Re: The problem with FCPS student athletes...
Posted by:
fairfaxdude
()
Date: May 01, 2009 11:22AM
HS Athlete Wrote:
> But seriously, FCPS athletes and coaches have some
> major issues:
>
> -They think they're better than everybody else.
> YOU'RE NOT. just because you can throw a ball
> doesnt make you any better than a kid who can play
> a nice rift on the guitar or draw an amazing
> picture in art class.
> -kids are too egotistical. you should be trying to
> represent your school, not yourself.
> -there are too many politics. I know kids who
> should have made my varsity soccer and basketball
> teams but didnt cuz they werent in tight with the
> coaches.
> -coaches dont discipline the players. the recent
> incident with SOCO baseball is all that needs to
> be said.
> -coaches make the players think they are some
> elite part of school society.
> -school administrators give special treatment to
> athletes.
>
> I know not all athletes/coaches are like this.
Very good post, well stated and largely correct. I think you last sentence above is the operative one, however--" I know not ALL athletes/coaches/schools are like this". I'd venture to say that MOST are not like this--the "bad" ones stick out like a sore thumb, ala the SOCO thread.
I'd say every school has some, if not many, well-loved coaches in lots of sports that are in it for the right reasons, and the kids who play for them, whether they were studs or sat on the bench, would give them rave reviews.
HS sports isn't college or the pros, obviously. Some kids are happy just wearing the uniform, others hope to further their sport at the next level. And SOME just dont get it, and behave badly, whether its from their parental "win at all costs" upbringing, or the coach who fails to teach the life lessons that go along with sports.
When things go bad, people notice. Most times, I'd guess, a coach in your face about your behavior suffices. Sometimes, its a pattern--and different solutions are required. When the coach is the root of the problem, MOST times its dealt with--usually quietly (Coach "X" will not be returning to School "Y", to persue other opportunities or for personal reasons.)
And all the stuff about politics (life is politics, get over it), fundraising, $$$, camps, off-season workouts, do-nothing principals, etc. etc. etc........ is just...WHINING. Oh, and I'm guessing ALL school districts have similar challenges, even Montgomery County. They certainly did in the rural midwest where I grew up, even in a school size of 250.
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