I am a senior in high school, and I'm in a bit of a predicament. During practice last week another runner and I passed an old man on the sidewalk. He was walking down the middle of the sidewalk, so we parted around him. He yelled at us after we passed him, which we thought was kind of funny. The next day at practice, however, we were informed that he had called our AD and said that we had thrown him on the ground and laughed as we ran off. All of our coaches believe him, and are keeping us from leaving campus until we apologize to him in person. I've been running off-campus in the morning lately, but it's getting kind of old.
For reference, I'm in contention to win the 3200m and podium in the 1600m at state this year. My school hasn't had any decent distance runners since the 1970s.
I would honestly quit the team and run unattached if I could enter meets without the school; every year I have to deal with some ridiculous policy decision of the head coaches. I'm going to go along with it and apologize to the guy, but I feel like kind of a sellout for admitting to something I didn't do. Any advice?
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Your team is being held accountable for being stupid.
Man up and accept it - Congrats to the coach -
Grow Up wrote:
Your team is being held accountable for being stupid.
Man up and accept it - Congrats to the coach
I told you exactly what happened, but I assume that your borderline illiteracy made understanding it kind of difficult. -
I would have mommy or daddy go talk to your coach.
Wish you well in the 3200. -
Thank you, comrade
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Grow Up wrote:
Your team is being held accountable for being stupid.
Man up and accept it - Congrats to the coach
It is stupid to pass pedestrians? -
You're a senior. If your coach after 3.5 years thinks it's possible that you grew am old man to the ground and laughed as you ran off, you must be a total douche.
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D3 NE Liberal Artist 420 wrote:
You're a senior. If your coach after 3.5 years thinks it's possible that you grew am old man to the ground and laughed as you ran off, you must be a total douche.
I should probably clarify: Our former head coach got fired for being incompetent, and our current coach only met me last week at our first outdoor practice. My distance coach who has known me since my sophomore year believes me, but has next to no power. -
Years back in elementary school one of my teachers told us to be careful walking past elderly people. Give them plenty of space as they could fall over and be seriously hurt.
Apologize to the guy. And if you're having problems every year consider that you may be the problem. -
Be mindful of the elderly wrote:
Years back in elementary school one of my teachers told us to be careful walking past elderly people. Give them plenty of space as they could fall over and be seriously hurt.
Apologize to the guy. And if you're having problems every year consider that you may be the problem.
Noted, but his story was blatantly untrue. One of our other runners was behind us on this run, and clearly saw that the guy didn't fall or even stumble. -
From behind they split around him. Probably startled him and probably was more to it than them just going on in silence. He thought it was funny. Ended up having consequences due to his actions.
Big deal he has to train on campus.
Could have been avoided.
He can accept punishment or quit team. Maybe coach will read here and forgive the poor lad and he can win some insignificant high school event.
Would guess he attends a privileged school.
If the guy had a heart attack would it have been funny? -
Grow Up wrote:
From behind they split around him. Probably startled him and probably was more to it than them just going on in silence. He thought it was funny. Ended up having consequences due to his actions.
Couldn't have happened if the guy had just walked on the right side of the sidewalk like a normal person so that people had ample room to pass on the left. -
Grow Up wrote:
From behind they split around him. Probably startled him and probably was more to it than them just going on in silence. He thought it was funny. Ended up having consequences due to his actions.
Big deal he has to train on campus.
Could have been avoided.
He can accept punishment or quit team. Maybe coach will read here and forgive the poor lad and he can win some insignificant high school event.
Would guess he attends a privileged school.
If the guy had a heart attack would it have been funny?
1. We passed from the front
2. Passing him was unavoidable
3. I go to public school in one of the poorest counties in the country -
Young kids and their foolish pride. Apologize, say you didn't mean it and didn't even know He fell.
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Definitely don't apologize if you didn't do it. Tell the coach that if the man is claiming assault against you, and if you are being punished for said assault, that you and your parents would like to involve the police. Its not a high school's place to punish students for criminal offenses. In fact, by law they have to report it for the police to handle anyways so if they haven't done that then they are in the wrong already. If the coach really chose the other mans word over yours just like that then i would make him apologize as well, not that an apology means anything but he should have to be the one to swallow his pride
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Get over it, not a big deal. Go talk with your AD if you have a problem with it
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Get a lawyer
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There was a claim of assault by taking an action that caused an individual harm. The coach and school administration is required to report the incident to authorities,
The coach should be placed on probation for not reporting the incident.
Get yourself a lawyer and fight it.
Your reputation is at risk. -
That is the only answer. Anything else is a sell out. You obviously did nothing wrong. It was not your fault.
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SWAZ wrote:
I am a senior in high school, and I'm in a bit of a predicament. During practice last week another runner and I passed an old man on the sidewalk. He was walking down the middle of the sidewalk, so we parted around him. He yelled at us after we passed him, which we thought was kind of funny. The next day at practice, however, we were informed that he had called our AD and said that we had thrown him on the ground and laughed as we ran off. All of our coaches believe him, and are keeping us from leaving campus until we apologize to him in person. I've been running off-campus in the morning lately, but it's getting kind of old.
For reference, I'm in contention to win the 3200m and podium in the 1600m at state this year. My school hasn't had any decent distance runners since the 1970s.
I would honestly quit the team and run unattached if I could enter meets without the school; every year I have to deal with some ridiculous policy decision of the head coaches. I'm going to go along with it and apologize to the guy, but I feel like kind of a sellout for admitting to something I didn't do. Any advice?
6/10. This is some good trolling.
