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quote:Originally posted by njbb:
You have a son who has great grades, wants to be a doctor, works and saves his money....
I think you should pick and choose your battles.
If he is willing to give up hs baseball to keep his long hair, so be it. Advise him and respect his choice.
quote:Originally posted by trojan-skipper:
You've told me what I need to know:
- if I ask you to bunt, I guess that's up to you.
- if I ask you to steal, it's up to you
- if I ask you to play catch with the lowliest freshman on the squad, it's up to you
- if I ask you to cut your hair, that's up to you.
I know this: I don't want you anywhere near my TEAM because all of those guys out there everyday don't have a problem with any of that stuff.
Who makes the lineup? Is it the coach or the school board? I can't imagine buzzing over a coach's head to the school board over team rules. If this were football, in practice your son would end up holding the dummy as the outside linebacker on the power sweep.quote:I am friends with school board members and have already been told coach's ruling won't stand.
If you're respected in your community the way you are on this board it will never be an issue.quote:Originally posted by Coach_May:
They would cease to be my players once I was no longer in charge of running the program and the school board member was.
I am going to do it the right way or I am not going to do it at all. When the parents start running the program through personal contacts such as school board members then they can coach the team.
Has not happened yet. But if it ever does I will let you know.
My son looks like a movie star with longer, floppy hair. His nickname on the s0ccer team was Hollywood. When baseball came around freshman year he went with the buzz cut. Ever since then he has three lengths of hair .... buzzed, more buzzed and that's really buzzed. He tells me my hair is too long.quote:Originally posted by Leftysidearmom:
I'm reading this thread with amusement as it is two days before tryouts and today my son came home from the barbers with his baseball buzzcut. I HATE it! His coach doesn't require it, but he does it anyway as do all the varsity players. Why does he do it? It seems to be a matter of respect for his team mates and for the game of baseball.