that’s a hit piece. No dog in the fight, but every allegation in there is embellished and intentionally biased to seem as bad as possible. The women’s team “feels” he is paying more attention to the men, so he’s sexist? Completely subjective. An athlete is moved from 100H to 400H and claims she was hurt because of it, like no one has ever done that and it couldn’t very easily make a lot of success if the kid wasn’t productive as a short hurdler? Pole vaulter helps with the PV group when the coach leaves mid-season, and we’re complaining she wasn’t paid (which isn’t allowed)? Lots of biased subjective opinions by former athletes that have who-knows-what axe to grind? This is the problem today, people fall for these one-dimensional characterizations. Could it all be true? Sure. but likely there’s a whole lot of negative framing here.
that’s a hit piece. No dog in the fight, but every allegation in there is embellished and intentionally biased to seem as bad as possible. The women’s team “feels” he is paying more attention to the men, so he’s sexist? Completely subjective. An athlete is moved from 100H to 400H and claims she was hurt because of it, like no one has ever done that and it couldn’t very easily make a lot of success if the kid wasn’t productive as a short hurdler? Pole vaulter helps with the PV group when the coach leaves mid-season, and we’re complaining she wasn’t paid (which isn’t allowed)? Lots of biased subjective opinions by former athletes that have who-knows-what axe to grind? This is the problem today, people fall for these one-dimensional characterizations. Could it all be true? Sure. but likely there’s a whole lot of negative framing here.
that’s a hit piece. No dog in the fight, but every allegation in there is embellished and intentionally biased to seem as bad as possible. The women’s team “feels” he is paying more attention to the men, so he’s sexist? Completely subjective. An athlete is moved from 100H to 400H and claims she was hurt because of it, like no one has ever done that and it couldn’t very easily make a lot of success if the kid wasn’t productive as a short hurdler? Pole vaulter helps with the PV group when the coach leaves mid-season, and we’re complaining she wasn’t paid (which isn’t allowed)? Lots of biased subjective opinions by former athletes that have who-knows-what axe to grind? This is the problem today, people fall for these one-dimensional characterizations. Could it all be true? Sure. but likely there’s a whole lot of negative framing here.
Yes, however he did threaten to choke a kid out. There is no gray area there.
that’s a hit piece. No dog in the fight, but every allegation in there is embellished and intentionally biased to seem as bad as possible. The women’s team “feels” he is paying more attention to the men, so he’s sexist? Completely subjective. An athlete is moved from 100H to 400H and claims she was hurt because of it, like no one has ever done that and it couldn’t very easily make a lot of success if the kid wasn’t productive as a short hurdler? Pole vaulter helps with the PV group when the coach leaves mid-season, and we’re complaining she wasn’t paid (which isn’t allowed)? Lots of biased subjective opinions by former athletes that have who-knows-what axe to grind? This is the problem today, people fall for these one-dimensional characterizations. Could it all be true? Sure. but likely there’s a whole lot of negative framing here.
How is it a hit piece? The article is just trying to find out why Gabe resigned mid-season when the Athletic Department clearly wants to sweep it under the rug.
They reached out to dozens if not hundreds of current and former team members and they published the results. There is no bias - everyone just so happens to hate Gabe.
The coach must work to earn the respect of their team, the fact that everyone hated Gabe proves that he failed in every aspect. Even if you have a team full of snowflakes, you need to treat them well and earn their respect.
All of his best sprinters were in the transfer portal months ago, well before the most recent allegations. The ship had been sinking for a long time.
Former athletes said Sanders often favored athletes he recruited over walk-ons. “Because I wasn’t an athlete he recruited, maybe he didn’t feel like he had to put in as much effort in my class as opposed to the people he ended up bringing on,” a hurdler on the team from 2017-21 said.
Recruited athletes received more attention than walk-ons? Fire him!!
Yes, however he did threaten to choke a kid out. There is no gray area there.
Except there is gray area there, because my first reaction was that he was obviously kidding. What he said was so over the top that it really didn’t seem likely it was at all serious. Especially in the current climate it was an easy opportunity to manufacture outrage.
Except there is gray area there, because my first reaction was that he was obviously kidding. What he said was so over the top that it really didn’t seem likely it was at all serious. Especially in the current climate it was an easy opportunity to manufacture outrage.
I don't care what level of coach you are, saying you're going to choke someone is unacceptable and I can think of any scenario where it could even be said as a joke.
Except there is gray area there, because my first reaction was that he was obviously kidding. What he said was so over the top that it really didn’t seem likely it was at all serious. Especially in the current climate it was an easy opportunity to manufacture outrage.
I don't care what level of coach you are, saying you're going to choke someone is unacceptable and I can think of any scenario where it could even be said as a joke.
Exactly. Plus the school talked to everyone on the team and NOBODY stood up for him.
If the entire team hates you then you shouldn't be coaching.
that’s a hit piece. No dog in the fight, but every allegation in there is embellished and intentionally biased to seem as bad as possible. The women’s team “feels” he is paying more attention to the men, so he’s sexist? Completely subjective. An athlete is moved from 100H to 400H and claims she was hurt because of it, like no one has ever done that and it couldn’t very easily make a lot of success if the kid wasn’t productive as a short hurdler? Pole vaulter helps with the PV group when the coach leaves mid-season, and we’re complaining she wasn’t paid (which isn’t allowed)? Lots of biased subjective opinions by former athletes that have who-knows-what axe to grind? This is the problem today, people fall for these one-dimensional characterizations. Could it all be true? Sure. but likely there’s a whole lot of negative framing here.
Okay, so why did he step down? Because of the "hit piece" article that was published after he resigned? Explain the logic here.
that’s a hit piece. No dog in the fight, but every allegation in there is embellished and intentionally biased to seem as bad as possible. The women’s team “feels” he is paying more attention to the men, so he’s sexist? Completely subjective. An athlete is moved from 100H to 400H and claims she was hurt because of it, like no one has ever done that and it couldn’t very easily make a lot of success if the kid wasn’t productive as a short hurdler? Pole vaulter helps with the PV group when the coach leaves mid-season, and we’re complaining she wasn’t paid (which isn’t allowed)? Lots of biased subjective opinions by former athletes that have who-knows-what axe to grind? This is the problem today, people fall for these one-dimensional characterizations. Could it all be true? Sure. but likely there’s a whole lot of negative framing here.
Okay, so why did he step down? Because of the "hit piece" article that was published after he resigned? Explain the logic here.
Because administrators are scared to death of disgruntled students and bad publicity. They see their own livelihood threatened and with a hair trigger (ie any grievance or accusation whatsoever) throw coaches overboard. Any working coach will tell you this is true.
Okay, so why did he step down? Because of the "hit piece" article that was published after he resigned? Explain the logic here.
Because administrators are scared to death of disgruntled students and bad publicity. They see their own livelihood threatened and with a hair trigger (ie any grievance or accusation whatsoever) throw coaches overboard. Any working coach will tell you this is true.
Why are the students disgruntled though? Because of Gabe's behavior.
He resigned because he threatened to choke someone on the team in front of multiple witnesses and the athletic trainer. The athletic trainer likely reported him, or at least confirmed to the AD what Gabe was accused of saying.
Do you think it is acceptable for a coach to threaten to suffocate an athlete?
Because administrators are scared to death of disgruntled students and bad publicity. They see their own livelihood threatened and with a hair trigger (ie any grievance or accusation whatsoever) throw coaches overboard. Any working coach will tell you this is true.
Why are the students disgruntled though? Because of Gabe's behavior.
He resigned because he threatened to choke someone on the team in front of multiple witnesses and the athletic trainer. The athletic trainer likely reported him, or at least confirmed to the AD what Gabe was accused of saying.
Do you think it is acceptable for a coach to threaten to suffocate an athlete?
Joking or not, it's not ok. Period.
Period. “I have declared for every situation and there shall be never be any that it doesn’t perfectly address because safety and harm!
Has anyone in your life ever said anything sarcastic to you? Or do you go through life humorless and uptight? Well enjoy that and enjoy your moment of power through victimhood. But don’t be surprised when it gets turned around on you down the road.