OK all
So DO something
Band together.
Ask the parents of the seniors, and the junior who quit, and the parents who took their kids to PVI maybe?? to try and band together and make a change since the players of current parents woud be punished. It is the modus operandi of that AD there to divide and conquer. While my son played there and there were deep concerns about the boys side he would never allow a parent meeting in his office. He would say he did not like things getting out of control etc. I recall this in particular. He has been doing this for many many years. I tried to do it when my son was there. My son was being recruited by all the private schools and AAU teams going into 9th grade but we went with all the honor of playing for "your community, your school". When the coach took a disliking to him if he questioned anything he said he was benched. If my husband or I would ask why he was further punished. It was like Stallag 13 in those walls. My son got injured and their coach was upset with him and made him feel like a pussy for not playing but well, it does not matter. Hey it all turned out fine but you cant just complain and not take action. I wish I had done something at the time. Dont regret your non-action or in 10 years it will be another Vogues coach other parents are complaining about and you will then be just another poster on a blog who never did anything to make a change.
I remember it took a few brave parents of the girls team to band together and made tapes of the previous coach's games. i/e/ a tape of them actually losing to either Lee or WestPo when they were up by ten with under two minutes to play and they actually lost the game. I mean you have to try for that to happen and never call a time out. or run a stall play right? They pushed and pushed and the AD had to bring their concerns to the coach who just resigned after this. I remember those parents sitting in the stands taking over / under bets on how many turnovers this game (35 rings a bell) yet they never practiced fundamentals like passing etc. So the AD sure showed them ! And another inexperienced Vogues coach is brought in. (Like Mr Carter said, It is not her fault), She was just told by AD to apply and she was hired. It is the hiring structure you all need to address. She is young and naive, one can not really fault this whole thing on her . she had no experience to warrant this size a program . Someone tells me to go to Fort Knox, gives me the key and says Have at it, Well my first thought would not be 'What am I getting into here and do I deserve this. Am I qualified, Am I fit to lead a program this size?". I am walking into the vault and loading up. It is human nature for an optimist to believe it will all work out. She does not know what she does not know at this age or stage.
This blog started out asking about 'why the turnover'? You need to address the fundamental root of the problem. The lack of checks and balances (good one previous poster) in the hiring process. I am familiar with the other applicants and what happened in our community is clearly a travesty of power. This actually could have been a true district contender with the right choice for grooming this program.
I know you all say the principal is part of the network but are you sure the school board member the AD approached was the right one in the chain? Address a letter to the board and ask them if they are aware a school board member told you the AD had researched the drinking episode and told them it was a non-issue. It would carry more weight if you sign your names. If a school board is found to be complacent in something like this they open themselves to legal action for not doing any due diligence if any of the girls at that party were to drink, drive and die and then it is learned they were previously at a party their coaches and parents drank at but nothing was ever done. Not to mention the Post feeding frenzy. It is that simple, as they like to say in this blog. At the very least the AD should have researched it and taken action based on the results of that independant investigation. That is a serious issue at least as serious as the drinking and driving itself.
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As StillPowerless said above:
@#$%^ Take action is the only thing that will empower you and those after you. If not you than who and if not now then when. I want to hear about it when some parents or someone with direct experience takes ACTION !!