Every so often it’s time to do a reboot so that people new to the site can get a better understanding of what they are looking at.
Four years ago now we took one of our sites and switched it to a ” Happy Place ” were folks in our Community could wake ⏰ up to with their morning beverage ☕ and get caught up on the events around town, all in one place.
What would it provide for the Coaches – a free platform to offer his or her thoughts on their team. Most coaches are limited as to how they can get their message out and this would provide them unlimited access to brag / promote about things.
[ Insert example about Monday night, Ryan Largen could say he was thrilled about the amount of Carroll County fans were in the stands ]
Next – Big Man on Campus… One of the goals is to make every Boy or Girl that wears our colors feel appreciated in the same manner that the Most Important Player is. Equality is not just Rich/Poor, Old / Young or what race you are – it should be across the board…
Example – how is the Love and the Pride that the Parents in the stands tonight in Galax less than the ones that will be in the stands Friday night at Tommy Thompson Field ?
They all worked all day and then zipped across the County to watch their Sons play Football and their Daughters cheer. Those who traveled from Laurel Fork as I did, went 40 minutes one way and wouldn’t have gotten home until well after 9pm. And that’s just Galax…..
Trying to toss a blanket of support and appreciation over an entire Community is a Fools Errand. The goal was to build a solid team of folks that were sharing similar thought processes and were okay with the LONE rule – it has to be 100% positive.
I know that a large number of parents and Grandparents will race home and share their pride on Facebook with their friends. They should do this because they are proud but there’s two issues – one, only a handful of people will see it and 75% of the County isn’t on Facebook and a large number of them want to know how your Children faired as well.
Tonight I approached Beth Bouldin about getting involved with providing coverage of the Middle School 🏫 Football 🏈 team. While I don’t know Beth personally, I am impressed by her from a distance and her Boys are involved.
See, while I feel that every game played deserves to be recognized, I cannot do it alone.
This link is to the story that the two of us worked on together tonight from opposite sides of the field. In true Oneofus.care fashion Beth sent along this note 📝
Sunset photo credit to my daughter’s friend, Alaina
Partial roster printout courtesy of Rowdee’s family.
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💘, see Beth gets it. The one thing you will notice about our site, which I have operated for 16+ years is that my name doesn’t appear anywhere on it. That’s because it is not about me, its about the Greater Good.
Every Coach at the Middle School and the High School, Junior Varsity or Varsity has 24/7 access to getting their message out. Every parent that wants to show their Love 💘 and Pride has the same access.
The biggest issues I face are these – 1. Only 20% of the County is aware the site exists.
2. Trying to give every program the same level of coverage is a challenge because every Coach views my efforts differently. Some see it as an Answered Prayer while others see 👀 it as someone who is asking for more of their time when time is limited.
3. Unlike say pulling for a College, using the 3 that I have a connection to (Duke, West Virginia Tech and Appalachian State), High School is very very different. Most people only have enough time for what is right in front of them because their plates are so full already.
My goal for each post 📫 is that someone can consume it in 2 minutes or less and I feel my time is up.
Thank You Beth Bouldin for your assistance and Thank You Ryan Largen for coaching and Thank You 🙏 to all of the Parents in the stands and finally Thank You for the time it took someone to read this!
A.S.P.N on The Hill 