OldStoneFort Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Marion County High School has self reported the same basic violation that got Lebanon High School in trouble. The TSSAA made the following quote in the Times Free Press in Chattanooga: "Having a ball and going over formations and plays technically constitute an official practice under TSSAA rules. While teams can conduct spring practice any time from January to May, once practice officially begins those teams have 15 days to conduct no more than 10 organized practices." I bet for every school that gets caught there are twenty to thirty more that are doing the same thing. I know coaches who have told me they will not stop working out until they get caught because other schools in their district do the same thing. The schools that have indoor facilities bend the rules doing limited practicing out of sight. Coaches work pass routes and coach behind a fence giving instructions to their players from a short distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirate4ever Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) . Edited April 28, 2012 by pirate4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Old Dad Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 They do LOD!!! Maybe. Like a law professor told me once, "Until it is PROVEN, it is just speculation.". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bounder Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Or as someone in the Nuclear Navy told me"If it isn't on paper it didn't happen"!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksfan Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Or as someone in the Nuclear Navy told me"If it isn't on paper it didn't happen"!!! Great let's teach kids it is ok to cheat as long as you don't get caught. OR Teach them it isn't cheating unless you get caught. Great lessons. Problem is they take that same philosophy to their jobs and marriages. Maybe this is why good people are leaving the profession. We all know the rules, to those of you who are not - run your programs with integrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Amen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Great let's teach kids it is ok to cheat as long as you don't get caught. OR Teach them it isn't cheating unless you get caught. Great lessons. Problem is they take that same philosophy to their jobs and marriages. Maybe this is why good people are leaving the profession. We all know the rules, to those of you who are not - run your programs with integrity. Bucks and Eddie........stop by the house: I got some Girl Scout cookies for both of you to sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksfan Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Bucks and Eddie........stop by the house: I got some Girl Scout cookies for both of you to sell I'll sell them all the right way. You keep coaching up the next generation to be cheaters, the rest of us really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werazzlin Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 (edited) Marion County High School has self reported the same basic violation that got Lebanon High School in trouble. The TSSAA made the following quote in the Times Free Press in Chattanooga: "Having a ball and going over formations and plays technically constitute an official practice under TSSAA rules. While teams can conduct spring practice any time from January to May, once practice officially begins those teams have 15 days to conduct no more than 10 organized practices." I bet for every school that gets caught there are twenty to thirty more that are doing the same thing. I know coaches who have told me they will not stop working out until they get caught because other schools in their district do the same thing. The schools that have indoor facilities bend the rules doing limited practicing out of sight. Coaches work pass routes and coach behind a fence giving instructions to their players from a short distance. [/quote Edited April 30, 2012 by werazzlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Old Dad Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I'll sell them all the right way. You keep coaching up the next generation to be cheaters, the rest of us really appreciate it. Spoken like a true fan of a 0-10 team from Fantasyland. No one said they APPROVED of it you are attacking. They are just commenting on the REALITY of things that DO go on. If you are waiting for the T$$AA to do ANYTHING real about it, you have a better chance of seeing the second coming. The cold hard facts of life is the only thing the T$$AA cares about is the continuing supply of funds coming in so they do not have to get a REAL JOB! Think about the teams they hit. Are they REAL contenders year after year? The short answer is NO. It does look good in the paper though. Sort of like the drug busts and hooker round ups that goes on right BEFORE an election. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsejudge Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Spoken like a true fan of a 0-10 team from Fantasyland. No one said they APPROVED of it you are attacking. They are just commenting on the REALITY of things that DO go on. If you are waiting for the T$$AA to do ANYTHING real about it, you have a better chance of seeing the second coming. The cold hard facts of life is the only thing the T$$AA cares about is the continuing supply of funds coming in so they do not have to get a REAL JOB! Think about the teams they hit. Are they REAL contenders year after year? The short answer is NO. It does look good in the paper though. Sort of like the drug busts and hooker round ups that goes on right BEFORE an election. $ignal Mountain? They got hit for $ure. MBA? If $omeone report$ it they will get em. Remember, they alway$ fine tho$e they puni$h too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 (edited) !! Edited April 30, 2012 by Otter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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