Thank you LetsRun users for your support!

seriously, posting all that stuff on your website (prior to dismissal) only hurt your cause.

also, it's pretty hard to read

Seriously, shut the hell up

Fat bitch. Quit causing shit on your team. Do as you're told. Most people in this track world DO look down on you. Your coach is the boss, he pays your bills, you work for him. DO AS HE SAYS.

why did she get kicked off the team?

did not say on site/

Karen,

Good for you standing up for yourself.

You are so much more better off to not be on a team with creeps like that coach.

my wrote:

why did she get kicked off the team?

did not say on site/

why? what happened?

The problem with personal websites is that you don't get to hear their side of the story. What was your behavior that caused this? What rules did you feel were unjust? Can we or your website have the whole situation and not just the last 2 weeks?I am very curious as to why a team would want to get rid of someone that competed in the NCAA championships. We had a guy that never came to practice, but since he was fast the coaches looked the other way.

Karen Freberg wrote:

Hi!

One of my close friends told me about this forum and that there was a discussion about me and I am impressed with this site! :) I would like to thank everyone on the this forum for their support during this difficult time for me. It's been a week since I have been dismissed from the Florida track and field team, and I appreciate your support. It really meant a lot to me! I have an update on my situation and I have answered some of your questions. Here is the link to my newsletter:

http://www.karenfreberg.com/a_note_to_my_fans_part_2.htm

Thank you all again and have a great day.

Best Wishes,

Karen Freberg

Didn't Karen have a difference of option with her HS coach and transferred to a different high school in her Sophomore year?

Or am I getting her confused with someone else?

It would be interesting to hear the coach's side of the story. One can infer from the contract that:

A) She was posting her training regiment on her website. As a coach, I would appreciate if the training program that I was administering to my athletes were not posted on the Internet for the competition to see.

B) She was not doing as the coaches were advising, and while ignoring the coaching staff, was vocally or using body language to emphasize her disrespect.

C) She was supplementing her training program with additional workouts, while not under the advisement of the coaching staff. Her pereived attitude of having more knowledge than the coaches raised the risk her injury, something a coach does not want to happen ever. But, since Karen was an athlete, ignoring the coach put his investment at risk.

D) She was not showing up to practice consistently, and when she did show up, she was disruptive.

E) When asked to cease and desist being a pain in the ass and just being a coachable athlete, Karen reluctantly agreed to sign the contract.

I think Karen needs to congratulated for a stellar career and her placing at the Oly Trials, but her website comes nowhere near giving the visitors to her site any insight as to why she was dismissed. Given her vague explanations versus the very clear dismissal letter from the coach, I think the coach did the right thing.

Holland,

You would eat those words if you even spent 5 minutes with the jackass known as Judge. Are there any former Wyoming athletes that care to back me up? Good luck Karen.

Karen,

I would strongly suggest taking any negative references down to the troubles your past coaches have had with regards to relationships. Any good lawyer would be able to haul your ass in court for some of those remarks. You might win the case, but you'll spend more money than you want defending them.

You're a talented athlete. Defend yourself with a desire to being the champion you know you can be, it is always the best way to get revenge. Let your actions do the talking, you have to think about Beijing in '08, you need the positive energy of your friends, family and yes, even your detractors. Focus your website on something good and don't use it to detract from what you really want in life.

She transfered high schools, she left SMU now she's causing problems at Florida. Anybody see a pattern here?

2tonbrik wrote:

Holland,

You would eat those words if you even spent 5 minutes with the jackass known as Judge. Are there any former Wyoming athletes that care to back me up? Good luck Karen.

Which words? The coach may be a jackass, but when comparing the thoughts she had for why she was dismissed (she gave none) versus the coaches reasons, which she posted, the coach appears to be in the right, jackass or not.

And AggieFan is right on the money. High school transfer, the SMU transfer and now Florida. There is a pattern. I've dealt with athletes like Karen, one whose parents is just a "little" too involved. When things aren't going right, it's always the coach's fault:

"The coach doesn't know what he's doing."

"The coach isn't spending enough time with my little superstar".

"I've trained him/her all my life and this is what works best."

For athletes with overly involved parents, transfers are very common.

throwers are great

Sounds like a huge negative on the team..I read what I could , very poor website, and it sounded as if she trusted and wanted to do what her Dad said..not the coach...if that was the case, hang out with Dad all day and dont waste the time of the University....so in closing, you dont have LetsRuns support

Legal Eagle wrote:

Karen,

I would strongly suggest taking any negative references down to the troubles your past coaches have had with regards to relationships. Any good lawyer would be able to haul your ass in court for some of those remarks. You might win the case, but you'll spend more money than you want defending them.

So true... "truth as a defense" works in high profile cases (Tom Cruise), but doesn't always work for the private citizen & former HS coach...

I hope that this doesn't mean that you are supporting Judge. Seriously, you guys speak of Karen's track record of transferring, well why don't we talk about coach Judge. He was asked to leave from Wyoming after numerous NCAA violations. He now has two sexaul assault charges brought against him. Sounds like a great guy.

karen,

your website is crap and you and your dad should go crawl into a hole

no, seriously, your website is AWFUL

2tonbrik wrote:

I hope that this doesn't mean that you are supporting Judge. Seriously, you guys speak of Karen's track record of transferring, well why don't we talk about coach Judge. He was asked to leave from Wyoming after numerous NCAA violations. He now has two sexaul assault charges brought against him. Sounds like a great guy.

Do you have more information about the sexual assault charges? Couldn't find anything on the web.

BTW - I am not a Gator fan, nor am I a fan of weight events. I was ready to support Karen, but based upon the information (or lack there of) on her website, it only appeared to me that she was whining. As you are closer to the situation, or at least have more information, you might be able to better enlighten us, since Karen's website failed to do so.