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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by Snaqwells
At the very least, their behavior on the court will be emulated by kids who want to play like the stars.
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Not if the parents, coaches and school administration do not stand for that kind of behavior.
There was a teacher of mine when I was in HS that was a coach at another school when I started officiating. He was the head basketball coach and AD at a school not far from my home town. Well one Christmas vacation there was a star player on the team that family took a Christmas vacation while this team had games at a Christmas tournament. The parents did not inform the coach of the vacation and when this kid came back this coach benched this player. The parents were upset so they filed a complaint with the school board. The school board required this coach to apologize for benching this player for what was essentially violating team rules. Instead of apologizing for his actions, the resigned at the end of the season.
There is something wrong when authority is not respected with kids today. It has little or nothing to do with what they see on TV. It has more to do with what the parents will allow in their house.
Peace
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I'd bet it was hard for him to even finish the season. It's hard to do anything in life when you know that you won't get backed up for making the "right" choice or expecting people to have standards. Heck I respect him for doint the right thing and finishing what he started.