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Grayson players stage walkout
VALDOSTADAWG
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Wanted to get y'all's opinion on this. BA mentioned it on the Podcast today. Nearly all the players walked out on practice in an attempt to get the Head Coach fired, because of practice conditions. Their season doesn't start until next Friday, but this is a terrible look for a top 10 nationally ranked high school football team.
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No one is forcing them to play or be on the team
I’d think that it’s kinda hard to leave the team when (allegedly) a number of players either had their families move or moved in with “relatives” to be able to go there....just saying.
The clear potential for something like this to become a trend is why I started the thread about one of our players waving off a coach, now we've seen reports of a second player pushing back when asked to work harder.
The situation at Maryland combined with the general trend of youth questioning authority has the potential to be very disruptive to programs.
Without giving too much of myself away, I'm 62 and after shutting down my contracting business I decided to take a part time job. I was hired by a well known retail operation. I quickly learned some of the young employees were spoiled brats and management pandered to them. When a 23 year old man ( boy really) kept avoiding work I explained to him that I wasn't going to do both my job and his. The manager called me in and asked what I said to the punk, I was told the baby was almost in tears. I was given a ''verbal warning'', which oddly enough was written into my work record.
I finished my shift and after sleeping on it I went in the next day, told the manager he was pandering to brats and ruining them to society and quit the job.
When I was playing HS football that would simply not have happened.........However if this coach was that bad the parents would have gotten together and demanded something be done....where were the parents in this case
If it's real abuse, players and parents should speak up.
Somehow I think this is more about what is happening broadly on campuses where children are making demands on those charged with preparing them for life.
I'm more socially liberal than most of you, but it's getting ridiculous.
If it's real abuse, players and parents should speak up.
Somehow I think this is more about what is happening broadly on campuses where children are making demands on those charged with preparing them for life.
I'm more socially liberal than most of you, but it's getting ridiculous.
If it's real abuse, players and parents should speak up.
Somehow I think this is more about what is happening broadly on campuses where children are making demands on those charged with preparing them for life.
I'm more socially liberal than most of you, but it's getting ridiculous.
You can say that again, and again lol.
This software can be a pisser.
I can't tell IF something will eventually post and I can't delete posts.
you can edit them with the word "stooopid" bahahahha
According to the article the players were upset about going full contact in shorts and no pads. I can see where that might not be the best idea. I agree with many of the points being made in this thread, though, in terms of work ethic.
It also makes me wonder where were the parents, other coaches, trainers, etc that it got to this point? How did it get all the way to a planned team walk out?
I don't read more into the article than what it reports. If practices included full contact in shorts then the kids should have said something. No other grievances were mentioned, the coach apologized and agreed to change, and the matter appears to be resolved.
We are surrounded with evidence that each successive generation in America is lazier than the one prior but I don't think this situation is included.
Good for you!!!! Hope you find a more rewarding position.
Lavender,why the down vote ? Seems like a pretty reasonable statement to me .
Is this the same staff from last year? Does this represent a change from last year’s approach. Sounds a bit”off” to me.
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Multiple choice?
Look when I was in high school we would do full contact to an extent where we wrap up and stay off the ground in shorts and T-shirt. It’s basivally like a 7v7. It sounds like these kids are soft. I guarantee they weren’t going to ground. These kids didn’t want to practice because they think they are great.
I know about the Maryland situation and this is not it. It’s just kids who are soft and don’t want to work. Even when the coach is giving them a break by putting them in short and shirt. It was so bad parents and administration would have stepped in way quicker on the matter.
WC, who was the second player pushing back?
These high-profile teams....aren’t there all kinds of parents, scouts and others pretty much at every practice?