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The quality and quantity of high school football players is dwindling. UW needs to grab the best ones when it can, but the days of stocking up on state players are over.
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I hear this from time to time, but is there any data that supports it?TheHB said:The quality and quantity of high school football players is dwindling. UW needs to grab the best ones when it can, but the days of stocking up on state players are over.
Football in WA state seems as strong as ever from a participation standpoint.
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Seattle Times investigated this a few years ago and 11-man football in Washington declined by like 5,000 players over a five-year period. It hasn’t reversed that trend, especially with the crudemic.
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Both sons played during the scamdemic and yes the numbers were way down. This year's freshman class at their HS was the largest in 4 or 5 years.TheHB said:Seattle Times investigated this a few years ago and 11-man football in Washington declined by like 5,000 players over a five-year period. It hasn’t reversed that trend, especially with the crudemic.
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Maybe in a couple years things will turn around. But student populations in general aren’t growing. K-12 are expected to decline by more than 5% by 2030.
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Perhaps a real football coach at UW will inspire dad's across the state to strap their kids into pads
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I mean this is actually another thing though, people and families move around a lot more now. Doubly so for a lot of the football family and prep dudes who shop which high-school to play at.Canadawg said:Perhaps a real football coach at UW will inspire dad's across the state to strap their kids into pads
The number of born-and-bred Huskies fans who shit purple and piss gold while growing up in Washington their whole life is also way down.
Reclaiming our "national brand" is more important than ever in this era. -
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sizemores dad was my little league coachjecornel said:Tui, Huard’s, Locker.
Sizemore and Tui’s younger brother probably would have ended up in the league.RaceBannon said:Washington preps used to put a fair amount of guys in the NFL at quarterback. It's been awhile
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