When Ben Corley breaks down the 2008 football season for his Winder-Barrow High School Bulldoggs, the coach sees one thing clear.
“Overall, we got better from the start to the finish,” Corley said. “We had a great deal of improvement. We were better at the end of the season than we were at the beginning and that was a positive.”
Corley’s first season as head coach of the Bulldoggs did not produce the number of the wins he would have liked. Corley will be first to admit that.
However, with a change in schemes on offense, an adjustment period was to be expected.
“When we broke everything down and graded it all out, we did make some strikes,” the coach said.
With the offseason now at hand, the number one priority will be work in the weight room.
Corley wants his players to gain strength, especially in the upper body and legs.
“We need to have our kids stronger,” he said. “Some of that will come with them being a year older. Our confidence will also increase with our being stronger.”
The transition from year one to year two will be easier since the returning players know what to expect.
“The kids are familiar with our expectations and with our schemes on both side of the football,” Corley said. “That will help us to improve. We won’t have to worry about that introduction time. We will have a good group who will commit to getting better.”
