This was my first time seeing SYAG so here's my takeaway from last night's scrimmage. I had a great vantage point from my car, right behind the benches. They have some very good players. I guess the coaches are not very experienced though. When S2S, and most teams, scrimmage, we are essentially running a high tempo practice. We try new things, new positions and get everyone involved. This may have looked like a game, but it was merely a practice. The SYAG coaches had, what appeared to be 1/3 of their team riding the pine for almost the entire game. He actually told the players that weren't playing that if they wanted to see the field they needed to get better. Who does that? Why would coaches shorten the bench in a scrimmage? Doesn't that go against the whole concept AND effectiveness of a scrimmage? The coaches were demeaning and demoralizing the players on the sidelines and on the field. I actually felt bad for the players and parents. My wife said she would have pulled our son off the field if he played for them. The offensive coach Said something about the starters "sucking" and the defensive coach was just a very mean man. Conversely, our coaches were joking with our boys and keeping spirits high. I guess there's a difference between teams that have nothing to prove and teams that just desperately desire respect. Well, I lost any respect for them after that.
Thanks SYAG for coming over for a scrimmage. What happened last night should have just stayed there, similar to the 5 other scrimmages we've had this spring. Your team is good, no doubt, but the fact of the matter is it was a 'scrimmage', not a tournament game. You have no clue how many starters might have missed it b/c they had a conflict that would not happen for a tournament. You have no idea how many boys might have been resting b/c of a minor injury that wasn't worth aggravating for a 'scrimmage'. Did you notice we had a pole taking multiple face offs? Do you think that would that happen in a tournament game?
S2S is far from perfect, there's a lot of work ahead for the boys and the coaches but we're talking about a scrimmage on a Wednesday night in May. A tune up to work on lines and new plays and identify areas of focus for practice so the team is ready when the tournaments begin. Our tournament schedule is posted on the website, sign up for one and let’s watch the boys play when it counts.
I hope the coaches learned their lesson. One and done with these clowns.
