Heard that a catholic school in Allentown PA has been kicking student athletes off for missing practice, even after parents and kids notified coach they would be away.
Heard that a catholic school in Allentown PA has been kicking student athletes off for missing practice, even after parents and kids notified coach they would be away.
So?
As long as the rules are clear and his AD is okay with it, who cares?
kicking an athlete off for missing practice- seriously. No rules, dont think its clear as more athletes are given the boot. Cant even go on college visits.
Mr. Obvious wrote:
So?
As long as the rules are clear and his AD is okay with it, who cares?
Sounds like the coaches have forgotten why they are there. Maybe somebody is taking themselves a bit too seriously.
what would constitute expelling a HS athlete from a team? I think the word "coach" is used too freely today. Basic values are missing...
You must be joking right? How is it possible that people think it is ok to miss practice? Is it ok to teach kids to cheat? to lie?, to steal? Lets get real here if you don't come to practice why be on the team? Allen Iverson
rukiddinme wrote:
kicking an athlete off for missing practice- seriously. No rules, dont think its clear as more athletes are given the boot. Cant even go on college visits.[quote]Mr. Obvious wrote:
Really? My coach kicked athletes off the team for not coming to practice. Not for an excused one or even just one of two the whole season but the expectation was that if you were on the team then you came to practice. Doesn't seem that outrageous to me.
Here you can tell who ever played another sport seriously and who just came to running from no athletic background. Football, basketball, soccer, baseball usually let you miss one practice, for any reason, during the season. The second one you're off the team. Ironic that the sports with the toughest rules are the ones that are most respected. Think about it.
It's high school sports. If people have an excuse they should be allowed to miss practice. If not, they're out.
Is today's 5 miler more important than a college visit? Really?
Heard that a catholic school in Allentown PA has been kicking student athletes off for missing practice, even after parents and kids notified coach they would be away.[/quote]
And?
Try skipping football practice one day and you'll not play in the game that week. Do itr again and you'll be off the team. This is true in almosyt any high school in the nation.
So why would we hold cross country runners to a lower standard?
My rule for the season (which I thik is liberal):
strike one is a serious written warning to athlete and parents and you must make up the work from the missed practice. I will come in on Saturday or Sunday to supervise if need be.
strike two is a sit-out of the next meet and you must earn your spot back at practice. I had a top 7 guy one year who got a strike 2 and never was able to earn a top 7 spot again as another kid stepped in and ran better than he was. And you have to make up the missed prcatice.
strike three is you are off the team.
I'm coaching youth football right now and I support that coach's rule, with exceptions for documented illness. You have no idea how hard it is to fill in someone's position in practice (scrimmages especially) if they miss. It is REALLY tough if you only have a few extra players. I was missing 4 of 13 players yesterday including both my DTs while trying to put in my defense. We only have one more practice before the first game.
A few kids/parents who are the "fair weather" kind can hold your team hostage. That sucks for me (giving my time for free) and for the kids who are there and are highly motivated.
My issue with the strict rules is that kids don't always get to dictate their own schedule. At a young age, it's the parents that have the control. Our local HS just had this issue over the holiday. A few families went out of town and kids had to miss a mandatory practice. If the parents say the kid has to go out of town with the family I don't like that the coach punishes the kid.
They are kids for Christ sakes, sports should not be the highest priority in life. If you miss a day of math class you don't get kicked out.
If you miss a math class you get suspended! What the heck is going on in schools these days? I graduated high school in 1988. I agree with the posters referring to other sports. As dopey as football players can be, they wouldn't think of missing practice.
There was no skipping math class or practice! Unless you told the coach and had a legal excuse from school. We didn't have email so would have to take the step of calling Coach to let him know I was sick. My college visits were during the summer. I didn't miss school for college visits.
I played basketball and missed several family ski vacations and cruises because we played and practiced during Christmas and winter breaks.
HS Coaches are a little too full of themselves. Its HS, not College or Pro. (although 75% are wannabes). Lighten up a little. Its just HS. They get a little more serious at the next level.
Agree and disagree. Skipping or not showing up to practice for no reason is one thing, college visits, and reasonable absences for academic reasons are another. The whole reason they are in high school is to get an education, not to do sports, though college provides an exception.
It makes a lot more sense to punish someone in that is in high school sports for poor academics than when they are
HS sports should not be taken as seriously as some coaches see it. I know mine did and it was more frustrating than enjoyable.
say what polar bear wrote:
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It makes a lot more sense to punish someone in that is in high school sports for poor academics than when they are
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huh?
wtf? I missed practice all the time, but I'd almost always run on my own. Other kids did the same. The coach cannot control whether or not everyone runs on the weekends, but you don't see it as an egregious act worthy of expulsion for someone to miss a run then.
I suspended my #4, #5, #6 from the DISTRICT meet for skipping practice. I would rather have a losing season than compromise the principles of my program. Those student-athletes will eventually be gone (because of graduation), but the program will still be here with its STANDARDS still in place.
Bill the Pill wrote:
huh?
lol my bad, i revised a sentence but forgot to add what i was correcting. what i meant to say was
It makes a lot more sense to punish someone in that is in high school sports for poor academics than when they are trying to succeed or go farther in academics.