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Frank wrote:

aacoach17 wrote:Frank,
Are you talking about adults or kids? Kids do not have much of a choice unless they are 18 or declared an adult earlier by a court. Yes they can choose to work hard. Yes they can choose to be successful and many other choices. Unfortunately, most of them cannot choose their families. They can't just pick up and move because another place has richer resources. I am all for your aforementioned performance evaluations even if it would put me out of the sport I love because I am not worried about me. I fight for the kids whose parents have never attended one of their wrestling matches or demand that they miss practice because they have to babysit another sibling while the parents are out doing god knows what. I know you are just posting things to provoke thought and uplift our great sport and I appreciate it. I just have to get that counterpoint out.

I just edited my last post, I meant to say have and have nt is not the main factor of success.
I m talking in general. I know many have the deck of life stacked against them and I have heard many success stories of people over coming disavatages becaoming successes in life and history. Stuff like learning to read by candle light.

Keep talking Frank! Your posts and opinions keep the heat off of me. I am recovering from being offended earlier on another topic posting. I will come out of my safe zone soon and unleash 1,000 more posts. Until then, please keep the forum going.

It has been a while, but a while back I saw a ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on two wrestlers, team mates. One was hwt and legally blind the other had no legs. The blind big guy would carry the smaller wrestler around on his back thru school, to meets and so forth. The smaller wrestler while being carried would give the big guy directions. I don't think either won the states but I believe both were competitive. Both graduate high school and went on to college. To me that is a success story. Two people dealt $h:--y hands in life and moved forward to make something out of them selves. That the stuff we need to be promoting, not poor kid had no chance. He no other option but to fail. Life sucks, it will knock you on the ground and wait for you to get up so it can knock you down again. And if you use any excuse to stay on the ground, life will walk all over you. It doesn't matter how far up the hill you get as long as you end up farther up then you started. Getting up and taking one more step can make you a success.

Frank wrote:It has been a while, but a while back I saw a ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on two wrestlers, team mates. One was hwt and legally blind the other had no legs. The blind big guy would carry the smaller wrestler around on his back thru school, to meets and so forth. The smaller wrestler while being carried would give the big guy directions. I don't think either won the states but I believe both were competitive. Both graduate high school and went on to college. To me that is a success story. Two people dealt $h:--y hands in life and moved forward to make something out of them selves. That the stuff we need to be promoting, not poor kid had no chance. He no other option but to fail. Life sucks, it will knock you on the ground and wait for you to get up so it can knock you down again. And if you use any excuse to stay on the ground, life will walk all over you. It doesn't matter how far up the hill you get as long as you end up farther up then you started. Getting up and taking one more step can make you a success.

This was quite inspiring Frank. I now feel empowered to make 2,000 posts.................just this week alone.

Reaching high keep you on your toes

I feel a need to work on my golf game...............

Frank wrote:Imagine if
Principles and teacher earned bonuses when one of the students earned an academic scholarship.
Principles,ADs,and coaches earned a bonus when one of their athletes earned a athletic scholarship.

This is a good idea

Frank wrote:

Frank wrote:Imagine if
Principles and teacher earned bonuses when one of the students earned an academic scholarship.
Principles,ADs,and coaches earned a bonus when one of their athletes earned a athletic scholarship.

This is a good idea

There you go Frank, rewarding people for doing an exceptional job! What are you thinking?!?!

It's a rough road that leads to heights of greatness

Frank wrote:Just for Ss and Gs. Don't worry about where the money would come from.
But say .
When a student received an academic scholarship, the academic advicer received a $500 dollar bonus and the students teachers all received a $100 bonus. If a senior class had ten students receive scholarships that's a nice bonus to the staff for doing a good job. And it would be a very good motivation to help even more students earn scholarships the following year. Who wouldn't want to reep what they sowed.

Possiblilies would be endless

I'm positive somebody reads this tread

Is it against the rules to quote myself?

The "haves" will be able to get better while the "have nots" do not have the option.

Frank,
I did not say kids have "no option" and yes I agree we all have an option but we might not like it. I was referring to option, being the opportunity to advance athletically. I teach public school and I remind my students about their, FREE right to a public education. So yes I would like the opportunity for a raise .
Money talks but BS runs a marathon!

Sally wrote:Is it against the rules to quote myself?

The "haves" will be able to get better while the "have nots" do not have the option.

Frank,
I did not say kids have "no option" and yes I agree we all have an option but we might not like it. I was referring to option, being the opportunity to advance athletically. I teach public school and I remind my students about their, FREE right to a public education. So yes I would like the opportunity for a raise .
Money talks but BS runs a marathon!

It's a free forum. Quote your self.
I d like for you to get a raise also.
Lol

Time to put positivity at the top

It's been a beautiful day in southern WVa

Frank wrote:It's been a beautiful day in southern WVa

I hope it stays that way. I am hitting China One on Friday.

It's snowing here
Where hoping for a pound

What if,
Principles,ADs, and coaches got paid by the number student athletes the had on there teams.

It rough being positive