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following up
Dear Bob and Officials:
Part of Bob's Quote: "While what you're doing is perfectly legal, there is indeed the possibility that once it's observed and the Federation determines that it unduly disrupts the competitive balance between offense and defense, they may very well take steps to restrict it's use. For rulesmakers, maintaining that competitive balance is the primary driver for rule changes."
Coach Bryan's Reply.........
"Let us all hope the NFHS truly abides by its mission statement and intent to forever keep the game of high school football pure in its truest sense.
Being so...not only does the A-11 Offense HELP to ensure/maintain and foster a competitive balance between the entire spectrum of the much smaller vs. larger football teams forced to play each other, but in many regards it is the ONLY way to do it. If competitive balance is under review, then let us all hope the people at NFHS honestly reviewing the results of the A-11 Offense TRULY look at how great a decision it was to let it go forward.
By all Accounts this past season the A-11 was a huge success:
1. For the Kids
2. For the Fans
3. For the future of Football
4. For the Piedmont Community
5. For the Officials who worked our games
6. For the CIF and NCS as Piedmont made the playoffs but was then defeated by eventual NCS 2A East Bay Champion Las Lomas - most folks would call that VERY competitive, etc.
In terms of does the A-11, "unduly disrupt" the game of football. Nothing could be further from the truth. And as has been stated many times now, players, fans, coaches and Officials working the Piedmont games this year were not only OK with it, but we received Many compliments from top-notch Officials who worked our games.
* There are MUCH bigger problem fish to fry in High School Football and debating whether or not to abolish the A-11 Offense is not only foolish, but downright discriminatory to boot.
If the NFHS, State Federations and Associations governing High School Football want to Really tackle a Major Problem in High School football, let them please put STEROID USE on the top of the list.
STEROID USE by high school athletes is out of control and I would be happy to sit on a committee to help solve the problem.
I appreciate the forum...
Sincerely,
Kurt Bryan
HFC, Piedmont H.S.
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