After the 2017 season: Kingston 0-9.

Average score per game: Kingston 7, opponents 46.

What has happened to our football program?

Kingston is a proud community that relies on its high school to provide successful academic and athletic programs. It is essential that kids feel positive about their high school experience.

Coaches are key to the development of a successful high school football team. Coaches that have proven abilities, that go beyond the X’s and O’s, that provide a classroom for developing self-confidence and self-responsibility, are incredibly necessary. Successful coaches develop teams to compete with passion and determination. Being a role model, teacher, mentor, boss, friend and sometimes parent is an awesome responsibility for the coach.

High school principals that become involved in the development with a “can do” positive attitude are essential. Principals can set a positive or negative environment, depending on their personal commitments.

It is up to the superintendent to set the example.

When young athletes face the stress of adversity and the thrill of competition on the field, they grow in their capacity to manage stress. In a real sense, personal battles won on the football field pave the way for even greater achievements within the context of life itself. The payoff is enormous.

Think about it. We need to make it right again for Kingston High School and the community. Let’s all start caring and make the changes needed to accomplish success.

Irv Shotwell
Poulsbo

Shotwell is a former conditioning coach for the Kingston High School football team