Coach fired after team wins 100-0

[S2M]

Are you friggin' kidding me?!

http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/basketball/girls/news/story?id=3859935&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

[Michigan Girl]

yeah...heard about this last week....it's somethin', eh?

[epresley]

Yeah, happened here in Texas. Problem was, he kept pressing the entire game. It's difficult to tell the kids to not play hard, but you can do some things to keep it from getting so ugly--

[S2M]

Yeah, but do you tell the Bears to slow it down - you are beating the Pats 46-10? How about telling Wilt, knock it off - you have 90 pts?

Where do you draw the line? Haven't we seen our share of miraculous comebacks? You keep smacking it down until the other teams stops you.

[Don]

He just had to tell them to stop shooting threes, but it looks like they got caught up in the hoopla of hitting the century mark.

[epresley]

Yeah, but do you tell the Bears to slow it down - you are beating the Pats 46-10? How about telling Wilt, knock it off - you have 90 pts?

Where do you draw the line? Haven't we seen our share of miraculous comebacks? You keep smacking it down until the other teams stops you.

I agree, but these are high school kids and to continue to press and shoot three's, TO ME, seems excessive.

[Deb]

yeah...heard about this last week....it's somethin', eh?

You going all Canuck...or what?!

[Rick]

A good coach will teach his team to never play like you're winning.

[S2M]

All those who say the coach was wrong I hope remember this come next College football season when Florida, USC, or Texas is beating up Tulsa, Fairfield, and Butler - 70-3, 62-10, or 56-10.

[Michigan Girl]

yeah...heard about this last week....it's somethin', eh?

You going all Canuck...or what?!

LMAO!!!!
1/4 of my family is Canuck....silly girl!!
I stay away from "eh" here in the south, people don't know what it means!!!

[Michigan Girl]

A good coach will teach his team to never play like you're winning.

and with this ^ I agree.....if you can't handle it, stay away from competition of
any sort!!!

[S2M]

By the way....the coach wasn't fired for the results of the game. He was canned because he disagreed with the School's apology to the losing school. And as a side note: His school only scored 12 points in the fourth quarter.

[Michigan Girl]

By the way....the coach wasn't fired for the results of the game. He was canned because he disagreed with the School's apology to the losing school. And as a side note: His school only scored 12 points in the fourth quarter.

They was tired or tarred as they say in the south...love all y'all......

The disagreement part was considered non-christian like behavior!!

[PowerChords]

The team that they creamed:

"Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the past four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Are you kidding me? Pour it on!

[S2M]

This is the team that they creamed:

"Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the past four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Are you kidding me? Pour it on!

Ok....so? Reprimand the people responsible for SCHEDULING that game, not the coach. C'mon.

[epresley]

This is the team that they creamed:

"Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the past four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Are you kidding me? Pour it on!

Ok....so? Reprimand the people responsible for SCHEDULING that game, not the coach. C'mon.

Is small schools, particularly in Texas, coaches schedule the games. I don't agree with the coach being fired over the game, but show some humility. My 10 year old daughter is playing basketball, POORLY, but she's trying and I'd hate to see her get beat 100-0. Just my opinion. I respect those of you who have a different one. I am a former school superintendent and I would not have been proud of my coach to run up a score like that.

[Michigan Girl]

This is the team that they creamed:

"Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the past four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Are you kidding me? Pour it on!

Ok....so? Reprimand the people responsible for SCHEDULING that game, not the coach. C'mon.

Is small schools, particularly in Texas, coaches schedule the games. I don't agree with the coach being fired over the game, but show some humility. My 10 year old daughter is playing basketball, POORLY, but she's trying and I'd hate to see her get beat 100-0. Just my opinion. I respect those of you who have a different one. I am a former school superintendent and I would not have been proud of my coach to run up a score like that.

Isn't there some sort of rule to avoid that!!

[Jana]

This is the team that they creamed:

"Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the past four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Are you kidding me? Pour it on!

Ok....so? Reprimand the people responsible for SCHEDULING that game, not the coach. C'mon.

Is small schools, particularly in Texas, coaches schedule the games. I don't agree with the coach being fired over the game, but show some humility. My 10 year old daughter is playing basketball, POORLY, but she's trying and I'd hate to see her get beat 100-0. Just my opinion. I respect those of you who have a different one. I am a former school superintendent and I would not have been proud of my coach to run up a score like that.

Expresley, I agree with everything you said.

[AlteredDNA]

This is the team that they creamed:

"Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the past four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Are you kidding me? Pour it on!

Ok....so? Reprimand the people responsible for SCHEDULING that game, not the coach. C'mon.

Is small schools, particularly in Texas, coaches schedule the games. I don't agree with the coach being fired over the game, but show some humility. My 10 year old daughter is playing basketball, POORLY, but she's trying and I'd hate to see her get beat 100-0. Just my opinion. I respect those of you who have a different one. I am a former school superintendent and I would not have been proud of my coach to run up a score like that.

Isn't there some sort of rule to avoid that!!

I know in little league baseball, they would call the game if a team was up by 10 or more runs after the 7th inning...the "Mercy Rule"...

[Don]

They scored a hundred points on a team that came to the arena on the Short bus? They couldn't work on their layups, or shooting in the paint, they just had to stick to the threes, huh?
I'm really not surprised about anything when it comes to Women's basketball, especially after they let that girl who was on crutches score an uncontested basket to break the NCAA scoring record.

[S2M]

This is the team that they creamed:

"Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the past four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Are you kidding me? Pour it on!

Ok....so? Reprimand the people responsible for SCHEDULING that game, not the coach. C'mon.

Is small schools, particularly in Texas, coaches schedule the games. I don't agree with the coach being fired over the game, but show some humility. My 10 year old daughter is playing basketball, POORLY, but she's trying and I'd hate to see her get beat 100-0. Just my opinion. I respect those of you who have a different one. I am a former school superintendent and I would not have been proud of my coach to run up a score like that.

Again, what do you want good teams to do? They were up 59-0 at the half.....were they supposed to just run out the shot clock at every possession in the 2nd half? Were they supposed to hand over the ball to the other team every possession? What kind of message would THAT send to the other team?

Were they supposed to LET the other team score?

[Michigan Girl]

This is the team that they creamed:

"Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the past four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Are you kidding me? Pour it on!

Ok....so? Reprimand the people responsible for SCHEDULING that game, not the coach. C'mon.

Is small schools, particularly in Texas, coaches schedule the games. I don't agree with the coach being fired over the game, but show some humility. My 10 year old daughter is playing basketball, POORLY, but she's trying and I'd hate to see her get beat 100-0. Just my opinion. I respect those of you who have a different one. I am a former school superintendent and I would not have been proud of my coach to run up a score like that.

Isn't there some sort of rule to avoid that!!

I know in little league baseball, they would call the game if a team was up by 10 or more runs after the 7th inning...the "Mercy Rule"...

Yes.....because each child should be playing their hardest, to the best of their ability and the coach should have encouraged them to do so....which is the whole idea of competitive sports. This is where the rule comes into play....if it looks bad, end the game!!

[Michigan Girl]

This is the team that they creamed:

"Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the past four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Are you kidding me? Pour it on!

Ok....so? Reprimand the people responsible for SCHEDULING that game, not the coach. C'mon.

Is small schools, particularly in Texas, coaches schedule the games. I don't agree with the coach being fired over the game, but show some humility. My 10 year old daughter is playing basketball, POORLY, but she's trying and I'd hate to see her get beat 100-0. Just my opinion. I respect those of you who have a different one. I am a former school superintendent and I would not have been proud of my coach to run up a score like that.

Again, what do you want good teams to do? They were up 59-0 at the half.....were they supposed to just run out the shot clock at every possession in the 2nd half? Were they supposed to hand over the ball to the other team every possession? What kind of message would THAT send to the other team? Were they supposed to LET the other team score?

It's time to be traded to a winning team....like they learn from the pro's!!!
of course I am joking.....

[Michigan Girl]

This is the team that they creamed:

"Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the past four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Are you kidding me? Pour it on!

Ok....so? Reprimand the people responsible for SCHEDULING that game, not the coach. C'mon.

Is small schools, particularly in Texas, coaches schedule the games. I don't agree with the coach being fired over the game, but show some humility. My 10 year old daughter is playing basketball, POORLY, but she's trying and I'd hate to see her get beat 100-0. Just my opinion. I respect those of you who have a different one. I am a former school superintendent and I would not have been proud of my coach to run up a score like that.

Expresley, I agree with everything you said.

I see his point, too, at that age. But by time a child is in high school it usually
isn't about trying and let's give every one a chance anymore.
This is a time when many of us have to realize our children are possibly not
cut out to play sports. This is the time when children are competing hard for scholarships etc.

[Don]

They were playing a Special Ed team. Call time out. Have your weakest jump shooter only do jump shots, have the players who suck at layups only do those. Treat it like a practice and forbid them to shoot threes the entire second half. They get to practice their weakest shots in a real game environment and they don't look like they're rolling over. The Coach knew who he was playing before the game began. He could have used the game as an extra practice and taught the girls humility. I'm glad they fired his ass.

[Michigan Girl]

They were playing a Special Ed team. Call time out. Have your weakest jump shooter only do jump shots, have the players who suck at layups only do those. Treat it like a practice and forbid them to shoot threes the entire second half. They get to practice their weakest shots in a real game environment and they don't look like they're rolling over. The Coach knew who he was playing before the game began. He could have used the game as an extra practice and taught the girls humility. I'm glad they fired his ass.

That should have never been allowed....EVER!!!

[Michigan Girl]

They were playing a Special Ed team. Call time out. Have your weakest jump shooter only do jump shots, have the players who suck at layups only do those. Treat it like a practice and forbid them to shoot threes the entire second half. They get to practice their weakest shots in a real game environment and they don't look like they're rolling over. The Coach knew who he was playing before the game began. He could have used the game as an extra practice and taught the girls humility. I'm glad they fired his ass.

That should have never been allowed....EVER!!!

"specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Does this have anything at all to do with sports?!?! Does someone have some knowledge on these type
of learning differences.....because I know many very good athlete's that are Dyslexic....?!?!

[Saint John]

People are always trying to mandate that we treat people with special needs just like everyone else, and yet they complain when the retards get blown out. Can't have it both ways. I see no problem with what the coach did.

[Michigan Girl]

People are always trying to mandate that we treat people with special needs just like everyone else, and yet they complain when the retards get blown out. Can't have it both ways. I see no problem with what the coach did.

Well...that's harsh.
Magic Johnson, Muhammad Ali and Bruce Jenner are all well rounded dyslexic athlete's
and I'm willing to bet noone ever LET them win.
Bruce Jenner speaks on this very topic, I heard him
speak on that stupid reality show that he got conned into.

[Maui Tom]

Coach is out?

I want a refund on my season tix!