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Post by coachphillip on Aug 29, 2013 9:12:25 GMT -6
Had to share this one, coaches.
Had a freshman who was shaping up to be a halfway decent guard. Smart, decent size, good feet, very coachable. He tells me he "has to quit football for personal reasons." I told him he was making a huge mistake, gut out a season and then decide. He said he had already made up his mind. We shook hands and off he went.
Fast forward to our scrimmage this last Saturday. The kid is in the marching band! So when I ask him what his personal reason was for not playing football ... "It would interfere with my music career." Now, for some of you, that would seem like a silly notion but understandable considering we're dealing with kids who are trying to figure out who they are as people. But, here's the kicker: he didn't know how to play an instrument! He spent all summer at football so he never got to learn how to play an instrument. During the marching band routine, he walked around in formation with his hands in front of him pretending to play the trumpet!
My starting freshman guard quit football to pursue his career in playing in an AIR BAND!
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Post by kacoach on Aug 29, 2013 9:16:47 GMT -6
About 8 years ago or so, I had my 3 year starting varsity fullback quit because his girlfriend had a yeast infection. Talk about a WTF do you say to that moment. The whole coaching staff was speechless.
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Post by slydaddy on Aug 29, 2013 9:55:32 GMT -6
Was told by a senior-to-be during summer workouts that there were too many fish to catch and too much beer to drink.
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Post by blb on Aug 29, 2013 10:02:12 GMT -6
Was told by a senior-to-be during summer workouts that there were too many fish to catch and too much beer to drink. Hard to argue with that. |
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Post by CS on Aug 29, 2013 10:04:53 GMT -6
Was told by a senior-to-be during summer workouts that there were too many fish to catch and too much beer to drink. At least he knows what he wants in life! That's a good one. We get kids quitting so they can hunt more. The best is when we get a kid that wants to quit and come back the next year because "I'm gonna dominate next year coach." Usually a sophomore who doesn't see the need to get a years worth of experience. |
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Post by fantom on Aug 29, 2013 10:09:58 GMT -6
My favorites are the ones who quit to "work on their grades" then the next day you see them working out with the wrestling/basketball/track team.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2013 10:10:20 GMT -6
Was told by a senior-to-be during summer workouts that there were too many fish to catch and too much beer to drink. Nothing like priorities... Duece |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2013 10:11:47 GMT -6
Had to share this one, coaches. Had a freshman who was shaping up to be a halfway decent guard. Smart, decent size, good feet, very coachable. He tells me he "has to quit football for personal reasons." I told him he was making a huge mistake, gut out a season and then decide. He said he had already made up his mind. We shook hands and off he went. Fast forward to our scrimmage this last Saturday. The kid is in the marching band! So when I ask him what his personal reason was for not playing football ... "It would interfere with my music career." Now, for some of you, that would seem like a silly notion but understandable considering we're dealing with kids who are trying to figure out who they are as people. But, here's the kicker: he didn't know how to play an instrument! He spent all summer at football so he never got to learn how to play an instrument. During the marching band routine, he walked around in formation with his hands in front of him pretending to play the trumpet! My starting freshman guard quit football to pursue his career in playing in an AIR BAND! You can't win em' all coach! Duece |
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Post by John Knight on Aug 29, 2013 10:14:16 GMT -6
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Post by newhope on Aug 29, 2013 10:56:05 GMT -6
I had one quit a few years ago because he was afraid he would hurt his fingers and wouldn't be able to bowl and another the next year quit at the beginning of his senior year because I wouldn't let him miss over a week of practice to go to a pokemon convention---but those don't compare to the "yeast infection" above. I don't know you handled that one with a straight face.
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Post by holmesbend on Aug 29, 2013 11:19:40 GMT -6
Was told by a senior-to-be during summer workouts that there were too many fish to catch and too much beer to drink. That sucks, but so awesome at the same time. lol That makes me rethink things my dang self. The other night, one of my buddies who is the HC at a school just south of here called about 7:00.....my wife, our little girl, myself....along with the golf coach & his family...and, our baseball coach and his wife/little boy were all out there riding around on the golf course. We were playing whatever ball we hit the best (loose term there).....the girls were shooting the bull in the carts & the kids were running around well behind us in the fairway. Anyway....my buddy, who had just left practice like me asks what we were doing. I proceeded to tell him the above...he says, "Nothing wrong with that." To which I responded, "The only thing we all see wrong in it is waiting until 7:00 to do this instead of 3:00." lol |
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Post by caseys8527 on Aug 29, 2013 11:21:40 GMT -6
Had a two way starter quit so he could "focus on grades and basketball"- next week he is out for cross country and the school play.
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Post by utchuckd on Aug 29, 2013 11:24:00 GMT -6
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Post by John Knight on Aug 29, 2013 12:19:04 GMT -6
Jeesh, Look what the cat dragged in that the dog wouldn't eat!!! Hey DC What is up?  |
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Post by coachcb on Aug 29, 2013 19:44:13 GMT -6
I stopped trying to talk most kids out of quitting a long time ago. I don't particularly want them out if they can't make a commitment. I get tired of hearing the excuses so I ask them to reconsider once and then inevitably wish them the best when they leave.
I've only managed to talk two kids into staying out and they were both a PITA the rest of the season.
I had a sophomore tell me once that he couldn't juggle PRE-ACT tutoring sessions and football. I didnt even argue, I smiled, said "have fun" and turned back to what I was doing.
As a teacher, I deal with excuses for mediocrity all day long. I have to put up with it on the classroom and I don't care to do so in athletics.
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Post by coachcmak on Aug 29, 2013 21:17:46 GMT -6
We have had a bunch of excuses this year. I can't believe most of them, and the kicker is, the parents seem to be on board with most of it. Back in the day, MY DAD would have let me have it if he even heard a rumor about quiting. But with these parents it's OK.
Our HC has a lot of patience with these kids. I, on the other hand, just can't believe it.
"We will be judged by what we do with what we have."
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Post by pvogel on Aug 30, 2013 5:48:52 GMT -6
I once had a sophomore that was going to be a starting jv rover/olb. Decent player.
Quit to pursue his magic career.
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Post by rystaylo on Aug 30, 2013 6:25:41 GMT -6
at our school, if you quit a sport. you cannot participate in another one until
the season is over for the sport you quit.
one of the few things our county does right.
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Post by coachphillip on Aug 30, 2013 6:57:48 GMT -6
I coach varsity (When I'm NOT in Afghanistan) My wife is the band director... Kids do both, no big deal. The band loves having someone to cheer for! Sent from my Nexus 7 using proboards Our school's music programs are both very strict. The band and choir pretty much force the hands of the kids who try to do both. One of our RB "worked out a deal" with his band director to only come to band every other day and go to football every other day. When we tried to tell the band director that you can't play football showing up half the time, he said the same thing applies to band. To which I responded, "Band is year round. Football isn't. Besides, if you miss half of your band practices, you don't get smacked upside the head with a tuba." Little dictators. |
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Post by coachphillip on Aug 30, 2013 7:00:08 GMT -6
at our school, if you quit a sport. you cannot participate in another one until the season is over for the sport you quit. one of the few things our county does right. That's good stuff. My dad used to tell me to be sure about wanting to play a sport because I would be seeing it through. He found out one of my friends quit soccer halfway through the season. I wasn't allowed to see that kid again. "Hang out with losers and its only a matter of time until you are one too." |
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Post by blb on Aug 30, 2013 7:41:38 GMT -6
Competition and commitment are anathema to a lot of people these days.
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Post by joelee on Aug 30, 2013 9:11:02 GMT -6
at our school, if you quit a sport. you cannot participate in another one until the season is over for the sport you quit. one of the few things our county does right. Read more: coachhuey.com/thread/60929/quit-why#ixzz2dSvDUngmIf i'm ever an athletic director that will be the first thing I institute. |
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Post by ramcoachdc on Aug 30, 2013 9:44:59 GMT -6
we had a kid quit this year becasue he made the first group...too much pressure.
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Post by pvogel on Aug 30, 2013 9:53:28 GMT -6
we had a kid quit this year becasue he made the first group...too much pressure. LOL! I have no idea how I would react to that. |
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Post by newhope on Aug 30, 2013 10:34:53 GMT -6
at our school, if you quit a sport. you cannot participate in another one until the season is over for the sport you quit. one of the few things our county does right. This has been the case at my last 3 stops (covering the past 30 years). I can't imagine it being any other way. Strong ADs make this happen. I'm also with those who don't spend much time talking someone out of quitting. I never do over the types of nonsense here. If a kid is having personal issues, I'll talk with him and see if there is some way to work through it, but that's about it. If they don't want to be there, they won't help us. |
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Post by fcboiler87 on Aug 30, 2013 11:29:47 GMT -6
we had a kid quit this year becasue he made the first group...too much pressure. We had that happen as well last year. Starting FS. Decided a week before our first game he just didn't like the limelight. Heck of a player too. |
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Post by spreadattack on Aug 30, 2013 12:14:11 GMT -6
we had a kid quit this year becasue he made the first group...too much pressure. LOL! I have no idea how I would react to that. Better to find out in August than October, I guess... |
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Post by pvogel on Aug 30, 2013 12:17:03 GMT -6
I guess I'd try to bargain or something? all time special teams??
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Post by rsmith627 on Aug 30, 2013 13:54:12 GMT -6
These are all hilarious. You all have one thing going for you. Your kids are man enough to let you know why they quit. Ours just disappear all together.
I have had kids ask me if they could sit in the locker room and work on their homework before coming out to practice (while the rest of the team practices). Those kids quit involuntarily, but at least I know why they were gone.
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Post by coachcb on Aug 30, 2013 16:34:20 GMT -6
Competition and commitment are anathema to a lot of people these days. I agree and, IMO, it directly correlated to what is currently going on in the classroom. Kids are learning that they only need to commit to something that is within their comfort zone. In many schools, you get bombarded with IEPs, behavioral modification plans and administrative intervention when you force them out of said comfort zone by not constantly pandering to their "learning style". Twenty years ago, I was a sophomore in high school and hated Spanish. I didnt do anything in the class and skated into the final with a D. I looked at the final, didnt know anything on it and told the teacher it was a waste of my time to take it. She told me it was my choice and to just make sure I didn't interrupt the class while I failed. There was no intervention, there was no IEP, and I earned my F. My folks chewed me out, took away privileges, and told me that I could look forward to a summer of roofing before football camp started. I had a kid pull that very same crap with me last year and we got to sit down and chat about his IEP five times. He'd write IDK on tests and quizzes (he could correct his mistakes for half credit) and then stare at the ceiling for the period. I followed everything on that IEP but her grown too used to it as a crutch. |
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