Do you lose respect for high school coaches....

[ClownBaby]

...when you look at their Twitter follows and they are following a bunch of 10 and 11 year old's who are "nationally ranked" and "elite" at the game of football? Has it really gotten to the point that you have to kiss the ass of kid who hasn't gone through puberty yet since you think he could be good down the road and don't want to miss out on recruiting him?

 

[SiuCubFan8]

It is what it is I guess.....

 

[johnndoe]

I lose respect for coaches who cuss at a volume that can be heard in the stands (and swearing, period, is not acceptable even if not heard from afar). Furthermore, a head coach who tolerates this from an assistant is not much better, but it rather hard to tell if they act on that situation after the game. ADs and other admin staff within earshot bear this responsibility as well.

 

[corey90]

I lose respect for coaches who cuss at a volume that can be heard in the stands (and swearing, period, is not acceptable even if not heard from afar). Furthermore, a head coach who tolerates this from an assistant is not much better, but it rather hard to tell if they act on that situation after the game. ADs and other admin staff within earshot bear this responsibility as well.

Yeah it’s definitely not a good look. It is certainly not professional.

 

[Chief321]

I lose respect when I hear “holding!!!!” on the second play from scrimmage 🙄

 

[RD_Watcher]

...when you look at their Twitter follows and they are following a bunch of 10 and 11 year old's who are "nationally ranked" and "elite" at the game of football? Has it really gotten to the point that you have to kiss the ass of kid who hasn't gone through puberty yet since you think he could be good down the road and don't want to miss out on recruiting him?

Unfortunately, this seems to be what it has come to. A public school has to go out and fight against the private schools recruitment of good/“elite” players in their district. So, no, I don’t lose any respect for any HCs doing what they have to do to get kids in their building.

Believe it or not, not every family goes private because they want a religion based education.

 

[McCaravan]

...when you look at their Twitter follows and they are following a bunch of 10 and 11 year old's who are "nationally ranked" and "elite" at the game of football? Has it really gotten to the point that you have to kiss the ass of kid who hasn't gone through puberty yet since you think he could be good down the road and don't want to miss out on recruiting him?

10 and 11 year olds is a bit of a stretch, that's 4th/5th graders, I really don't see them surfacing much on Twitter, but 13/14 year old Jr. High kids, yes Coaches do have to at least humor them and follow them and give them the occasional "like" to make it look like they are interested but I'm going to guess they aren't. They have to play the game.

 

[LHSTigers94]

I think way too much is read into social media. Most individuals simply follow back people who follow them. The weird part is if or when a coach start commenting on the kids post or sending messages.

 

[Quags57]

Unfortunately, this seems to be what it has come to. A public school has to go out and fight against the private schools recruitment of good/“elite” players in their district. So, no, I don’t lose any respect for any HCs doing what they have to do to get kids in their building.

Believe it or not, not every family goes private because they want a religion based education.

I am sure they will all pray for your soul.

 

[johnndoe]

The glorification and glamorization of too-young athletes is just something very hard to get behind. I fear it will only get "worse," too.

 

[LTHSALUM76]

I don't know. What's worse? A coach kissing a kid's ass or parents kissing the ass of a coach?

 

[corey90]

I don't know. What's worse? A coach kissing a kid's ass or parents kissing the ass of a coach?

Both bad!