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.
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/local-hs-football-team-stages-walkout-protesting-practice-conditions/814910678
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.
@VALDOSTADAWG said: 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. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/local-hs-football-team-stages-walkout-protesting-practice-conditions/814910678
@VALDOSTADAWG said: 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.
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
@dawgnms said: No one is forcing them to play or be on the team
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.
@scooterdawg said: 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.
@WCDawg said: @scooterdawg said: 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.
@WCDawg said:
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.
@WCDawg said: @VALDOSTADAWG said: 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. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/local-hs-football-team-stages-walkout-protesting-practice-conditions/814910678 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.
Good for you!!!! Hope you find a more rewarding position.
Lavender,why the down vote ? Seems like a pretty reasonable statement to me .
@loxahatcheedawg said: 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.
@loxahatcheedawg said: 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.
Is this the same staff from last year? Does this represent a change from last year’s approach. Sounds a bit”off” to me.
