shagnasty

Why does Coacht continuously censor respectful yet conterversial posts, especially when it has to to with what some believe to be percieved as bad coaching? The game is far worth more than that, and you dishonor it by doing so. The acts of humiliating players was the post that I speak of. Humiliation is NOT an accepted practice in education. Why do you divorce the principles of education from coaching by censoring my post? I, and many others see them as one and the same. Otherwise, secondary sports should taken out of the school system and put into the hands of clubs, or private entities. It seems to me that the socalled Adults are the ones with the problems , and the kids suffer as a result.

...a good move by BOTH schools. While the snow poses a hazzard as far as travel goes, the flu that have infected both sides poses an even greater threat. To the players and students, it is a few days of misery and inconveniece. To the Grand parent who comes to the game, it could kill them. A good choice by both teams.

As a teacher , I have always loathed humiliating a student as a way of getting a point across. It tends to do the very opposite of what the perpetrator is trying to accomplish by totally destroying confidence, as well as self esteem. For some people it may spur a sense of defiant determination. But for most, especially teens, it can have devastating consequences. I saw a post on here recently about what a coach is. And I was inspired by some of the answers. One in particular said (to paraphrase) that a coach was a person who was a dog when the team loses and a hero when they win. I also realize that a coach has a burden to carry that most teachers would shun from. There are all the parents, arm chair coaches, and players who think they should be playing. There is also the natural jealousy of the actuve players themselves. Ill admit, its not an easy job for the faint hearted. But there are lines that a coach or teacher must not cross as professionals. And one of those lines is the humiliation of a player or student. I have personally seen this happen on several occassions. On on occassion one of the girls coaches confronted a player about a bad grade on a homework paper (not a major test), in front of the rest of the players, namimg her by name. In another instance, the head coach of the boys team forced seniors and juniors who were previously starting to play in a JV game, without announcement. I could go on and on. My sense of right and wrong tells me that instances such as this are totally unnecessary and WRONG. As teachers and coaches, we have the obligation to build these student up, not tear them down. We should all expect 100% from them. But this behavior on the part of adults in an authoritave position crosses the line of decency.

To be fair, I think most refs honestly do the best they can to be fair and impartial; 99.9% of them anyway. If they dont do thier job, they should be reported to TSSAA. Personally, I think the vast majority of them take their jobs seriously, and do the best they can as human beings can only do.

Officials of the Tennessee Department of Education visited York Institute today regarding last Friday's incident between the coach and a parent. This is the TRUTH...no hearsay...no malicious intent. As far as my opinion goes....some coaches, and schools do cross the line when it comes to sports. I beg the moderator NOT to censor this post. I know every coach is presented with parents who think they know more than the coach, and players who think they should play. But this is NOT about that. CoachT, it made state press in the Tennessan, and the Knoxville press as well. It's a fact. It happened. A coach and a TEACHER has the reponsibility to himself, his school, and his team to simply walk away and do his job. Isn't that a lesson that the GAME is supposed to teach the kids....or has this board lost that message as well.