Southington Chalker - Bringing back football

[solidgold]

According to a report filed by WFMJ Southington Chalker who did not field a football team last year, due to lack of numbers, intends to try to bring back its program by fielding a junior varsity and freshman team this coming season.
Curious to know what everyone thinks and if this can be a successful method?
Also curious what they will do with any seniors next season?

Chalker attempting to play junior varsity football schedule in fall

The Wildcats did not have enough players to field a team in 2021.

www.wfmj.com

 

[Jake22]

According to a report filed by WFMJ Southington Chalker who did not field a football team last year, due to lack of numbers, intends to try to bring back its program by fielding a junior varsity and freshman team this coming season.
Curious to know what everyone thinks and if this can be a successful method?
Also curious what they will do with any seniors next season?

Chalker attempting to play junior varsity football schedule in fall

The Wildcats did not have enough players to field a team in 2021.

www.wfmj.com

If the kids love football they need to get out of town. Know when to say when.

 

[dhsdog06]

Sounds like a program that needs to play 8 man.

 

[Jake22]

Sounds like a program that needs to play 8 man.

They would have struggled with numbers for 8 man also. Close up shop so the kids that want to play can go somewhere else instead of canceling at the last minute and the kids get screwed again

 

[BlackandGold]

Sounds like a program that needs to play 8 man.

How many schools in NEO have 8-man football?

 

[Paladin]

Besides sports, academics are suffering in really small schools. Consolidation needs to happen at a lot of places in the Valley.

 

[fridayfootball]

Plus the kids would have much more opportunities with consolidation. It's something that needs to happen.

 

[serpico]

Besides sports, academics are suffering in really small schools. Consolidation needs to happen at a lot of places in the Valley.

Maybe in the valley, but the opposite is often true.

 

[Helmet guy]

According to a report filed by WFMJ Southington Chalker who did not field a football team last year, due to lack of numbers, intends to try to bring back its program by fielding a junior varsity and freshman team this coming season.
Curious to know what everyone thinks and if this can be a successful method?
Also curious what they will do with any seniors next season?

Chalker attempting to play junior varsity football schedule in fall

The Wildcats did not have enough players to field a team in 2021.

www.wfmj.com

Every situation has more context to it than the surface, but I think the advantage is that you can keep the kids you do have out interested and competing to win during the season. A young team with very low numbers to begin with getting clobbered every friday night and not finishing the season, is a disaster for a program. It'll deter kids even more from playing the next year. My 2 cents. There's no rule that says seniors can't play in a JV game from what I understand.

 

[ball 4]

send players to Windham

 

[footballforever]

send players to Windham

They need them also. How many do the Bombers have out for football. They also had problems in the past with numbers. Jackson-Milton looking for Game 1. If Sebring drops football, then Leetonia and JM could get together.

 

[fridayfootball]

Combine both schools enrollments to see what division you would put them in. Let them play together to make a team. HS sports is about the kids isn't it?

 

[Sykotyk]

Combine both schools enrollments to see what division you would put them in. Let them play together to make a team. HS sports is about the kids isn't it?

If only Ohio allowed co-ops, unlike almost every other state.

 

[dixietony]

Besides sports, academics are suffering in really small schools. Consolidation needs to happen at a lot of places in the Valley.

Source or references to back this up?

 

[wildcat71]

Many smaller schools have higher academic ratings according to the state. Look at those in western Ohio..

 

[Jake22]

Source or references to back this up?

Southington academics are horrible. Sources are me and all the others that transferred out. Kids are at least a year of education behind.

 

[nupanther]

Does Southington still have a high pay to play? Several years ago a coworker said it 400 bucks a pop