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Post by 19delta on Mar 31, 2009 23:07:29 GMT -6
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Post by jgordon1 on Apr 1, 2009 6:14:28 GMT -6
That used to be my hometown newspaper!!
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Post by cnunley on Apr 1, 2009 6:38:00 GMT -6
Wow, I like this coach. I see nothing wrong with joking around (and it was CLEARLY joking) with the parents and players on certain topics. And even though he is joking he is stating that they will become BETTER individuals by being on his team. I agreed with everything he said. I only wish these 'parents' could see that people do not have to be politically correct on how they approach everything. Get over it and play soccer.
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Post by bobgoodman on Apr 1, 2009 7:17:27 GMT -6
Lingering effects of 9/11/01? For a while after that, it seemed like nobody was allowed to kid about anything, at least with strangers.
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Post by bulldogoption on Apr 1, 2009 8:31:47 GMT -6
This guy sounds like a complete tool, IMO.
He claims to be satirizing folks who take youth sports too seriously. It appears to me he takes HIMSELF very seriously.
How about you just coach, and teach the kids the game, and lead by example............
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Post by gdoggwr on Apr 1, 2009 8:45:04 GMT -6
Personally, I got the humor in most of that... BUT, perhaps "satirizing parents who take youth sports too seriously" in a email to those same parents isn't the best idea...
I think he's funny, but I probably would want that guy coaching my kids either.
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Post by olinecoach61 on Apr 1, 2009 9:41:31 GMT -6
This guy is a moron. Anyone who would send an email like that out to parents deserves to lose their job. If he was my daughter's coach she'd be off the team in a heartbeat.
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Post by coachorr on Apr 1, 2009 10:26:24 GMT -6
Kind of a tool, but this comment was classic:
"If the refs can’t handle a little criticism, then they should turn in their whistle. The sooner they figure out how to make a decision and live with the consequences the better."
I must be a tool too, because I laughed pretty hard about it.
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Post by knighter on Apr 1, 2009 11:51:48 GMT -6
I'd let both my daughters play for his team. If you read anything in there and take it seriously you obviously have a problem. I love his wanting girls to kick ass comment, I see no problem with helping my girls become competitive in all aspects of life. This guy could coach for my athletic department any day.
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Post by John Knight on Apr 1, 2009 12:06:27 GMT -6
Deserves to lose his job?  ? He was a friggin' Volunteer!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by John Knight on Apr 1, 2009 12:07:46 GMT -6
Personally, I got the humor in most of that... BUT, perhaps "satirizing parents who take youth sports too seriously" in a email to those same parents isn't the best idea... That is WHAT MAKES IT FUNNY!!!!!!! |
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Post by coachwarner on Apr 1, 2009 15:21:47 GMT -6
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Post by dubber on Apr 1, 2009 15:53:28 GMT -6
uh, I don't care
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Post by mariner42 on Apr 1, 2009 16:03:35 GMT -6
Did he get fired from coaching HS football? Seems like half of what he's saying is the kinda stuff that like, 2/3 of the coaches I've met in my life would think.
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Post by wingtol on Apr 1, 2009 17:11:11 GMT -6
Kind of a tool, but this comment was classic: "If the refs can’t handle a little criticism, then they should turn in their whistle. The sooner they figure out how to make a decision and live with the consequences the better." I must be a tool too, because I laughed pretty hard about it. I really am not to upset about the whole email thing but the only part, after reading the article, that would upset me is the above mentioned refs are like 12 year old girls. Not real sure you need to go after a 12 year old girl soccer ref. like we go after adult male football refs. |
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Post by ramsfootball on Apr 1, 2009 18:32:22 GMT -6
I coach soccer and the only issue I have with his email is the part about refs, Refs for youth soccer are hard to keep, turnover is high because of coaches/parents like him. Just recently in our league meeting we were told that 95-98% of the refs are under the age of 18.( they want to recruit older adults) You just can't verbal abuse a 12yr old. The league actual may need the ref more than the coach because with no refs games get cancel, with out a coach the game goes on an a parent steps in on Sat. So that just my two cents on the email. Other than that the email was fine, however was it necessary for him to do that being that he had new players and parents?
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Post by coachorr on Apr 2, 2009 0:02:13 GMT -6
To clarify my comments, I hardly ever say anything in an unprofessional manner to a ref nor do I focus much of my attention on it. I just thought it was a funny comment, because I have had similar thoughts.
I also laughed my tail off about the latte drinking parent section sitting on their LL Bean chairs and their complaints, classic.
Not the correct venue to be a comedian of this nature, however.
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Post by tedseay on Apr 2, 2009 4:39:26 GMT -6
Not the correct venue to be a comedian of this nature, however. There's nothing funny about soccer. ;D  ;D |
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Post by trojan on Apr 2, 2009 15:15:13 GMT -6
"I argue that competition is good and is important to the evolution of our species and our survival in what has become an increasingly competitive global economy and dangerous world."
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Post by khalfie on Apr 2, 2009 20:43:40 GMT -6
I knew this one kid that used to play soccer...
He also used to wet the bed and eat glue...
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Post by 19delta on Apr 2, 2009 20:48:30 GMT -6
I knew this one kid that used to play soccer... He also used to wet the bed and eat glue... Is that a confession, khal? |
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 4, 2009 12:15:09 GMT -6
If you haven't figured out by now that soccer parents are whinny, everyone wins, lets all have fun, can't we all get along, hug em' all, non-aggressive douche bags then you need to get the phuk out of our country. You are either perpetuating or turning a blind eye to the pussification of America's youth. suggest you re-think your philosophy here ... my daughter plays soccer and i don't appreciate being called a douche bag. your over-the-top style sometimes gets old. this issue isn't about soccer ... it is about a coach whose FIRST CONTACT with his team's parents was this letter. this is what you send out as a means of introducing yourself? seriously? and... it's done in a letter (email) rather than an in-face team meeting? humor is much easier to convey in person with tone, inflection, body language... but, really .. the best thing to do is send this out in a letter as FIRST CORRESPONDENCE? THAT is the issue ... his TIMING (1st contact) and his METHOD (email vs in person). the sport has NOTHING to do with it. but, hey, dc ... you could probably just kick their ass and everything would be ok ...  |
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Post by coachorr on Apr 4, 2009 12:23:01 GMT -6
Coach Huey,
Do you drink non-fat lattes and sit in an LL Bean chair during the games? ;D
Even though, the letter was way off base, that comment was pretty dang funny.
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 4, 2009 12:57:45 GMT -6
Coach Huey, Do you drink non-fat lattes and sit in an LL Bean chair during the games? ;D Even though, the letter was way off base, that comment was pretty dang funny. ah, stereotypes ... focus on what the situation is ... a coach's first contact with the parents of his players was through an email loaded with tongue-in-cheek, satirical, and slightly un-pc humor. discuss if that is the best way to introduce yourself to the parents ... not if soccer sucks (i won't argue that - but my daughter makes the choice) or if the letter was funny or not. the point of the discussion should be about whether or not this is the best way to make the first contact with a set of parents. back to the stereotype .. um, like all those high school coaches i saw this weekend in shorts, t-shirt, hat at a professional coaching clinic ... thanks for helping build us up as professionals, guys... long live the stereotype. |
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Post by CoachFetty on Apr 4, 2009 13:05:31 GMT -6
funny, but probably not the best intro letter
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Post by wwol on Apr 4, 2009 13:50:30 GMT -6
this issue isn't about soccer ... it is about a coach whose FIRST CONTACT with his team's parents was this letter. this is what you send out as a means of introducing yourself? seriously? and... it's done in a letter (email) rather than an in-face team meeting? humor is much easier to convey in person with tone, inflection, body language... but, really .. the best thing to do is send this out in a letter as FIRST CORRESPONDENCE? THAT is the issue ... his TIMING (1st contact) and his METHOD (email vs in person). the sport has NOTHING to do with it. Introducing yourself by satirizing the intended audience in the form of written communication. This just sounds like a recipe for problems from the beginning. |
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Post by coachorr on Apr 4, 2009 16:42:43 GMT -6
Coach Huey, um, like all those high school coaches i saw this weekend in shorts, t-shirt, hat at a professional coaching clinic ... thanks for helping build us up as professionals, guys... long live the stereotype. I hear ya there, especially the ones who sit at the bar the whole time and talk about irrelevant garbage, when they could be at a meeting making themselves better. I think the letter was unprofessional and in bad taste. |
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Post by 19delta on Apr 4, 2009 18:25:51 GMT -6
the point of the discussion should be about whether or not this is the best way to make the first contact with a set of parents. I agree with you, Huey...there is definitely something to be said about "knowing your audience". It is often tough to gauge the intent and sincerity of someone through written communication...heck...how many times has someone here on this website got their panties in a bunch over how a particular post was perceived? While I don't necessarily disagree with what the guy said in the email, I do agree with you that sending it out, especially to people that he had never met before showed a pretty serious lack of judgment. |
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