playing for that coaching staff..


8/22 H Heath (7-3) [5:19] L 20-62
8/29 H Sheridan (10-0) [3:12] L 7-54
9/5 A Tri-Valley (7-3) [2:7] L 7-27
9/12 H John Glenn (6-4) [3:11] L 3-34
9/19 A New Lexington (9-1) [4:15] L 0-35
9/26 H Philo (3-7) [3:11] L 14-17
10/3 A Morgan (1-9) [3:11] L 14-21
10/10 A Coshocton (9-1) [4:13] L 14-34
10/17 H Crooksville (6-4) [5:19] L 7-14
10/24 A West Muskingum (4-

[shlep]

team went 0-10. coach prolly has a lifting/conditioning program in place for winter. he doesnt want guys using bowling as an excuse to miss lifting/conditioning. hes prolly right. hoops gives you conditioning and endurance and coordination. wrestling gives you strength and agility. what does bowling do for you? i mean, what kind of conditioning and lifting do bowlers do? i think maybe too many football players bowling last year might of had something to do with 0-10.

Originally Posted by shlep

. what does bowling do for you? i mean, what kind of conditioning and lifting do bowlers do? i think maybe too many football players bowling last year might of had something to do with 0-10.

Shelpie!!.. what does bowling do for me!..
SHOW ME THE MONEY$$$$$$$$$$$$

I played High school football.. all league.. special mention all district..3year starter. High school baseball.. 4 year 2 sport player..
.
During my senior year.. back in the glory days.. bowled a 299 on a thursday night during league and played football friday night 10 tackles and a INT if i do recall.. WHAT A EFFN WEEK!! !!! Now what did football do for me.. plently.. solid goals.. team work!! strength...

What has bowling done for me over the years!! MADE ME LOTS and LOTS OF MONEY REAL MONEY!! Meet hundreds and hundreds of great people.. and make thousands and thousands of dollars each year..
FACT! and if any of young Zanesville players reading this forum or younger kids know a 2 certain 2 time PBA Winner . Ted Hannas a friend of mine.. We make lots of $$ BOWLING Worked my hustle today for +550 not a bad day's work..Now shelptie.. I know it takes you all week to make $250 at that Maysville McDonalds.. and you got's to pay the IRS!!!
I make that BOWLING NOT FOOTBALL and unless your Buster Howell.. your NOT going to the NFL.. OH.. Buster .. Busted!!

Now Coach probely.. probley isn't strong enough to carry the bowlers Bowling balls, and has to have them hit weights... and if he was smart he'd get with the bowling coach and get some pointers.. Now if he came to my center.. we bowl em.. and then head to back of lanes and WORK OUT!! .. Coach probley is a great coach. 0-10 last year.. 1-9 with that demanding off season weight training..


bets are your football team goes 1-9 with that solid off season weight lifting program!! If the player want to play football and bowl.. Coaches should work with them.. If they are making excusing not to hits the weights you won't even go 1-9 next year.

Oh conditioning..!!! come with me.. for a weekend sometime.. and Bowl
8-10 games on a saturday and 8-10 more on sunday.. and we'll see
who's sore.. by the end of the day your back and knee's and arm will hurt so bad you'll quit...

Oh on our high school bowling team we have soccer players, football players, baseball players, cheerleaders, golf players.. Soccer team. Girls district semi's.. Boys district quarters, football team 8 times in a ROW.. playoffs.. 8-3.. COACH PROBLEY , baseball team won 15 games last year and is stacked again.. don't give me no crap.. Athletes are athletes..and
shelpie..plays.. Guard, End and Tackle!!! Guard the water..Sit on the end of bench.. and Try and Tackle anybody that want's some.. 0-10!!!!

[shlep]

winning sidebets in a weekend league is not really making money.

if u would lift and condition ur shoulder and back wouldnt hurt so much. also why would u do a sport that only works two muscle groups?

i still think the fb coach is right. dudes were using bowling as an excuse to miss lifting and conditioning. coach says no more of that. good for him.

[Patt68]

Roy Munson? or are you Big Ern?

Originally Posted by shlep

winning sidebets in a weekend league is not really making money.

if u would lift and condition ur shoulder and back wouldnt hurt so much. also why would u do a sport that only works two muscle groups?

i still think the fb coach is right. dudes were using bowling as an excuse to miss lifting and conditioning. coach says no more of that. good for him.

GOOD FOR HIM.. WHAT... Another Stupid coach losing talented
Athletes because HE or SHE can't share athletes.. STUPID.STUPID.

now sheltie .. you don't get do you.. THOUSANDS Of DOLLARS.. not that 6.25 a hour you make... . THOUSANDS!!!! 3 ZEROS.... $1000 $2000... and that not no league.. that's against former and current PROFESSIONALS!


now if YOUR STUD FOOTBALL players was using bowling as and EXCUSE to miss a weight lifting practice no wonder YOUR 0-10... NO STUDS over THERE.. they need to lift to carry the bowlers bags to car!!!
Muscle groups.. your fingers aren't muscle groups.. It's far more demanding than you'll ever know..

BTW: I'm sure I made more money last year bowling than your football
coach got paid for the Coaching part of his $alary.. and after another 0-10 season.. It will be ALOT MORE!!!!!!!!!

ALSO.. YOUR AD.. should be CANNED for hiring such a nuckle head..
supposed you played for that 0-10 club..

Originally Posted by Patt68

Roy Munson? or are you Big Ern?

Shelti's a munson!!!!

Big ern.. couldn't carry my bags to the car!!!

who am I.. I'm the guy coming to your town and taking your money!!!!!!!

First, to say bowling is not a sport is wrong- it is. I have bowled since I was 8 and it is not easy to do game in and game out week in and week out.

I am a coach, a football coach and I do believe that this or any other football coach is in the right if those kids are not lifting at all, lifting a bowling ball does not cut it. They can lift at least 2x a week doing their core lifts-minimum. However, if these players are doing what is expected of them - lifting for the football team and still participating in their winter sport then the coach is completely wrong.

One reason why they don't win is more than likely they are not in the weight room getting Bigger, Faster, and Stronger.

The kids need to be at lifting for football. Maybe the coaches could work together to figure out a schedule so the kids aren't forced to choose

[Zanesvegas]

I happen to know this coach. It does not surprise me that he's putting his foot down (nor the coach at New Lexington). While I do not wholeheartedly agree with him on this one (his protege' at ZHS scheduled Saturday morning sessions for "other sport" athletes, knowing he'd be getting them full-time soon), I do think it is his prerogative to make such a rule. A few reasons why:

1. He (and his staff) inherited a bad program. Not a reflection on the previous coach, mind you -- Maysville has never been to the playoffs and can claim only one Muskingum Valley League football title (shared) in school history. "Football" and "tradition" don't go in the same sentence over there.

2. He was hired to win football games. Don't give me the philosophies. That's his job. He's trying to change a culture. If he feels this is necessary, that's his choice.

3. This is not a "new" thing for him. I once saw him demote an outstanding football player to "last string" at the start of two-a-days because that player opted to go with his Babe Ruth all-star team to the BR World Series one summer -- which overlapped. The kid understood his options, chose one of them, and then worked his tail off to get back to where he wanted to be on the football team.

4. My understanding is the bowling coach may be as hard-nosed (or more) than this football coach (which would be the definition of hard-nosed then). I would be willing to bet there wouldn't be much "give" in either of them. So be it.

5. If these boys chose bowling over football, good for them. That's THEIR choice, knowing full well the consequences otherwise. Look -- NEITHER of these sports is a RIGHT. However, the coaches do have a right to set the parameters of participation. If the football coach believes those kids have to be there to participate, that's just the way it goes.

I do wonder, however, if there was any discussion with the football coach to find a common ground.

Do these kids realize that they can play golf, bowl and dance the polka well into their eighties?

do bowlers practice and if so how often?