It is true that the boys team is young, on the rise, and all healthy which is a key point in all of this mess. Their youth running program has been a big reason for this. The girls team has a new crop of 9th graders coming into the team, a few of them homeschooled or coming from other private schools. all of them are excited to be coached by Coach Aris who has worked with them over the summer for two years, not a new coach.
It is true that the boys team is young, on the rise, and all healthy which is a key point in all of this mess. Their youth running program has been a big reason for this. The girls team has a new crop of 9th graders coming into the team, a few of them homeschooled or coming from other private schools. all of them are excited to be coached by Coach Aris who has worked with them over the summer for two years, not a new coach.
super revealing, and not in the good way you think it is.
FM boys team mostly consists of sophomore and under. It’s improving, though not as great as it used to be
For the FM girls program, the cupboard is pretty bare. They couldn’t qualify for states the last 2 years, and next year they will have a big drop off behind their top 3. They have about 10 girls on the team.
This is just to put out there, I'm not judging at all, but, some years back when they were in their prime of dominance he said something along the lines of- We don't need slow people on the team.
I could see that rubbing some people the wrong way and maybe even leading to some exaggerated complaints.
That may be way off and I am not saying that it has anything to with this.
But, I always wanted as many kids as possible- you never know what slow kid is going to blossom into a great runner.
From a parent of an athlete in the program, this is not speculation. There is proof/evidence circulating that lists out the bad actors. This is going to become ugly for everyone but Coach Aris the longer this goes on.
So, are you saying that there is going to be some kind of retaliation…against parents? Athletes? What bad actors? “This is going to become ugly” - help us understand.
This really says it all. And I‘m sure these complaints are not exaggerated. It appears he ignores the slower kids (although he runs them into the ground as well) and they do not get the opportunity to blossom since he only focuses on the top runners This is not a way to coach. These are kids. This is not the Olympics.
Parents have been reporting info about the bad actions of a few. It will become ugly as that info is found out and discussed, because lying usually is frowned upon in these situations.
Parents have been reporting info about the bad actions of a few. It will become ugly as that info is found out and discussed, because lying usually is frowned upon in these situations.
more presumption of nothing wrong, bad faith accusation, others to blame etc. etc.
still no reveal of accusation, evidence, investigation, etc.
Let's not forget in all of this that a high school XC coach gets paid absolute peanuts!
I think, my best year, I was paid about $2500 for the entire season that, of course, starts in mid-June with Summer Running. For all the headache & time considerations, it's totally not worth it! But, I did it for almost 20 years of year round coaching. (I got paid even less as an assistant track coach.)
Why did I stop coaching? Just like what other coaches on this thread are talking about. Parents will wear you down. Sigh.
2) half of this thread consists of you posting and liking your own posts using different VPN’s. You’re talking to yourself trying to smear this dude’s name. You’re obsessed with him.
I really pity someone who's so full of jealousy and anger. It's gross.
Dancing happily upon someone's misfortune is one of the ugliest things a person can do. I hope you find some solace in your life. I can guarantee you this won't actually provide that.
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2) half of this thread consists of you posting and liking your own posts using different VPN’s. You’re talking to yourself trying to smear this dude’s name. You’re obsessed with him.
1. that's a fun attempt to redirect - pointing at legacy is irrelevant to current events. let the information come out!
2. gosh I'm honored you think I have the willingness to do that... though it's already been tried to redirect and make it about me instead of the issue at hand. boring. do better. just because i respond to these flimsy pre-emptive defense / blame attempts doesn't mean I'm responsible for your projection...
Let's not forget in all of this that a high school XC coach gets paid absolute peanuts!
I think, my best year, I was paid about $2500 for the entire season that, of course, starts in mid-June with Summer Running. For all the headache & time considerations, it's totally not worth it! But, I did it for almost 20 years of year round coaching. (I got paid even less as an assistant track coach.)
Why did I stop coaching? Just like what other coaches on this thread are talking about. Parents will wear you down. Sigh.
I would guess that he gets paid much more than that. I got paid 4500 10 years ago at a much smaller school and FM is in a very wealthy area/district.
FM boys team mostly consists of sophomore and under. It’s improving, though not as great as it used to be
For the FM girls program, the cupboard is pretty bare. They couldn’t qualify for states the last 2 years, and next year they will have a big drop off behind their top 3. They have about 10 girls on the team.
This is just to put out there, I'm not judging at all, but, some years back when they were in their prime of dominance he said something along the lines of- We don't need slow people on the team.
I could see that rubbing some people the wrong way and maybe even leading to some exaggerated complaints.
That may be way off and I am not saying that it has anything to with this.
But, I always wanted as many kids as possible- you never know what slow kid is going to blossom into a great runner.
This is untrue. No one knows what the allegations are or who they even come from. There is no intimidation or retaliation at play whatsoever. Bringing forth examples of lies and smears by people who are trying to help bring down a coach is noteworthy. Do you disagree?
Let's not forget in all of this that a high school XC coach gets paid absolute peanuts!
I think, my best year, I was paid about $2500 for the entire season that, of course, starts in mid-June with Summer Running. For all the headache & time considerations, it's totally not worth it! But, I did it for almost 20 years of year round coaching. (I got paid even less as an assistant track coach.)
Why did I stop coaching? Just like what other coaches on this thread are talking about. Parents will wear you down. Sigh.
I would guess that he gets paid much more than that. I got paid 4500 10 years ago at a much smaller school and FM is in a very wealthy area/district.
I got paid 5% of my salary. I taught & coached in a rural county. This was 5 years ago.