Unfortunately, this isn't the first such case. Coaches are pushed by their schools and parents to create dream teams, yet there is still no excuse for reckless endangerment of a child. And, because this HAS happened before in other schools around the country, why wasn't this coach more conscientious and protective of his athletes?
It's a tragic testament to how sports-centric our schools have become, so much so that kids are driven to forgo college in pursuit of million-dollar signing bonuses and coaches are driven to produce those first draft picks.
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Unfortunately, this isn't the first such case. Coaches are pushed by their schools and parents to create dream teams, yet there is still no excuse for reckless endangerment of a child. And, because this HAS happened before in other schools around the country, why wasn't this coach more conscientious and protective of his athletes?
It's a tragic testament to how sports-centric our schools have become, so much so that kids are driven to forgo college in pursuit of million-dollar signing bonuses and coaches are driven to produce those first draft picks.
January 28, 2009 - 7:05pmThis Comment
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