[NU Sports] Asking the impossible

[hakirsch at aol.com]

I pretty much agree with dennis. The coach can't and shouldn't be on top of his kids 24 X 7. Clearly if there is a pattern of continuously bad behavoir then yes they need to be on top of them or discipline them but I don't think it applies in this case 

Harry
------Original Message------
From: Dennis W. Brandt
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To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Sent: Mar 16, 2009 2:06 PM
Subject: [NU Sports] Asking the impossible

>because he/she has failed in his/her role as an educator : to educate the 
>team members (and leaders in particular) about the visibility that the team 
>activities have and how the team's behavior on and off the 
>court/field/pool/etc.  can and do impact public perception of the 
>university.

Do you truly believe that coaches don't do that?  Do you really think that 
athletes don't know it?  Do you think that education will stop them when 
they are largely brought up in a society that eschews discipline and raises 
them with a sense of entitlement?  If they're a great athlete, a REAL sense 
of entitlement.  Just how are you going to police them 24/7?  You can 
threaten, cajole, wheedle, plead, beg, pray, and/or smack 'em up side the 
head, but some of them are going off the reservation.  You might solve it by 
requiring all students to live in dorms, check in by 9:00 PM, and give 
nightly blood and breathalyzer tests. The ACLU needs something important to 
do for a change.

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