Coach Darden is a good and faithful man. From his record and the testimonials, he is also an excellent coach. Yes, he may be blunt and that is great. He is also honest and compassionate. The whiney, spoiled CAK parents set a very poor example for their boys who should be on their way to becoming young men. This harms the kids. The CAK adminstrators, beginning with the superintendent on down should be ashamed. This fine man took this program to a higher level--a level previously not seen at CAK. But the whiney, spoiled parents and the guilty among their administrators apparently "knew better"--he was not good enough for them. This was a rough year for poor Johnny--a young team and his well-documented battle with cancer. Then this nonsense--this bunch behaved without a bit of class. But Johnny is a good, faithful, and compassionate man. He is the type that does not ever want any of his detractors to be treated as they have treated him. I know that there are good people working at CAK and good parents. But if you are among these, you will know no doubt agree that the treatment of Johnny Darden by the CAK "in-crowd" is foolish, classless, and a dishonor to the God that some of them may claim to believe. May they find a place to repent. And I pity the CAK staff who may know better, who must endure this travesty on their fellow team member, if speaking up does indeed mean losing their jobs--and if this is the way decisions are made there, then they probably have reason to fear if they speak up. As for you, Johnny Darden God bless you, and I know He has and will continue to.
