High school Junior year setbacks?

We're more about rehabilitation and restoration than control. Unlike MLB, we don't have a "banned for life" clause in our by-laws. (We also don't have by-laws.)

 

If someone is banned and goes to the trouble of establishing a new identity and is willing to try to behave better, we're not ones to hold a grudge.

Some people have been banned for short periods of time. When they agree to play nice, we let them try. Some have gone through this process more than once.

 

We do pay attention to IP addresses and are aware of people who have multiple aliases. Sometimes they have legitimate reasons for having two personnae, such as someone who wants to opine as a coach and cheer as a parent. Sometimes two people in the same household have separate identities here.

 

As a practical matter, though, locking down an IP address, which we can do, isn't an effective way of restricting someone's access. If someone is banned and really wants to come back, it's pretty easy for them to find another email address and register from a different computer. What's the point in just making it a little harder?

 

We could make it a lot harder, but we don't. There are controls and measures HoopLa offers that we just don't use. That is a matter of choice about the kind of community we're trying to promote. We could click a few toggles and let people post only after we positively identify them and screen their first post. But we believe keeping a lighter hand on the reins is better for our community because it makes it easier for the majority of people who want to participate responsibly to do so.

 

So yeah, reincarnations and resurrections do occur. If they don't disrupt the community, we don't stand in the way.

 

If everyone agreed we'd have nothing to talk about

It seems that blaming a girlfriend is just a convenient excuse for many cases where a player just doesn't have his heart in the game nearly as much as his parents do.

 

Kids grow up. They change.  Sometimes they just aren't as consumed with something as they once were.  If it wasn't a girlfriend that "distracted" them - it would have probably been something else.  Cars, work, other hobbies, etc.

 

You know what?  It's okay.  If you have done a good job raising them, they will be just fine.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Every coach my son has had said stay away from the girls.  They are just a distraction. 

 

Son’s GF is a very serious volleyball player.  They both understand what it takes to be committed to a sport, year around practices, workouts, out of town tournaments, etc.  They also go to different schools.  They understand that they can’t be together all the time but they support each other’s dreams totally.  They see each other once or twice a week.  I’m sure they burn up Apple Messenger every day.  So I think it depends on the type of relationship whether it’s positive or negative for an athlete.  This one is positive for both of them.

John Wayne said, "All women are poision!"  LOL!

I think many are over reacting about the girlfriend comment. I don't think he meant it like some are taking it! Saw my son lose his life over a girl in high school! I have a slightly different feeling about relationships at an early age than some of you so his comment is more common sense than sexist to me. In other words "lighten up Frances"! 

Since this subject has been awaken from the dead, I will add that my religion doesn't believe in birth control which is why we don't allow our kids to date until they are ready for marriage.  

I think you think your funny. You are not.  Dont use your beliefs to justify your classless remark.
Does your religion allow cursing and off color remarks on a website?