TEXAS!!! Football Crazy or Just Crazy???

TEXAS! Football Crazy or Just Crazy?

FACT: In general, Texas is FOOTBALL CRAZY!

Small schools to large schools, if they have a football team, all have die-hard fans. I am not knocking it. There are few football fans on the planet that are bigger fans than me. Even schools that don’t often record wins have fans and some of those are as rabid as they come.

The question I pose today is: Can a person grow up in Texas and not be a football fan on some level, pee-wee to the pros? Well, the answer is yes. Some folks don’t care a fiddler’s dip about football. That is ok. It takes all kinds for to make this world turn. ALL KINDS!

A town whose team doesn’t win much doesn’t get as excited as the faithful following in a community that wins often. That is understandable based on everyone loves a winner. I might add here that even where winning is prevalent, not all choose to support those programs. IT TAKES ALL KINDS.

Just because you don’t support your local football team doesn’t mean you are a bad person. I love to eat steak. I have a very good friend that doesn’t eat meat period. We get along pretty good.

The question my readers are posing about right now is: Where are you going with this?

I made a trip to Richland Springs about three months ago. IF you don’t know about Richland Springs, you might be in the group that doesn’t like football. Not that there is anything wrong with that. They are a small school and their football team for the last several years has won more games than they have lost. A lot more. If you want to know how many more wins than losses, say since 2000, go to www.lonestarfootball.net and check it out. Go to Six-Man then go to Richland Springs. You can see a history of seasons past on the left hand side of the screen. If you are not a regular of LSFN, by all means sign up. It is free and there is a wealth of information.

I made a few pictures while I was there.




That 2011 State Championship Trophy happens to be one of five that the Coyotes have won.



These guys are either saying they have won FIVE or they are looking for TEN!





If you follow the wonderful sport of Six-Man football, you know about the “mercy rule”. A team that is 45 points ahead at the half or at any point in the second half is declared the victor and the game is over. That actually happens close to fifty percent of all Six-Man games. One of the roads leading into Richland Springs happens to be Farm Road 45. Think about it!


Good folks show support of what they like.




And what they don’t support.




IT TAKES ALL KINDS.

Spring Time! Things Happening!!!!

Today is Thursday March 29th, 2012. I establish the date for several friends that like knowing how long it is until the 2012 football season gets underway. I am not into Days, Hours, Minutes, and Seconds as some folks are but we are pretty near five months until kickoff at all the “Classics” around the state that will begin on Thursday August 30th. There are things going on right now and lots more on the horizon.

For instance:
we are just beginning the annual coaching carousal. These schools are currently looking to fill HC positions:
O'Donnell
Grandfalls-Royalty
Covington
New Home
Water Valley
Lazbuddie
Brookesmith
Campbell
Buckholts
Hedley

Are there currently others? Could be. Will there be others? Yes sir! This list is very fluid like and will be changing almost by the minute until the season begins!!!!!

You can’t get a new season going without having coaching clinics. It is impossible. With that said, you need to know that

2012 heart of Texas Coaching Clinic (April 20-21)

2012 HEART OF TEXAS COACHING CLINIC
April 20-21, 2012
San Saba Civic Center Located in Mill Pond Park by the track

Registration Form: http://sixmanfootball.com/stuff/2012_HOT_CLINIC_reg.pdf

Special Guest Speakers:
Coach Andrew Althoff
Baylor University Strength & Conditioning

Coach Michael Anthony
Baylor University Receiver Coach

Have you ever attended the HOT Clinic? You don’t want to miss this one!!!!


Complete schedule

4/20/2012
10:00 REGISTRATION
11:30-12:30 COYOTE OFF-SEASON
12:30-1:50 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
2:00-2:45 SAM SKIDMORE BROWNWOOD (OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY)
3:00 - 3:45 MICHAEL BRAND RICHLAND SPRINGS (COYOTES FOR CHRIST)
4:00 - 4:45 JAKE BARNES JONESBORO (EAGLE 2-3 DEFENSE)
5:00-5:45 PHILLIP HUDGENS AUSTIN HILL COUNTRY (HILL COUNTRY SPREAD)

4/21/2012
8:00 REGISTRATION
9:00-9:45 BRICE HELTON DALLAS COVENANT (KNIGHTS DEFENSE )
10:00-10:45 ANDREW ALTHOFF BAYLOR UNIVERSITY STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
CO-DIRECTOR OF OLYMPIC SPORTS-ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
11:00-11:45 BEAU TRAHAN BAYLOR UNIVERSITY RECEIVER DRILLS
DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
12:00-1:15 LUNCH COYOTE BOOSTER CLUB
1:30-2:15 SHAY AVANTS ROBERT LEE (J-BIRD/SHOTGUN OFFENSE)
2:30-3:15 MIKE REED THROCKMORTON NO HUDDLE/SPEED EXECUTION
2011 6 MAN DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONS
3:30-4:15 JERRY BURKHART RICHLAND SPRINGS (SPREAD DEFENSE)
2011 6 MAN DIVISION II STATE CHAMPIONS
4:20-4:40 SHAWN ROGERS RICHLAND SPRINGS TESTIMONY

Looking for Hotels?

Brownwood
Holiday Inn Express - 877-859-5095
Hampton Inn 325-641-0910
La Quinta- 325-641-1731
Comfort Inn- 325-641-3400

San Saba
Burnham Lodging- 325-372-6067 (Booked up when I called)
Hill Country Inn- 325-372-4143

Brady
Holiday Inn 325-597-1800
Best Western 325-597-3997

Llano
Walden Plantation
Best Western
Days Inn + Suites


But wait, THERE IS MORE!!!!

Seguin Lifegate Clinic - June 22, 2012 SIX-MAN FOOTBALL COACHES CLINIC in Seguin.

DATE - Friday, June 22, 2012
LOCATION – Lifegate Christian School, 395 Lifegate Lane, Seguin, Texas

Registration starts at 8:00 am, Clinic runs from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

The registration form will be going out in early April. Registration includes lunch, beverages and a chance at door prizes.

RIDDELL ALL-AMERICAN and ALERT SERVICES representatives will be at the Clinic.

Also, the first TEN SCHOOLS who register for the Clinic will get a free Clinic DVD (either the 2010 or 2011 Clinic)! There will be a discount for early registration (including a special price for schools sending four or more coaches to the Clinic).

http://www.sixmanclinic.com

The website will have information on the Clinic, registration information, how to order past clinic DVD’s, and links for hotel and vacation opportunities in the Seguin/San Antonio/Austin/Central Texas area.

Speakers confirmed so far are:

Bret Tyler – Valley H. S.
Jordan Barker – Waco Live Oak Academy
Phillip Hudgens – Austin Hill Country Christian School
Eddie Gallegos & Jake Barnes – Jonesboro H.S.
(One additional speaker to be named)

Each speaker will make about a 45 minute presentation and we’ll have two or three chalk-talk breakout sessions. We’re working on topics (and if you have any ideas, let us know) but a couple that we’re thinking of is coordinating your sub-varsity and varsity programs and game logistics.

We have arranged a special $85/night rate with the LaQuinta Inn & Suites in Seguin (830-372-0567; ask for the Lifegate Coaches Clinic Rate). ROOMS WILL BE VERY LIMITED, so if you are planning to spend the night here, make your reservations now. Because of the growth of the “Eagle Ford” oil/gas developments in South Texas, many hotels are at full occupancy even 30-50 miles away from the main areas being developed.

Any other questions, feel free to call or e-mail.

John Taddy
Clinic Director
(210) 378-3121
lifegatesports@hotmail.com


YEP! Still more!!!!
THE TEXAS 6-MAN COACHES ASSOCIATION will hold their annual Coaching Clinic July 15th -21st at the Holiday Inn Plaza in Lubbock. The speakers have not been announced yet.
Stay tuned.

Don Hardin
Abilene, TX