Sara Palin wrote:
HERO!! wrote:Seriously I hear all these people talk about running hurting and don't understand it. It can be exhausting and leave you quite sore yes, but painful, really?
Yes, Painful. When I was well trained, the last lap of every race should hurt. My legs would burn like crazy and feel like they would fall off.
That's how John Parker described it in Once a Runner, so I don't think I'm special.
Legs feeling like they're burning isn't pain!
Comparing this to running is completely missing the point (even if you're feeling pain while running).
When you're running you're controlling how hard you go. No one is physically forcing you. This girl wanted to stop and couldn't.
What about football players who hit their head dozens of times a day that lead to injuries?
coach already fired, 4-5 more on administrative leave.
What an idiot this guy is. Looks like an Sadistic fetish on his part.
Sara Palin wrote:
HERO!! wrote:Seriously I hear all these people talk about running hurting and don't understand it. It can be exhausting and leave you quite sore yes, but painful, really?
Yes, Painful. When I was well trained, the last lap of every race should hurt. My legs would burn like crazy and feel like they would fall off.
That's how John Parker described it in Once a Runner, so I don't think I'm special.
It's not the same kind of bodily damage as those cheerleaders endured, and you know it.
this is an outrage wrote:
It's not the same kind of bodily damage as those cheerleaders endured, and you know it.
Oh I know it. The poster that equated it to a coach tying a runner to a pickup truck for a tempo run nailed the right equivalency.
I didn't mean to lessen your outrage.
gregtucker wrote:
Am I the only one who thought this was kind of humorous?
Yes
dhkjhj;ljh; wrote:
Doing the splits in cheerleading is akin to being able run 2 miles as a cross country runner.
This is the most confusing thing to me. Why didn't he just cut her?
How many male cheerleading coaches are there, anyway? I'm afraid the poster that said he has a fetish might be right. I would not be shocked to find out he slept with a girl on the team.
Clise your eyes. Imagine it was your daughter. Now open them.
How do you feel now?
Sara Palin wrote:
dhkjhj;ljh; wrote:Doing the splits in cheerleading is akin to being able run 2 miles as a cross country runner.
This is the most confusing thing to me. Why didn't he just cut her?
How many male cheerleading coaches are there, anyway? I'm afraid the poster that said he has a fetish might be right. I would not be shocked to find out he slept with a girl on the team.
Seriously why work so hard on someone who's useless at their chosen sport?
If a kid is whining please no please no at track practice you point to the exit.
forced stretching is retarded.
it's dangerous and you should be able to achieve the same or better results by gradually stretching more and more over time.
If the races of all the participants were switched, this would be on the front of the New York Times.
Pookie Washington wrote:
That white girl is being wayyyy to overly dramatic. No pain no gain. She probably makes too much noise when she is getting banged too.
Typical douchebag let's run male response. I saw this on the news last night-the girl had bruising along her hamstring meaning they clearly strained it. I don't think she was being overly dramatic.
markschultz26 wrote:
Comparing this to running is completely missing the point (even if you're feeling pain while running).
When you're running you're controlling how hard you go. No one is physically forcing you. This girl wanted to stop and couldn't.
Did she die?
White people are so soft! They need to stick to swimming and polo and golf.
or maybe this is a big deal only because the races in the video are what they are. At any rate, she is being held down by multiple people to do something that is clearly tearing muscles at the least, so that is worthy of firing the coach and discipline for all involved. It is not worthy of national attention, however. There are over 10,000 homicides in this country every year, plus something like 20,000 suicides and 30,000+ deaths from car accidents.
medalsforeveryone wrote:
White people are so soft! They need to stick to swimming and polo and golf.
Well, swimming is about as hard as it gets. I thought people knew this.
Close your eyes and picture this as a football player who is crying due to pain caused by an ill-conceived drill from a bad coach. This would never make the news. Was this an example of bad coaching? I think most of us agree that it is. But forced stretching is not that uncommon in cheer-leading, gymnastics, and dance. Maybe it is bad coaching and maybe it justifies firing the coach, as has been done, but this is happening in other places. It is false to accuse the school of not responding. The principal, AD, and coach met with the family the day following the mother making a complaint. They thought the issue had been addressed, but the family was not satisfied with the response - what assurances were made to the family at that time have not been publicly disclosed. So the family sent the video to a local new channel. Again, maybe this is proof that the coach is so bad he had to fired, but a criminal investigation? Suspending the AD and principal who responded to the parents in one day? Should we fear, as coaches, pushing our kids to keep running hard even when they are uncomfortable? How many times have you had a girl crying at the finish line of a race - it is like an every race occurrence on our team. Is that criminal abuse? They all voluntarily come back, but is there a guarantee that there is not a crazy family out there that will accuse me of abuse for encouraging a runner to finish and run hard all the way? BTW, other girls on the team still supported the coach. The media has focused on a sensational video and blown this up without context. Also, the injuries were limited to "possible hamstring pull." How many of those are in the training room everyday at your school?
dhkjhj;ljh; wrote:
Doing the splits in cheerleading is akin to being able run 2 miles as a cross country runner.
F this my football coach said I have to tackle people.
In 10 or 20 minutes?