teach4kids

Finally someone with some sense and insight to the coaching world. My hats off to you for you hit the nail on the head!! If the kids are playing sports, then it is a part of life. Sometime in that child's career you may not agree with everything that the coaches try or do, but parents can at least have some class about them in handling situations. In my opinion, if you think you can do it better, then why aren't you out there doing it!!

I have to agree with mom on this one. Crabtree did interview as a basketball coach and he wanted to have both middle school and high school programs in his hands-I guess so he could screw up both of them at the same time. I wish the girls and Coach Sharp well at Zion today and tomorrow-they deserve it!! I don't understand why people keep saying the administration needs to hire a male coach, have they ever stop to think that maybe a female coach would be a good fit for them...coach parrott was, along with other ones. I know of several that would love for the opportunity to coach these girls, but as long as Harris and others are still there, a woman won't ever stand the chance. Crabtree just like Eady are good people but didn't know much about basketball. Rumor has it Eady wants the job at Whitthorne because it is opening up after this season. All I say is good luck to whoever ends up coaching out there because coaches don't tend to last at that school-especially if parents have a problem with you. It is a shame that parents can't quit fussing long enough to let coaches try and do their thing. These girls along with others would probably be better athletes and would listen and show respect more if the parents would just stay away!! How do we expect kids to show respect when you have grownups that do right the opposite to these coaches?!

I was there cheering my daughter and her team on throughout that whole match. I never once saw this coach do anything like that...a timeout was called in the fifth game when the score was 12-7 when noone on the back row could handle that person's serve. If you think you have all the answers why aren't you trying to do the coaching there? Maybe she has a different philosophy on missing practices. You are saying that you should punish girls for competing in other activities like horse shows. school functions, etc.? In a small school like that you have to be willing to share players for different things and I for one appreciate her for not punishing my daughter if she missed a practice. I know that with one player she missed all the time for work or church and never once got punish for it because this coach realized that there were other things in life more important. I have been told that she looks to her captains for when they feel that a timeout is needed sometimes so maybe you really don't know who the blame should be put on. That shows how much respect she has for her players and trust that she has in them. Something you obviously don't have a clue about!! If you have asked many of this coach's players then you would know how much she has done for them. Sounds to me like you need to get a clue about what real people do for these kids! and lay off that Coach when there are other bigger problems to fix out at that school. You act like you are perfect and have never made any wrong decision before-man oh man how I wish I was like you!!

I do think that you will see an improvement with these girls because of Coach Sharp but can they win games in such a short time? For the one, that seems to have a problem with the volleyball program at Cully, were you there to see that team almost upset Page, 3/5 years' state champions? That coach does an awesome job with these girls because she has their respect as well as the girls respecting her. When the last coach was there, all the girls said they played to get out of basketball conditioning-dedication huh? There have been banners hung every year since the new coach took over. So how is someone such a disgrace to the sport and win? Some parent didn't get their way with their kid playing, mind you probably a kid with no talent and any other coach probably wouldn't have even had her on the team. Alot of people could learn from that coach-she does put all of her time into a sport where there is little recognition-even coaches a middle school team for no supplement. She does it because she cares about the girls and the girls' programs at Culleoka. My daughter has played for her, and she loves it because she demands so many things that no other girls' coach does out there-respect, dedication, and committment to making her team as successful as it can be.