Coach walks off floor....with players

[Adam]

My sophomore year in high school we were playing a team that was typically in the running for the state championship in our class. We were, well, let's just say we weren't ever in the running for a championship. On their home floor, their senior night. Our coach thought they had a history of running up the score, and he asked us prior to the game if we'd be okay with walking off the court if they did it again. What were we going to say?

Fast foward, beginning of 4th quarter, and we're losing by about 70 or so (something like 95-25), just getting our a$$es kicked. Quarter starts, and their starters are still in the game. Coach calls timeout, and we walk off.

Coach got suspended by the state for 2 games, and when we played that school at home later, their fans came fully armed (verbally speaking).

[JS 20]

I had this happen in a 9 and under (not a typo, nine year old and under) AAU game. Coach isn't doing any barking at all the entire game. Towards the end, his team gets down by about 12 with around 1 minute left. His smallest player gets a steal in the BC and goes to the hoop, defender makes a CLEAN strip of the ball, ball hits the shooter on the knee and since he weighs about 45 lbs, that throws off his balance and he goes to the floor pretty hard, ball goes OB off the shooter. I have nothing but OB and the other team's ball. Coach goes ballistic, other team inbounds and the player who shot the ball basically tackles the ball handler. I run the kid for that obviously and then as I go to the table, here comes the coach after me. I asked him calmly to get back to the box while I reported and I would answer any question he had, he kept after me, got further out on the floor toward me...WHACK. Turns around and with 30 seconds left and his team down 12, he gets them and leaves. I couldn't believe what a terrible example he was setting for 8 and 9 year old kids.

[Stat-Man]

I saw it happen in 1999 during a weekend Semi-Pro Women's Basketball tournament.

We had a three team weekend tournament (Saturday was a round robin and Sunday was the finals) with the winner qualifying to some national tournament.

Anyways, the final game is a local team versus a team from Chicago. The visiting team isn't doing too bad, but as the game prtogresses, the coach is getting more and more agitated and his team is starting to get more physical.

I'm not sure what all triggered the final action any more, but according to my archives, he decided to pull his team off the court with 9:18 left in the game trailing by 19. I do remeber that the league office was contacted. I do know they weren't allowed to participate in the national tournament (which they might have been able to do had they fiished the game and finished as the regional runner-up).

It was crazy. I mean, I can understand coaches being all passionate and such, but pulling a team off like that accomplishes nothing good.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Stat-Man

I'm not sure what all triggered the final action any more, but according to my archives, he decided....... .

This is an interesting discussion and I enjoy reading the great game recaps. And, while I too can remember some of my more memorable or "infamous" games, my hat is off to some of you with your outstanding details.

Stat-man however mentions his "archive," which leads me to this question - other than keeping records for tax purposes (game, school, mileage, score, partner, etc.), what other records (situations, controversies, game recaps, personal critiques) do any of you keep and for how long? For what purpose? Do you go back and look at them? Under what circumstances?

Previously, I've only kept the tax info and any reports I had to send to my assignor on game issues.

Just curious. Thanks.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by grunewar

other than keeping records for tax purposes (game, school, mileage, score, partner, etc.), what other records (situations, controversies, game recaps, personal critiques) do any of you keep and for how long?

I keep track of every coach whose head blew up after I spoke with him. I take pictures, too, for my scrapbook. Here's one of them:

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Stat-man however mentions his "archive," which leads me to this question - other than keeping records for tax purposes (game, school, mileage, score, partner, etc.), what other records (situations, controversies, game recaps, personal critiques) do any of you keep and for how long? For what purpose? Do you go back and look at them? Under what circumstances?

Previously, I've only kept the tax info and any reports I had to send to my assignor on game issues.

Just curious. Thanks.

I keep nothing more than the basic schedule and info needed for taxes.

[NYBLUE]

I was reminded of this situation, and therefore posted it for discussion, while I was working a 14U fastpitch tournament this weekend.

During the 1st inning, I glanced into the stands and recognized this one man.
I could not put my finger on where I had seen him before.
My partner comes in to talk with me after the 1st inning and asks me if I remember that coach that walked off the floor during basketball. Right then and there, I realized the man in the stands was that very same basketball coach.

Yep! my partner in that softball game was the very same partner in the hoops game.

We never said a word to him during or after the softball game, but I really wanted to stop play and run over to short right field and ask the guy...
"Hey! Are you gonna pull these girls off the field today too?!"

We wondered if he even recognized us.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by NYBLUE

We never said a word to him during or after the softball game, but I really wanted to stop play and run over to short right field and ask the guy...
"Hey! Are you gonna pull these girls off the field today too?!"

That would have been incredibly cool - as long as the kids didn't hear you, that is.

[Stat-Man]

Originally Posted by grunewar

This is an interesting discussion and I enjoy reading the great game recaps. And, while I too can remember some of my more memorable or "infamous" games, my hat is off to some of you with your outstanding details.

Stat-man however mentions his "archive," which leads me to this question - other than keeping records for tax purposes (game, school, mileage, score, partner, etc.), what other records (situations, controversies, game recaps, personal critiques) do any of you keep and for how long? For what purpose? Do you go back and look at them? Under what circumstances?

Previously, I've only kept the tax info and any reports I had to send to my assignor on game issues.

Just curious. Thanks.

I have some sort of game information for all but 1 year of my "career."

In terms of tax information, I'm required to keep my business' tax-related documents for a minimum of 3 years, but I'll normally keep them for 6 before I shred them.