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Post by los on Nov 4, 2008 11:49:52 GMT -6
Whats kind of "odd" about this deal to me is.......I can understand throwing an indiscriminate punch at someone, who grabs you from behind, during the heat of a brawl.....but once you realize....."hey, this is my coach".....did the kid continue to pound on him or was all the damage suffered by just one punch?
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Post by phantom on Nov 4, 2008 12:01:31 GMT -6
I wonder how many of the coaches here who are giving their opinions have ever spent any time in the Behavioral classrooms.... I used to think it was a simply "blame it on the ______" too. Then I met a current teacher/colleague who has 3 children. One..a senior who is on their way to college on full academic scholarship (National Merit Semi Finalist), one who is a solid a/b student..and one ..8...who almost broke the arm of the teacher trying to hit her with a baseball bat. Some kids..just aren't wired the same. Bleeding heart liberal stance? YES But it is also a reality for which we are NOT looking for solutions. So Khalfie, the next time you are in the New Orleans area, look me up, and I can show you this bad kid (10 year old), and you can show me the bad parents...who happen to be the same parents of the National Merit Semi Finalist/Student of the Year... I've just retired after 31 years of teaching and I agree with this. I've seen great kids come from horrible backgrounds and real a$$holes that had good parents. I thank God every day that my son turned out as well as he did. Bad kid/bad parents was big when I was in college, in the 70s. I thought it was horse$hit then and I think it's horse$hit now.
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Post by airman on Nov 4, 2008 14:22:02 GMT -6
I think coach rod up at Michigan and when he was at W.V had a nice reminder for the kids.
on the door out to the practice field he had a sign which said "FLIP IT ON" on the way back into the locker on the outside of the same door was "FlIP IT OFF"
This was a reminder to the players that what you do on the field being aggressive and violent was not acceptable in society. on the way onto the field he wanted to remind them that it is time to get mentally prepared to be physical.
I think todays society there is no off switch. Kids have been told they can go what they and all behavior is acceptable.
Cooper Lawrence who is a behavioral psychologist has talked to me several times as what I call the individual celebrity. today anyone can be famous, just post on you tube. kids actually think they are these great people because they have been told they are by parents.
I have a friend who is a college professor and she gets calls, emails and visits from parents regarding their 18 to 23 year old children in college. cut the cord is what she tells them and most parents cannot to do. It is why we are retarding the growth of the current generation of 18 to 26 yr olds.
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Post by coachorr on Nov 5, 2008 0:01:27 GMT -6
The broader the brush stroke you paint with the fuzzier the lines. Making general statements, which stereotype and pigeonhole people set them up for success or failure. Point is, not all objects are nice and round, which can be pounded into the same size of hole, which society provides.
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Post by coachd5085 on Nov 5, 2008 9:54:58 GMT -6
I don't mean to get educationally psychological but if that coach has been place in the kid's quality world, then this wouldn't have happened to him. That's all I'm saying. That's just human nature. Unfortunately, this is not a true statement. It is common place, but as I said, some kids wiring is such that it doesnt matter. I see it every day, and I have to restrain kids (using the proper techniques and protocols of course) at least 3 times a week because they are too strong for their para's to restrain (4th and 5th graders). When not "flipping out" these kids absolutely adore their teachers and their para's (and me, if I do say so myself from my latest Halloween bounty)
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Post by angryman27909 on Nov 5, 2008 11:33:08 GMT -6
the worst this about the photo is that the referees doesn't have any leverage on the player to slam his a##. i can't believe you guys are blaming the coach or liberalism on this. I'm a liberal and i knock the hell out my kids every chance i get. the key to striking kids is to hit hard enough that the kid and those watching will say nothing....lol the facts are we have developed a nation of criminal behavior kids and we all have played a part into it from consecrative, liberals, religion and non religions, parents and schools. our kids behavior are evidence that our ideologies have failed.
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Post by coachorr on Nov 15, 2008 0:03:16 GMT -6
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Post by coachorr on Nov 15, 2008 0:05:48 GMT -6
What a Douche Bag.
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Post by 19delta on Nov 15, 2008 3:47:54 GMT -6
That kid is a total a-hole.
With that being said, I don't think the coach handled the situation well at all.
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Post by coachorr on Nov 15, 2008 8:43:57 GMT -6
"But seriously...who knew "timeouts" wouldn't work?"
The Bible.
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