By Ed Piper
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Thursday, May 24, 2018
LJ FB: New varsity/JV limit in the fall?
By Ed Piper
Tyler Roach, head football coach at La Jolla High, said a new rule may be implemented next fall that would limit how many total quarters an athlete could play for the junior varsity and varsity football teams in a given week.
As part of the continuing push for safety amid increasing research showing repeated head collisions cause the brain to move within the skull, leading to impact consequences, the state CIF, according to the second-year Viking coach, is looking at the following:
"Let's say a player can only play in four quarters in one week, on varsity and junior varsity," hypothesized Roach. "So we might only be able to play him in two quarters in the JV game, and two quarters in the varsity game. What if he plays on special teams? Does that mean he could only be on special teams in four different quarters?"
The rule, if passed, could be implemented in time for this fall's games, said the coach. The move in football at all levels is toward limiting how much contact a player can have--in games or practices. In the past, potentially, a team member, say, Finn Rice, could play much or most of the junior varsity game, then turn around and be available throughout the varsity game.
Such a limit would directly affect La Jolla's program. With a smaller program (52 athletes turned out for the spring workout for combined varsity and JV players Tues., May 22, a few less the next day), Roach and his assistants emphasize athleticism: "The best athletes are going to play both ways," has been said by more than one coach. (Former head coach Matt Morrison said those exact words two years ago.)
So, in addition to playing on offense, defense, and special teams, a sophomore might "play up"--filling a key role on the junior varsity, which traditionally was a team made up primarily of 10th-graders, while also playing at least part-time on the varsity.
Players who could potentially play on the JV and varsity include rising sophomores Diego Solis, 5'8", 142 pounds; Alessandro DeMoreno, 6'2", 173 pounds; and others. There are probably linemen who would fill this bill, but I'm not familiar with them.
Tyler Roach, head football coach at La Jolla High, said a new rule may be implemented next fall that would limit how many total quarters an athlete could play for the junior varsity and varsity football teams in a given week.
As part of the continuing push for safety amid increasing research showing repeated head collisions cause the brain to move within the skull, leading to impact consequences, the state CIF, according to the second-year Viking coach, is looking at the following:
"Let's say a player can only play in four quarters in one week, on varsity and junior varsity," hypothesized Roach. "So we might only be able to play him in two quarters in the JV game, and two quarters in the varsity game. What if he plays on special teams? Does that mean he could only be on special teams in four different quarters?"
The rule, if passed, could be implemented in time for this fall's games, said the coach. The move in football at all levels is toward limiting how much contact a player can have--in games or practices. In the past, potentially, a team member, say, Finn Rice, could play much or most of the junior varsity game, then turn around and be available throughout the varsity game.
Such a limit would directly affect La Jolla's program. With a smaller program (52 athletes turned out for the spring workout for combined varsity and JV players Tues., May 22, a few less the next day), Roach and his assistants emphasize athleticism: "The best athletes are going to play both ways," has been said by more than one coach. (Former head coach Matt Morrison said those exact words two years ago.)
So, in addition to playing on offense, defense, and special teams, a sophomore might "play up"--filling a key role on the junior varsity, which traditionally was a team made up primarily of 10th-graders, while also playing at least part-time on the varsity.
Players who could potentially play on the JV and varsity include rising sophomores Diego Solis, 5'8", 142 pounds; Alessandro DeMoreno, 6'2", 173 pounds; and others. There are probably linemen who would fill this bill, but I'm not familiar with them.
LJ FB: 'Every position is open'
By Ed Piper
"Every position is open," said La Jolla head football coach Tyler Roach, while, at the south end of the field, Carsten Fehlan, Diego Solis, and Carlos Ramirez worked out at the quarterback spot with an assistant in spring practice Wed., May 23.
The statement means that Fehlan, a 6'1", 200-pound rising senior who was a back-up quarterback on the varsity last year, is in competition with Solis, a rising sophomore who played on the freshman team, and Ramirez for the starting QB position.
"I want there to be the energy" and all that comes with competition for positions, explained Roach, who is preparing the Vikings for his second year at the helm next fall.
The open nature of vying for each spot raises some interesting questions: Could Solis, who came out of nowhere before his ninth-grade classes at LJHS had even started last fall to play a role on Coach Paul Baranowski's varsity in summer league games--eventually landing a spot on the varsity roster as a freshman--possibly end up under center for the varsity come August 17's opener at Central High (El Centro)?
"Right now, he (Solis) is listed as 'athlete'," replied Roach when asked what position Diego is going to play in the fall.
Another younger player, a rising junior, who could play a key role for La Jolla's football team in the coming season is Finn Rice, 5'8", 140 pounds. "His dad was in the military," said Roach, "so he has that total focus. Finn will play safety and could end up quarterbacking the defense."
"Every position is open," said La Jolla head football coach Tyler Roach, while, at the south end of the field, Carsten Fehlan, Diego Solis, and Carlos Ramirez worked out at the quarterback spot with an assistant in spring practice Wed., May 23.
The statement means that Fehlan, a 6'1", 200-pound rising senior who was a back-up quarterback on the varsity last year, is in competition with Solis, a rising sophomore who played on the freshman team, and Ramirez for the starting QB position.
"I want there to be the energy" and all that comes with competition for positions, explained Roach, who is preparing the Vikings for his second year at the helm next fall.
The open nature of vying for each spot raises some interesting questions: Could Solis, who came out of nowhere before his ninth-grade classes at LJHS had even started last fall to play a role on Coach Paul Baranowski's varsity in summer league games--eventually landing a spot on the varsity roster as a freshman--possibly end up under center for the varsity come August 17's opener at Central High (El Centro)?
"Right now, he (Solis) is listed as 'athlete'," replied Roach when asked what position Diego is going to play in the fall.
Another younger player, a rising junior, who could play a key role for La Jolla's football team in the coming season is Finn Rice, 5'8", 140 pounds. "His dad was in the military," said Roach, "so he has that total focus. Finn will play safety and could end up quarterbacking the defense."
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
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