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.
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.
I hear this from time to time, but is there any data that supports it?
Football in WA state seems as strong as ever from a participation standpoint.
I know Cali is down, curious about this state and the country as a whole
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.
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.
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.
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.
Perhaps a real football coach at UW will inspire dad's across the state to strap their kids into pads
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.
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.
Perhaps a real football coach at UW will inspire dad's across the state to strap their kids into pads
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.
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.
Petersen was on a decent trajectory despite some losses to Cristobol and Urban and decided to kill all of it.
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.
I hear this from time to time, but is there any data that supports it?
Football in WA state seems as strong as ever from a participation standpoint.
I know Cali is down, curious about this state and the country as a whole
Some schools can barely field a team. In general participation is down not just in Washington but the west and Colorado.
Utah and Arizona are the exceptions out west. Screw the fence. Get the dudes.
I watched Penix beat Penn State with his legs as a freshman, but I just assumed his career was pretty much over since he was a running QB who had 46 knee injuries.
Perhaps a real football coach at UW will inspire dad's across the state to strap their kids into pads
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.
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.
Migration within the US has been and is in decline.
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.
We had record turnouts in youth football this year. We capped each team at 35 to avoid having two teams in each division. It will likely be that way in the coming years. That’s a good start hopefully.
It would be great if UW football along with the Seahawks pushed and helped youth football. I recall George Karl did this while at the Sonics and that is one of the major reasons there was a spike in great basketball players coming out of Seattle area. Invent in the youth, and it will pay off.
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Football in WA state seems as strong as ever from a participation standpoint.
I know Cali is down, curious about this state and the country as a whole
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.
You’re an excellent role model.
my claim to fame
at this point, i trust the coaches.
^--- thats me being brave in this post.
Utah and Arizona are the exceptions out west. Screw the fence. Get the dudes.
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/03/united-states-migration-continued-decline-from-2020-to-2021.html
Watched him a bit a couple years ago in Fresno but most of the big guys are coming out of Alberta, Quebec and Ontario.
I'll have to write my local schools coaches a stern letter of disappointment
When a Legend poasts from the grave, you respect that.
It’s what you do.