Has anyone thought about the kid's feelings? Let me ask this, did a coach go to the player and ask if he was alright? Did the head coach apologize to the player that night? Did the head coach talk to the parents to inform them what had happened?
Grundy Pride do you hear yourself, "it's about playing time", and you also say "the player played the second half". So please help me to understand "the real heart of the matter", I'm confused! The kid was not hurt and it was not intentional, so a person driving while intoxicated hits my car with me in it at the local grocery store parking lot. So the police officer comes and since he did not hit me intentionally and I'm not hurt. Does the driver go to jail for driving while intoxicated or does he go free? Grundy Pride, if the head coach would have used your words "I do apologize for that" the player might have said that's OK COACH!
Now what else do you want to ask? I would like to ask everyone to stop and think for one moment, how is this affecting this player and the rest of the team? Remember that no one is BIGGER than the PROGRAM, not even the head coach! I ask that we think about all the players,parents, and coaches in this tough time.