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Size matters
The varsity football program started off the year with 36 students on the team roster. While 13 seniors from the team graduated last year, seven underclassmen didn’t return to the program.
The 2006 season started with 28 students on the roster. “I have to struggle just to keep 20 players on the team,” said Pullen during the season. “We are going out and facing schools that have an elite team of 40 hand-picked athletes."
Joe Reinboldt, a freshman football parent, expressed similar sentiments during Monday’s meeting.
“We are leading kids to the slaughter and it’s not fair to anyone,” he said and then added that some of the games that he watched “were a joke.” “You got kids that are 267, 275 pounds facing our athletes that are only 180 pounds,” Reinboldt said. Reinboldt continued that in order to get the kids fired up about football, they needed to be able to get some wins.
“We just want to have the chance to kick some butt and have fun doing it,” he said.
Frustrations
with the program
Parents expressed a number of concerns about the program. One of the greatest problems is low participation. With the dwindling numbers, students who dare play football seem to have a guaranteed slot.
“When I played football, I had to work hdrd to earn a spot on the team and that meant something,” said one parent.
Another parent noted that only six students participated in the football camp over the sum
88.0%