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RE: Denison Athletics : 3/17/2010
I agree with you 100%. Perhaps it is just peaking from bad leadership in the past. It has only been 1 year since AD's have changed. It is well known that football was the only thing the past AD cared about. Other sports were never given the support they needed. In my opinion(perhaps i'm way off base) coaches get greedy for the current year and don't think about the future years. When a group of kids play together for years they build cohesion. At the High School level they are separated(freshman and sophomore's to varsity)then they end up sitting the bench, playing with people they don't know. Cohesion is lost and it all becomes individualized. Another thought is this; playing only 1st string doesn't help others get better(starting at middle school). When a starter is hurt no one has the experience to take their place(they've been sitting the bench all time). And of course the coaches come into play. It's a fact of life that coaches play kids based on parents. It happens in every town in every state. Why would an athlete want to stay in sports when they know the coaches are going to play their friends kids. Some of the best athletes quit in high school because of this. That being said i think Coach White is doing a fantastic job. It will just take some time to come full circle again. Long post but i've been associated with Denison sports for 35 years. I think i know something about the problems.

Love the Jackets

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Denison Athletics : 3/13/2010
Perhaps this isn't the forum to discuss this, but I feel that it needs to be said. Other than football and the most recent basketball team (and improvement in soccer and swimming) almost every sport in Denison has fallen into oblivion. Most often, you hear that our past AD is to blame. Others say that there has been a "drought in talent," or "drought in interest," or lack of parental involvement. Some people say that our fall is the result of other district teams having more money to put into athletic programs and facilities. It's for sure that "success breeds success" in terms of expectations, confidence, and keeping more kids in sports. Winning track, tennis, volleyball, softball, baseball.... all things that Denison was know and respected for a few years back. What has happened? Any speculation? Personally,I think that the disconnect is starting at the middle school level. Hopefully, Athletic Director Cody White will find the answer to our dilemma. I wish him well!!!

Concerned Jacket Fan

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Coach Hughes : 3/12/2010
We love our new coach!!!!! I hope Denison ISD has enough sense to keep him around for a very long time to come. He loves what he is doing, it shows and he CARES about coaching these young guys to get getter and to believe in themselves. Unfortunatley, my son only has the privilege of having him this year. But the time he does have him will certainly be a help to his future in baseball. We just wished he'd been here the last three years. Denison Baseball has an excellent future with this coach running the program. Will certainly be watching what comes next!!!

Big X Mom

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Coach Hughes : 3/10/2010
Was on the staff last season as an assistant but has 18 years of experience as a head coach with stops at Prosper, Mineola, Commerce, Texas High and Savoy.
He has a 349-149 career record, including a 35-14 mark in the playoffs -- which is bolstered by winning the 1984 state title at Prosper.

Jason Della Rosa

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New coach : 3/10/2010
Where did the new coach come from?

Still Happy

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