Coach T wrote:
Assuming, this is a legit post, coach is definitely out of a job. Coaches job is to coach kids who show up and appropriately discipline/motivate those that don't. The coach is as much a quitter as his no show athletes. Unfortunately, he is an adult and should know better-pack
Let me guess, private school coach?
Coach Foo, not sure why you have that tone. As a coach at a private school I dont see why you would have that biased opinion?
Here's an update.
The guys who missed all came today. Our coach talked to them and said he was disappointed in there choices. He only wants dedicated and commited people on the team. He said they can quit if they want. Sometimes the training is hard and they might not want it bad enough. Then he talked to each guy separately. After the talk he pulled there shorts down and spanked there bare bottoms. After each spank they had to say "I will not miss practice. Please sir may I have another?" Then coach told the guys they were forgiven and today will be a fresh start.
Flagpole wrote:
Umm...how is it that the kids don't show up to practice? Being able to run in a meet that weekend should require that you attend all practices or have a valid reason for missing one. On my son's team, if you have an unexcused absence from practice, you are not running in the meet on Saturday. If it happens a second time, parents are contacted and a third time, there's a meeting with the AD and a possible suspension from the team is in order.
That's the way it was when I was coaching in HS, except a 3rd unexcused absence was automatic termination from the team. Do you really think the football coach would let this kind of stuff go on? And if kids do this in NCAA sports, their scholarship can be cut or terminated (depends on what's in the contract). When it gets tricky is if the #1 guy or gal is pulling this stuff and the team needs them.
This is a perfect example of why there need to be rules, and it's the coach's fault if he allows this kind of behavior to happen. He would get a lot more respect from the whole team if he called a team meeting and announced that everyone who has not be showing up for practice are kicked off the team, effective immediately.
coach d wrote:
Flagpole wrote:Umm...how is it that the kids don't show up to practice? Being able to run in a meet that weekend should require that you attend all practices or have a valid reason for missing one. On my son's team, if you have an unexcused absence from practice, you are not running in the meet on Saturday. If it happens a second time, parents are contacted and a third time, there's a meeting with the AD and a possible suspension from the team is in order.
That's the way it was when I was coaching in HS, except a 3rd unexcused absence was automatic termination from the team. Do you really think the football coach would let this kind of stuff go on? And if kids do this in NCAA sports, their scholarship can be cut or terminated (depends on what's in the contract). When it gets tricky is if the #1 guy or gal is pulling this stuff and the team needs them.
This is a perfect example of why there need to be rules, and it's the coach's fault if he allows this kind of behavior to happen. He would get a lot more respect from the whole team if he called a team meeting and announced that everyone who has not be showing up for practice are kicked off the team, effective immediately.
In our school district, there have to be chances for the kid (and the parents) to right the ship, so just calling a meeting and kicking those off the team who haven't been showing up when there wasn't a policy in place wouldn't fly. The coach COULD though call a meeting and implement a new policy, and that is after three no-shows you are off the team and that that policy starts immediately. Any team without a policy in place needs to get one tomorrow.
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