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What happened to Coach Todd?
Heard he was not at game tonight?
The word on the street....
(Shaun Todd, has resigned as head coach of GF Baseball)
Obvious question...why? Repeat of issues from a couple of years back when he was suspended?
Threw a tennis racquet at a player of his and hit the kid in the face! The source I got the info from is from that area, and knows the program very well. There is no time for that non-sense. I understand that coaches get pissed off, but he acted like a true loser this time around. People should not keep quiet on these issues. I'm surprised he is not in bigger trouble.
Obvious question...why? Repeat of issues from a couple of years back when he was suspended?
He should have lost his job as well
NRBB - Agree 100%. The players cannot defend themselves from the coach. Only adults ...ie Principals, AD's and Parents can prevent this from happening. Failure to do so is nothing short of dereliction of duty to the players.
Maybe a AD or principal going down will cut this crap out. Maybe seeing someone booted from a 100k principal gig because of some yahoo coach will get some attention. A nice little lawsuit might get the school board involved.
Zero tolerance for finger guns or name calling for students but assaults by staff (coaches) by language in particular are routine. It seems like easy pickings to me, but I am not a lawyer.
Holy Cow....
That is crazy.....
No the coach did not throw at the kid on purpose. But heard that his actions leading up to this outcome could have fueled the end result.
Why? No accountability for what happens at the school? No sale here.
1st time out, OK on the pass. Repeat problems and asking if heads are in the sand is a entirely reasonable question. If the answer is unsatisfactory then action must be taken.
For example, here's a question I would ask the Principal and AD: In light of the problems in 2012 have you personally observed any practices or games over the past two years to be sure that behavior is acceptable? If they did then I can slide over to your point of view. If they didn't, or only went to 1 or 2 then drop them like a bad habit. Absolute no brainer IMO.
Make them all think twice about the next coach that lands on their doorstep for inappropriate and abusive behavior.
BTW...Thank God it wasn't a bat he was waving around. Maybe a cracked skull on purpose or not might change things. As if that matters one damn bit. Geez officer ...I didn't mean to run those school children over when I went around the school bus. Reckless behavior always ends badly.
Regardless of what this coach as done for the program, if he threw a tennis racquet, or any other object, and it struck a player, or even came close to striking a player, (intentional or unintentional) he should be fired and suffer legal consequences. If the AD and principal don't take the appropriate actions, they should suffer severe consequences as well.