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Post by 3rdandlong on Mar 10, 2017 10:17:50 GMT -6
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Post by vanden48 on Mar 10, 2017 10:24:11 GMT -6
This is like that TV series Friday Night Lights where the Coach was held Liable for the QB's injury because he wasn't coached how to tackle.
I can see if the player told the coach this was happening and the coach ignored it. But if the coach had no idea this was going on there is nothing he could have done about it. If he faces criminal charges however, I'm sure that he and the district will be facing civil court proceedings as well for money.
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Post by coachcb on Mar 10, 2017 10:42:26 GMT -6
This is a pretty clear case of a coach letting something stupid and dangerous go on and is now paying the price for it. The article states that this type of thing has happened in the past, that the players talked to him about it but didn't take necessary steps towards putting an end to it. He wouldn't be looking at charges if he had been THINKING, sat the team down and told them to knock it off or they were looking at disciplinary action. He was not looking out for the safety of his players by allowing this to go on.
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Post by 3rdandlong on Mar 10, 2017 11:05:17 GMT -6
This is a pretty clear case of a coach letting something stupid and dangerous go on and is now paying the price for it. The article states that this type of thing has happened in the past, that the players talked to him about it but didn't take necessary steps towards putting an end to it. He wouldn't be looking at charges if he had been THINKING, sat the team down and told them to knock it off or they were looking at disciplinary action. He was not looking out for the safety of his players by allowing this to go on. Was the coach foolish? Yes. Was he incompetent? Probably. Was he being proactive? No. Was he even being reactive? Doesn't sound like it. Should he be relieved of his duties? Yes. Is he a criminal? No. |
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Post by coachcb on Mar 10, 2017 11:24:09 GMT -6
His lack of action directly led to a serious injury of a player. The fact that an injury occurred is what makes him a "criminal". I do think that they are going overboard with the charges they are throwing at him. He was negligent but he wasn't malicious.
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Post by jrk5150 on Mar 10, 2017 11:37:56 GMT -6
"The player had apparently been warned about the hit ahead of time, and reported it to a coach, but nothing was done about it. At least two other players had been hurt in similar hazing incidents, according to the report."
Line crossed. It's happened before, and you heard about it coming, and did nothing. I don't know if the charges as presented are a stretch, but SOME charges might be appropriate.
Look at it this way - this was a premeditated assault that he knew was coming, that happened in a space he was responsible for, and that he didn't even try to prevent. I think that goes beyond foolish, incompetent, or even negligent. Grossly negligent might be a good place to start. And I'm not even going to dismiss malicious - he was told it was going to happen and did nothing. Seriously, WTF is that?!?!
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Post by newhope on Mar 10, 2017 12:38:19 GMT -6
HIs actions don't have to be malicious to be criminal. Negligent will suffice. If he knew (and I'm not sure either article I read was clear on which coach was told), then he failed to carry out a legal duty to protect the players in his charge.
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Post by karjaw on Mar 11, 2017 20:27:49 GMT -6
Coaches
I do not know all of the circumstances surrounding this incident and so I will not comment on this particular case. However, here in New York we have strict laws here (DASA) Dignity for All Students Act and are very specific on how a situation like this must be handle. Here if a parent, player or teacher or anyone for that matters brings to the attention of the coach any situation where there is a premeditated possibity of someone being harmed or injured in any way real or perceived this MUST BE BROUGHT to the attention of the administration immediately. There they will conduct an investigation and find out what is really going on.
I like these laws for two reasons:
1. It protects players and coaches.
2. It takes the responsibility off of the coaches.
So basically if something comes to a coaches attention and the administration is not immediately notified this is grounds for firing.
This includes social media as well.
This is not taken lightly at all. We take it very seriously here. We address this with both our players and parents and let them know that none of this will be tolerated and there will be no secrets kept either.
Coach Wright
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