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Cannonball
I am curious do you believe that he may have brought some this upon himself by carrying a 28+ team roster year after year?
Yes Coach Lotief is clearly the victim.
Cannonball
I am curious do you believe that he may have brought some this upon himself by carrying a 28+ team roster year after year?
Missing are the photos of the 19 or 20 players who sat in on an interview in support of Coach Lotief. Missing also is the petition that a vast majority of the players signed.
Cannonball
I am curious do you believe that he may have brought some this upon himself by carrying a 28+ team roster year after year?
Why can't both be true? He was a great coach and mentor to a majority of players but was (allegedly) a bully and abuser to and handful of players. If that's true he should have been fired. You can't do that in a position of leadership.
There are (still) former players of Bob Knight that swear by him as a coach.
I don't know what happened. I posted my last comment because, as some of you have seen on other sites, there are approximately 20 girls sitting in on a conference supporting him. Sure, having a bunch of players on a roster matters to some point with discontent. In HS terms, there is the adage that you never keep a senior unless they are going to play because you are asking for trouble. I understand that there is a player who is clearly upset. The have been comments made that she is now being "protected" from her teammates. Why? Clearly there are a large number of players out of that roster that don't agree with her. Of course, there are bound to be several lawsuits filed and we will all know what really happened some time from now. Players have already started posting that they are upset about what has happened and are leaving the school. They will surely have more to say as well.
Edited to add:
This past year, I had a parent and player upset at me. The claims made were totally untrue. Things like I attacked the player in a team meeting. Not only did I not attack her, my "attack" was because I pointed out that we needed to support her. That was somehow construed in that we needed to support her because he made an error. The player was done on herself at that time. I was shocked that this was turned around into this attack on me. I was accused of cussing at the players. I haven't said 10 curse words in the past 10 years. Parents were then asked about my "behaviors" on the field. I am intense. I am also very powerful. Apparently, the vast majority of parents supported me. Still, the one that doesn't somehow puts my job in jeopardy. I could go on and on. Hitting the balls to hard at this one player in practice, praising others to embarrass her, ... It was mind blowing what I had to sit and listen to. So, I stood up at the end, said my piece and then walked out letting them know that if they want my resignation, ask for it. The HC was unfairly attacked as well for things she never did. Not once and never thought of doing.
I was just curious on your thoughts about the question it really had nothing to do with Micheal but coaching in general. After your response about players being sour towards their coach for not receiving playing time had me thinking why in the world would anyone want to carry so many girls. This past season they had 31 players on the roster and I have seen it as high as 34 in the last few years. I understand you need need more than 12 girls but 30+ just seems to be asking for trouble.
I don't know what happened. I posted my last comment because, as some of you have seen on other sites, there are approximately 20 girls sitting in on a conference supporting him. Sure, having a bunch of players on a roster matters to some point with discontent. In HS terms, there is the adage that you never keep a senior unless they are going to play because you are asking for trouble. I understand that there is a player who is clearly upset. The have been comments made that she is now being "protected" from her teammates. Why? Clearly there are a large number of players out of that roster that don't agree with her. Of course, there are bound to be several lawsuits filed and we will all know what really happened some time from now. Players have already started posting that they are upset about what has happened and are leaving the school. They will surely have more to say as well.
Edited to add:
This past year, I had a parent and player upset at me. The claims made were totally untrue. Things like I attacked the player in a team meeting. Not only did I not attack her, my "attack" was because I pointed out that we needed to support her. That was somehow construed in that we needed to support her because he made an error. The player was done on herself at that time. I was shocked that this was turned around into this attack on me. I was accused of cussing at the players. I haven't said 10 curse words in the past 10 years. Parents were then asked about my "behaviors" on the field. I am intense. I am also very powerful. Apparently, the vast majority of parents supported me. Still, the one that doesn't somehow puts my job in jeopardy. I could go on and on. Hitting the balls to hard at this one player in practice, praising others to embarrass her, ... It was mind blowing what I had to sit and listen to. So, I stood up at the end, said my piece and then walked out letting them know that if they want my resignation, ask for it. The HC was unfairly attacked as well for things she never did. Not once and never thought of doing.
Edited to add further:
I went and took all of the various info on these sites and then took a look at the roster. Having taken an interest in this, it wasn't hard determining who that player is. I wonder why that player continued to play for ULL? I wonder why the parents allowed her to continue playing at that school? If my daughter was coming home with these types of stories, I can guarantee you she would not have continued to play there.
they should fully investigate everything before making any final decision. Unfortunately that doesn't always happen.