Quote:
Originally posted by bebanovich
Quote:
Originally posted by Snaqwells
This caught my eye, coach. I wasn't there, so your interpretation may well be correct, but when I read the words he said, I wonder how it is really different than the opposing coach's compliment.
How do you know the official didn't mean something similar?
|
The kids. They smelled it, they called it. No one was mortally wounded by it, they just thought it was a little patronizing. I think high school kids are super-attuned to phoneys and patronizing. It's not so much the words but tone of voice and whether you are acknowledging them when you are saying it or just talking like they aren't there or they don't understand English.
[Edited by bebanovich on Mar 1st, 2006 at 05:51 AM]
|
You know your kids better than I do, but I also know kids aren't perfect judges of character or intent. They can make rash judgments just as easily, even more easily, than adults. Of course, I can only go by the words you reported and have no way of hearing tone, body language, etc.
My only point is this, one can easily find offense in virtually anything someone says if he is looking for it.