I go the extra mile and i get nowhere... WHY?!?

Question

i go to a REALLY small school (126 students) and i play football. ive played as quarterback nosegaurd defensive end linebacker and cornerbqack but i have always been best at runningback.

let me just say this before i get "if you worked as hard as you say you do" as if im arrogant and cocky. i run a 4.8 40, 11.6 100m, squat 405, and bench 215. its not the greatest but at a small school like mine there arent too many options.

i worked ALL summer long on my strength and speed for football. i was in the weightroom everyday our coach had it open and lifted and ran on the days that he didnt. im not from the richest family on earth so my goal is to play football for a small college and hopefully get a full ride or at least my tuition paid.

im the second fastest and by far the strongest kid on the team. so because i thought ahead of high school football and knew i would have be strong to play runningback at the college level i began lifting religiously.

now the kid who is a "senior" (i am a junior) is playing runningback and the coach wants me as CENTER. so i ran, ALL summer EVERYDAY just to be put as center because of a kid who just walked on wanted to play. the coach even said at the end of last year that you had to at least make 2 paractices a week in the summer.

i made all 3 a week and sometimes if we just lifted i would go run after that and the days we werent practicing i would be out there running.

i need comforting please dont be a jerk.

im not sugar coding everything. i can understand the other kid playing runningback he is just a wee bit faster than i.

any stories to give me some inspiration to keep on going???

i am 5 6 and weigh 170 pounds.

Answer 1

When I was a junior at two-a-days the varsity coaches didn't even know who I was.  But by the first game I had beat out three other guys to start.  You never know what will happen with injuries or anything like that.  Just stay focused on your goal and good things will happen.  Also start filling out online questionnaires for some small colleges and attend there off season camps to gain exposure.

Answer 2

Hmmm...I have a somewhat similar story. I am one of the strongest kids in our school and one of the fastest on our team. Last year I was a junior and thought I had a spot for sure, seeing as I had not missed a weightroom session, put in the time, all of that jazz. Well some kid that had not done c**p all summer started where I wanted to start, and I sat the bench. Hard work does not always equal results unfortunately. You just have to show the coach you want to play that position more than the other kid, every play, every drill you have to strive to beat that kid.

Answer 3

At your size, I would worry a little more about speed, and a little less about weight. You are only a junior, so you have another year. I would also make sure your coach knows how you feel. Another option you have is to focus on a defensive backfield position.