Comments on: East Bay baseball poll – 4/11

By: Pawn Star

Pawn Star — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:43:19 +0000

will there be a new baseball poll for this week? I am dying to read thirty posts debating the Private vs. Public advantages and disadvantages….just kidding

By: howard johnson

howard johnson — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:25:11 +0000

LL anything?? 6-2-1 in there last 9, beat a previously ranked miramonte and pretty good dublin team…

By: junior

junior — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:05:53 +0000

luvbaseball- i agree with much of what you posted, except DLS does not fit the “strong local feeder program”.

This is one of THE big opportunities for public schools and it is surprising more HS coaches do not take advantage of this.

Rancho Cordova HS had a very smart head coach in the 70′s who convinced the local Pop Warner program to run his offensive system and it reaped big dividends.

By: junior

junior — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:01:07 +0000

preppy- you actually read my post #34 and you still posted your third sentence???

oh my, one step forward, two steps back…..

By: LuvHSBaseball

LuvHSBaseball — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:14:04 +0000

This discussion just points out that there is no parity in sports, whether HS or Pro. Teams with more funding and local support (Private Schools and some well-off Public Schools) tend to have stable programs and the ability to draw or keep good coaching unless you have a dedicated alumnus coach who sticks with their alma mater regardless of admin or parental meddling. The kids then will be drawn to the successful program with good coaches and the cycle goes on.

Recipe for success:
-Dependable Annual Funding
-Solid Coaching
-School Administration Support
-Parental Support
-Strong Local Feeder Programs (Pee Wee or Midget FB, Little League, Babe Ruth, Travel Teams, etc,,)

I’ve seen or heard many successful programs fail when one or some of these ingredients are lost…appears the DLS has all of the above…remember life is not equitable, thus why should sports be equitable…

By: Prep Fan

Prep Fan — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:08:05 +0000

Give it a rest. I’ve never siad anything about any unfair advantages. Just that advantages do exist. I’m glad you are very satisfied, but sorry you can’t seem to acknowledge them. Have a nice evening.

By: junior

junior — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:58:54 +0000

Preppy- It is VERY satisfying to see you have FINALLY dropped the “unfair advantage” routine you used to whine about-my impact is showing. I have posted SEVERAL times that there are certain advantages to a number of schools (private and public)-but that does not automatically translate into success. The successful programs have good leadership-which is 75% of HS success.

Where you still have some improving to do is this: every school has the opportunity to rise… it isnt easy,however, with the right leadership it can be done at ANY school.

By: Prep Fan

Prep Fan — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:35:38 +0000

Not suffering and no Green Envy here, whatever that is. Let it go Junior. Obviously you don’t want to admit there are any advantages enjoyed by any private schools in any sport. That is OK. I happen to think there are some advantages, at both private schools and some publics and that is OK as well. Even if the advantages are just that privates and some publics can get better coaches and that their players tend to be willing to work harder, those would also be advantages not shared by all schools. I see more advantages as well, as not every school has the same chances to win as everyone else. There are a myriad of factors that go into it, good coaching and hard work certainly being 2 of them.

By: junior

junior — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:04:38 +0000

Preppy-where in this thread did I mention DLS???

Sounds like you still suffer from Green Envy.

By: Just Sayin'

Just Sayin' — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:12:38 +0000

It doesn’t matter what talent you get(sure it helps) but without good coaching and execution especially in varsity baseball you will not go deep in NCS. If you have two or sometimes even one shutdown ace and strong defense behind him you can usually compete against any team regardless of the school size(private or public). On any given day the team that usually wins is the most prepared team(well coached..etc.). “Usually” because sometimes the ball takes funny bounces( like the HR ball that hit the top of the wall and bounced back on the field for a double in last years world series).