08-11-2009, 06:05 PM
Im a Waukegan student and played for coach. I am not in college yet like the previous person. I agree with some of what snoopy says (LOL) but not all of it, and I agree with swright11 too with some of her comments. I like coach as a person and donât want to see him get fired from the school. He has a wife and cute little baby to take care of and I know he needs his teaching job at the school.
I am not the best player in the world, but Im good. Ive been playing for many years as I hear other players who replied here have also. I think the coach is a good man at school. He makes us laugh. He really does. But on the softball field, heâs different. You are asking for info. Yes in the last game we were sad partly because it was our last game of the season. But we were also upset because he had told us that he was completely humiliated by the way we played and that the only person who had shown up to play was him. He also said some other nasty things, but that isn't important. This wasnât a 1x thing. It happens often. Iâm sure it isn't his goal to make us feel bad, but he puts us down a lot. Instead of ending on a positive note he kicked us when we were down. Isnât he supposed to encourage us? I know heâs human and makes mistakes. Nobodyâs perfect. But teenage girls arent perfect either. If he was a volunteer Id unerstand, but I think he gets paid. Either way, he shouldn't tear us down. I know my friends in basketball say th same thing.
If you need any public proof for how he puts us down, just look at when he told the newspaper. And he must have been on his best bbehavior. He had said there is only one good player on his team and she was let down becasuse her team did not support her, that she would be doing much better if she had better players behind her is insulting. It upset us all and it divided our team a little. She's great but saying she doesnât have a team backing her up is wrong. What does that say for the rest of us who playde and practiced so hard? Iâm sure he wishes he couldâve taken it back, but if he said it, he must truly believe that we suck. What does that do for our confidence and motivation? But we couldâve been one of the best teams Waukegan has ever seen. Maybe not the best, but ONE of the best. I have to admit, there were some really good teams before us. Maybe looking at our record you would disagree. But with our ace pitcher and the supporting team, it was posible. Almost every girl on our team has played travel and they donât play in the easy leagues like I read about some of the other teams. One of us plays for Kenosha Cyclones which is excellent. 4 of us play at Warren Wave which traveled to different parts of the country and beat many State Champs. 4 have played on other travel teams. We have trophies to prove it. But sadly in High School we canât we even beat Grayslake. We have a losing record. To say that there isnât any talent here isnât true. The talent is here. And youâre right, it isn't just the coach. The Coach cannot be blamed for everything. He isn't alone. Its the players too. Its probably the parents as well. But the coach and the school have to work with what they got. And they have a lot. They have to take SOME of the blame. Wouldn't you agreee?
We just want to play. I can play for anyone. I can even play for Coach again because Im proud to be from Waukegan and play for Waukegn. Wauk-towns in my blood. We just need somebody who will support us & not put us down and will teach us. Really teach us like they do in travel. I know they say time heals wounds, and most of us have alraedy forgotten about the issues, so maybe it isn't a big deal anymore. Who knows. And if you fully support the varsity coach without any concerns ask yourself have you ever been on the receiving end of one of his attakcs? If not, youâre fortunate or maybe youâre one of his favorites. Maybe try seeing it from another prospective. Also Softball is our sport. it keeps us out of trouble. We are involved in something good. I am not in Schuler, so I woun'dt mind a scholarship to help me. This is important. It is part of our education experience. As it is, I know the âsupposedâ starting pitcher next year is not even sure if sheâs gonna play anymore because of all these issues. Some of the others too. That would be very sad. Thank you.
I am not the best player in the world, but Im good. Ive been playing for many years as I hear other players who replied here have also. I think the coach is a good man at school. He makes us laugh. He really does. But on the softball field, heâs different. You are asking for info. Yes in the last game we were sad partly because it was our last game of the season. But we were also upset because he had told us that he was completely humiliated by the way we played and that the only person who had shown up to play was him. He also said some other nasty things, but that isn't important. This wasnât a 1x thing. It happens often. Iâm sure it isn't his goal to make us feel bad, but he puts us down a lot. Instead of ending on a positive note he kicked us when we were down. Isnât he supposed to encourage us? I know heâs human and makes mistakes. Nobodyâs perfect. But teenage girls arent perfect either. If he was a volunteer Id unerstand, but I think he gets paid. Either way, he shouldn't tear us down. I know my friends in basketball say th same thing.
If you need any public proof for how he puts us down, just look at when he told the newspaper. And he must have been on his best bbehavior. He had said there is only one good player on his team and she was let down becasuse her team did not support her, that she would be doing much better if she had better players behind her is insulting. It upset us all and it divided our team a little. She's great but saying she doesnât have a team backing her up is wrong. What does that say for the rest of us who playde and practiced so hard? Iâm sure he wishes he couldâve taken it back, but if he said it, he must truly believe that we suck. What does that do for our confidence and motivation? But we couldâve been one of the best teams Waukegan has ever seen. Maybe not the best, but ONE of the best. I have to admit, there were some really good teams before us. Maybe looking at our record you would disagree. But with our ace pitcher and the supporting team, it was posible. Almost every girl on our team has played travel and they donât play in the easy leagues like I read about some of the other teams. One of us plays for Kenosha Cyclones which is excellent. 4 of us play at Warren Wave which traveled to different parts of the country and beat many State Champs. 4 have played on other travel teams. We have trophies to prove it. But sadly in High School we canât we even beat Grayslake. We have a losing record. To say that there isnât any talent here isnât true. The talent is here. And youâre right, it isn't just the coach. The Coach cannot be blamed for everything. He isn't alone. Its the players too. Its probably the parents as well. But the coach and the school have to work with what they got. And they have a lot. They have to take SOME of the blame. Wouldn't you agreee?
We just want to play. I can play for anyone. I can even play for Coach again because Im proud to be from Waukegan and play for Waukegn. Wauk-towns in my blood. We just need somebody who will support us & not put us down and will teach us. Really teach us like they do in travel. I know they say time heals wounds, and most of us have alraedy forgotten about the issues, so maybe it isn't a big deal anymore. Who knows. And if you fully support the varsity coach without any concerns ask yourself have you ever been on the receiving end of one of his attakcs? If not, youâre fortunate or maybe youâre one of his favorites. Maybe try seeing it from another prospective. Also Softball is our sport. it keeps us out of trouble. We are involved in something good. I am not in Schuler, so I woun'dt mind a scholarship to help me. This is important. It is part of our education experience. As it is, I know the âsupposedâ starting pitcher next year is not even sure if sheâs gonna play anymore because of all these issues. Some of the others too. That would be very sad. Thank you.