What happened was a new coach came to a new high school and took on a whole team of new players. he had to deal with a group of students that refused to respect him, refused to listen to him, and did whatever the hell they wanted. As an experienced surgeon would, the coach proceeded to remove the cancerous part of the new team under his command. sadly, that procedure left him with a very sub-par team that he had to work with for the remainder of the season, even as they lost every one of their games afterwards. the next season started off with new faces. they all stuck to the program the coach had set up. they lost many games, but then they started to win. In the end, the training methods of the coach paid off and lead to the Gunderson High team to be the top team, a true underdog story.
I don't understand why you would use cancer in this situation. I understand that you are trying to use cancer as an example to prove your point, but the players are not "cancerous". They chose to disrespect the coach. Cancer is not a choice in life, it's something no one likes.
Cancer has nothing to do with this topic. Cancer isnt a choice, its something tragic that happens to people. So I dont even know why you compared basketball to cancer.
I disagree with the two commentors. I believe Eric created a great analogy to what Coach Allen had to do. Just as a surgeon would remove the cancerous parts of a patient, the coach did the same for the team. The coach removed the cancerous part of the team- the disrespectful starters and other players- and was left with a "healthy" team, or players who want to play organized basketball under his conditions. Eric also didn't compare basketball to cancer, but rather labelled players as cancerous, or harmful to the team.
I'm going to have too disagree with the comment above mine. Because its nothing like cancer or the players aren't cancerous because unlike cancer you most of the time can't do anything about it. But in this situation you can. Also cancer is very dangerous and just can't be remove that easy. So its more like a getting rid of the followers and making new leaders for the team.
My perspective on what happened at Gunderson High School is that I agree with the coach. I agree with the coach because as a coach, he is allowed to do what he feels would be best for the team. His job is to teach the players how to play and for all the players to work as a team. Yeah the players lost many games, but I believe they learned from those games and improved throughout the season. I think whenever they look back at all the games they lost; they would push their selves to do better.
I have to agree with you on this, mostly. Really, the only part that I don't actually agree with would be about how they would look back and push themselves. the only ones that would benefit from that would be those still on the team after the cuts. unless of course that you were actually referring to the players still on the team, then I stand corrected. if the actual meaning was for the players in general, however, then there is little to no chance of the players that were cut would push themselves, as they were nothing more than a group of self-centered, arrogant, showboating brats.
I agree with what you said because he did make them lose in the beginning but it was to help them learn from mistakes and they did witch made them win the next game all the way to the champions. Coach Allen was not trying to hurt them he was trying to make them better and stronger.
i agree with you, but allow me to add something. I think it was unfair for the coach to let the 4 players play. Because their self-esteem would drop and they will know that they will not win a single game.
I would have to side with the coach because he knows what is best for the team. He has been through a lot in his life and he is trying to do what is best for the team. The players may see this to be too harsh, but I believe the coach knows what he is doing. He was raised in a tough neighborhood and was raised by a single mother. He went through all that hardship and still managed to be tough and change his life around. He chose church and basketball and he is unselfish and wants what is best for kids. He even gave up playing basketball to raise his child who was about to be put up for adoption because his ex-wife decided to stop raising him.
While i didn't mention his home life in my original post, i must say that it definitely adds to what the fact of the coach being the one in the right. The kids themselves have it where the only problems they had were the ones they caused themselves. he dealt with home issues, and he not only overcame them, but he also was still able to balance his life at the time to also play basketball, and only gave it up due to family.
I agree with you that a coach does go through a lot of experiences in his/her life. Allen being the coach was only trying to do what is best for the team. Him being coach, he knows what he is doing!
I agree with you that the coach had it hard, but he does not have to let these kids feel what he felt. Sometimes the players know things better than the coach.
My Perspective on what happened at Gunderson High School is that the coach knows what he was doing. The coach knows what is best for the team,and he want the players to succeed in life. He had to make a hard decision to kick most of the team out of the team. The next year some of the players had known what they did and apologized but some did not even bother. Some people think that what the coach did was not the right thing, but I don't think so. The coach was trying to teach them discipline. Even though the team did not win one game in the first year, the team was strong because they did not quit.
The players that were kicked off the team actually did not apologize to Coach Allen. Even Ryan, the one who came back the next year, didn't quite apologize but he came back like everything was normal and still felt that Coach Allen isn't all that good of a coach.
My perspective on the short story Then There Was Four is I agree 100% with coach Allen and his discussion on kicking out his starters and beginning over with a new team. I think it was a good way to build discipline in a team and that a game is not about who's the man on top but who's the best man who can show others how the game should be played with honor and dignity. The kid who still hasn't learn anything is bond to go no where in life. So that is my prescriptive and my guess on what is tend to be.
My perspective on what happend at Gunderson High School is that the coach made the right choice. Coach Allen knew what he was doing. He knew what was best for the team. Allen wanted his players to succeed in life. He thought the kids if you don't have respect, or discipline, then you don't play. If you don't have respect for the coaches, and don't have discipline, then i believe you don't play in a sport. Because in life, you have to have respect in order to get respect from others. And you have to have discipline to handle the tough times, and keep moving forward. Allen knew what was best, and it worked, it may have took a while, but it worked, and they started winning.
I agree. coach Allen's decision may have been questionable, but obviously he knows how to win when the subsequent seasons he leads the team to various tournaments.
Coach Allen did what he can for his team. Obviously, a coach isn't going to do something bad for his team. What he did was right, whether the boys see it or not. He is more experienced, and knows what he is doing. Basketball players tend to get cocky and arrogant, and the coach is trying to not only benefit them in basketball, but also in life. When they graduate high school, and go into the real world they will know how to act whether they lose or win. Basketball isn't all about winning, but working as team, and learning from each other. Coach Allen is a smart guy, and maybe if more coaches were like him teams would be playing better, and be less arrogant.
That is true he is more experienced as we can see he trained them hard enough to lose in the beginning and build them back up to be the best and the winners. all he wanted is for them to show respect in real life and to act like winners i agree with you on this.
I agree with you that playing a sport should not always be about winning. A coach is suppost to do what he/she feels is right for the team as a whole. Its their job!
My perspective on what happened at Gundersand Highschool is that the Coach had the right intentions but did it the wrong way. Kicking the starters off the team and never ever giving them a clear reason why was wrong. He should of let them practice but not let them play any games. If they still would've left the team , at least they had a chance to stay on the team. I believe the way he kicked them out did not teach any lessons but just provide never ending questions. He should give a full explanation of why he did what he did so then at least they can learn a lesson.
I agree 100% with Coach Allen and what he did. Because at first he let it go but then it came to a point where it was enough. He did what he had to do too make the team better even if it ment he had to cut the star players. He wanted too teach the kids discipline and show them responsibility and by cutting them made the point then that's what he had to do. The kids were rude and disrespectful.He gave them their chance but they blew so he cut them. But the kids seen the game of basketball as just a game to win and taunt their oppenents. But to the coach the game was more than just a game it was to show people discipline how to act like a winner and responsibility which most of those kids didn't want. What the coach did was smart because even though he ended a season losing all their games. The next season was a success because they went to the quater finals with a responsible team. So I think what he did was a good thing.
I agree that Coach Allen had to do something, but cutting the players was probably not the best answer. I believe he should have punished them similarly to what Coach Carter did and make them run until their legs give out. He should have at least given them and extra chance after their parents didn't show up, and then if they didn't comply they should have been cut.
I agree with you that the coach wanted too teach the kids discipline and to show them responsibility by cutting them offf. I think it was the right thing to do.
I disagree with coach Allen because according to the students, he never told the players why they were kicked off of the team. Kicking somebody off of a team without giving the player the reasoning behind it would be like a police officer arresting you and not telling you why he arrested you. The police officer instead would say, "If you don't already know, I'm not going to tell you." Although I do believe the students should have complied with Coach Allen's demands of bringing their parents to speak with him. The only possible reason for the players to be suspended that was given by the article, was that they were being disrespectful. Disrespect should not kick you off the team unless it is repeated after the coach confronts and punishes you for it. He didn't teach the players any lessons except that they should be cowards and not confront other people for their actions and tell them what they did wrong,
I see where you're coming from, but I think that one of the most important things an athlete -especially a student athlete -can do is show respect toward his or her coaches and it seems clear that these boys were not very respectful.
I disagree with you because I think the kids knew what they had done amd the way they acted was wrong to the coach and embarassing to the high school and coach. Also they did repeat the bad attitude and disrespecting so I think he did the right thing even if he didn't tell them why.
I disagree with you, because coach Allen wanted to teach his kids discipline and i think that he should of tell them why they were kicked out of the team, but otherwise he was a good coach.
I completely agree with Coach Allen because he had experience playing for a professional team. He knows what is right or wrong,and he is trying to teach the boys how to have a good life by giving them discipline. Even though that he thinks that he is doing the right thing, he should have told the players whats right or wrong so that they can make a better person out of themselves.
Coach Allen a divorced, middle aged man that faced hardships - being raised by a single parent - through out his life span.Kicked out his four starters, which takes guts and balls. And was remained with for players. Now I don't know what the real or exact reason for kicking out those boys was but I do believe it was the right thing that was done. Coach Carter kicked out the leading scorer from the oleander which coach Allen had did with the four players. As they were holding the team back from its fullest potential of playing basketball to grow character and have a strong foundation. Elizabeth Vander Esch of San Jose wrote that "finally, here was an adult who was willing to put ego and winning aside in order to grow character in the young men he coached.
I completely agree with coach Allen. I agree with him because to make the team best you have to do what you need to do. The players were disrespectful to him and that's what made the practices harder. Honestly looking at the story he really did not do anything wrong all he did was coach his athletes to be the best that they can be. They all were saying hes not the best coach but because of him they have won games that they did not even win before. He could of kicked anyone he wanted to of the team because maybe they were not respectful enough and all he wanted is for them to show him they have respect. I believe coach Allen did the right to coach the athletes to be the best to act respectful to act like a winner.
I agree mostly with the coach. As coach of the team, it is his right to do whatever he deems necessary to help the team. In this case, he made sure the players knew his rules. He had been thinking about making this decision for multiple games, giving the players more chances to correct things, but when it was clear to coach Allen that a problem still persisted, he had to take action. Even after suspending the starting five, he gave them each yet another chance to help themselves by bringing their parents to the next practice. None of the players listened to that request either, further showing that the players both did not listen to and disrespected coach Allen. On the other hand, however, he does not give much of an explanation to the players our the parents as to why, exactly, this had occurred. In particular, when Ryan Tran's father approached coach Allen asking why his son had been kicked out, the coach only responded with a very vague "if you don't already know, I can't tell you."
I side with coach Allen because he made is team members get better grades and did not like who some of the kids his team were hanging out with. I think if his team were hanging out with bad influences like gang members or kids who have no ambition. I think coach Allen was trying to change his kids to men and teach them that life isn’t always easy. I think he tried mentoring the kids. His team might not have been the most talented team but they probably got a few life lessons out of coach Allen. I agree with what coach Allen was doing because it was kind of like tough love. Just because one player didn’t like the way he coached doesn’t mean his whole team didn’t like him.
My perspective on what happened at Gunderson High School is that the coach was trying to make a good team for the school; he wasn't trying to get in trouble or any of the basketball boys either. First off, you need a team to become a good basketball team and move further, which means you need players that you can communicate with and understand that you and the team need chemistry on and off the field together. The most important thing was the grades and half of them didn't have good grades to play so I didn't understand why the players were getting upset. The players knew what the coach wanted and they didn't listen so they paid the price.
I agree with Coach Allens decision on suspending the players. Coach Allen dedicated a lot of his time and work to these players. I understand why he was angry when ther players disobeyed his orders. Some might think his decisions were drastic but I agree with his actions. Being on a team or playing a sport doesnt only teach you how to play and win. Sports are supposed to teach discipline and hard work to players. They're also supposed to learn obedience. Coach Allens players weren't obedient or disciplined so he had to remove them from his team regardless of their playing abilities
I agree with Coach Allen and suspending the players. All he is trying to do is teach them a lesson. He devoted himself to the basket ball team and all he wanted was for the players to follow a couple rules. An i believe that disrespecting him wasnt one of the things he wanted the team to do. This situation is almost the same in Coach Carter. Where Carter has set rules and ended up locking out the gym because the students didnt follow their agreement. But unlike Gunderson High Carters players got thier act together and learned a great lesson from it. So instead of removing himself from the team like Carter tried to do; Allen, removed the problem kids and started a new team from benchwarmers.
Personally, I would side with the coach because kids at young ages need to learn about discipline and need to learn to respect adults. These kids showed no respect for this coach and didn't listen to what he wanted from the kids. If coach is dedicated and but all of his hard work and time into basketball, I think that the team should put all of there hard work and effort into it also. Its not fair to the coach and everything he did I would of had the same consequences for the team. Sports aren't always about winning, its about teaching kids at young age a lesson about discipline. Even the parents agree and most kids at that school agreed with the coach but still the kids on the basketball team thought they were right. Even though they didn't win any games, it taught the kids a valuable lesson.
What happened was a new coach came to a new high school and took on a whole team of new players. he had to deal with a group of students that refused to respect him, refused to listen to him, and did whatever the hell they wanted. As an experienced surgeon would, the coach proceeded to remove the cancerous part of the new team under his command. sadly, that procedure left him with a very sub-par team that he had to work with for the remainder of the season, even as they lost every one of their games afterwards. the next season started off with new faces. they all stuck to the program the coach had set up. they lost many games, but then they started to win. In the end, the training methods of the coach paid off and lead to the Gunderson High team to be the top team, a true underdog story.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why you would use cancer in this situation. I understand that you are trying to use cancer as an example to prove your point, but the players are not "cancerous". They chose to disrespect the coach. Cancer is not a choice in life, it's something no one likes.
DeleteCancer has nothing to do with this topic. Cancer isnt a choice, its something tragic that happens to people. So I dont even know why you compared basketball to cancer.
DeleteI disagree with the two commentors. I believe Eric created a great analogy to what Coach Allen had to do. Just as a surgeon would remove the cancerous parts of a patient, the coach did the same for the team. The coach removed the cancerous part of the team- the disrespectful starters and other players- and was left with a "healthy" team, or players who want to play organized basketball under his conditions. Eric also didn't compare basketball to cancer, but rather labelled players as cancerous, or harmful to the team.
DeleteI'm going to have too disagree with the comment above mine. Because its nothing like cancer or the players aren't cancerous because unlike cancer you most of the time can't do anything about it. But in this situation you can. Also cancer is very dangerous and just can't be remove that easy. So its more like a getting rid of the followers and making new leaders for the team.
DeleteMy perspective on what happened at Gunderson High School is that I agree with the coach. I agree with the coach because as a coach, he is allowed to do what he feels would be best for the team. His job is to teach the players how to play and for all the players to work as a team. Yeah the players lost many games, but I believe they learned from those games and improved throughout the season. I think whenever they look back at all the games they lost; they would push their selves to do better.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you on this, mostly. Really, the only part that I don't actually agree with would be about how they would look back and push themselves. the only ones that would benefit from that would be those still on the team after the cuts. unless of course that you were actually referring to the players still on the team, then I stand corrected. if the actual meaning was for the players in general, however, then there is little to no chance of the players that were cut would push themselves, as they were nothing more than a group of self-centered, arrogant, showboating brats.
DeleteI agree with what you said because he did make them lose in the beginning but it was to help them learn from mistakes and they did witch made them win the next game all the way to the champions. Coach Allen was not trying to hurt them he was trying to make them better and stronger.
Deletei agree with you, but allow me to add something. I think it was unfair for the coach to let the 4 players play. Because their self-esteem would drop and they will know that they will not win a single game.
DeleteI would have to side with the coach because he knows what is best for the team. He has been through a lot in his life and he is trying to do what is best for the team. The players may see this to be too harsh, but I believe the coach knows what he is doing. He was raised in a tough neighborhood and was raised by a single mother. He went through all that hardship and still managed to be tough and change his life around. He chose church and basketball and he is unselfish and wants what is best for kids. He even gave up playing basketball to raise his child who was about to be put up for adoption because his ex-wife decided to stop raising him.
ReplyDeleteWhile i didn't mention his home life in my original post, i must say that it definitely adds to what the fact of the coach being the one in the right. The kids themselves have it where the only problems they had were the ones they caused themselves. he dealt with home issues, and he not only overcame them, but he also was still able to balance his life at the time to also play basketball, and only gave it up due to family.
DeleteI agree with you that a coach does go through a lot of experiences in his/her life. Allen being the coach was only trying to do what is best for the team. Him being coach, he knows what he is doing!
DeleteI agree with you that the coach had it hard, but he does not have to let these kids feel what he felt. Sometimes the players know things better than the coach.
DeleteMy Perspective on what happened at Gunderson High School is that the coach knows what he was doing. The coach knows what is best for the team,and he want the players to succeed in life. He had to make a hard decision to kick most of the team out of the team. The next year some of the players had known what they did and apologized but some did not even bother. Some people think that what the coach did was not the right thing, but I don't think so. The coach was trying to teach them discipline. Even though the team did not win one game in the first year, the team was strong because they did not quit.
ReplyDeleteThe players that were kicked off the team actually did not apologize to Coach Allen. Even Ryan, the one who came back the next year, didn't quite apologize but he came back like everything was normal and still felt that Coach Allen isn't all that good of a coach.
DeleteMy perspective on the short story Then There Was Four is I agree 100% with coach Allen and his discussion on kicking out his starters and beginning over with a new team. I think it was a good way to build discipline in a team and that a game is not about who's the man on top but who's the best man who can show others how the game should be played with honor and dignity. The kid who still hasn't learn anything is bond to go no where in life. So that is my prescriptive and my guess on what is tend to be.
ReplyDeleteMy perspective on what happend at Gunderson High School is that the coach made the right choice. Coach Allen knew what he was doing. He knew what was best for the team. Allen wanted his players to succeed in life. He thought the kids if you don't have respect, or discipline, then you don't play. If you don't have respect for the coaches, and don't have discipline, then i believe you don't play in a sport. Because in life, you have to have respect in order to get respect from others. And you have to have discipline to handle the tough times, and keep moving forward. Allen knew what was best, and it worked, it may have took a while, but it worked, and they started winning.
ReplyDeleteI agree. coach Allen's decision may have been questionable, but obviously he knows how to win when the subsequent seasons he leads the team to various tournaments.
DeleteCoach Allen did what he can for his team. Obviously, a coach isn't going to do something bad for his team. What he did was right, whether the boys see it or not. He is more experienced, and knows what he is doing. Basketball players tend to get cocky and arrogant, and the coach is trying to not only benefit them in basketball, but also in life. When they graduate high school, and go into the real world they will know how to act whether they lose or win. Basketball isn't all about winning, but working as team, and learning from each other. Coach Allen is a smart guy, and maybe if more coaches were like him teams would be playing better, and be less arrogant.
ReplyDeleteThat is true he is more experienced as we can see he trained them hard enough to lose in the beginning and build them back up to be the best and the winners. all he wanted is for them to show respect in real life and to act like winners i agree with you on this.
DeleteI agree with you that playing a sport should not always be about winning. A coach is suppost to do what he/she feels is right for the team as a whole. Its their job!
DeleteI agree with you, because coach Allen wanted to teach his players discipline, and that they can't do whatever they want.
DeleteMy perspective on what happened at Gundersand Highschool is that the Coach had the right intentions but did it the wrong way. Kicking the starters off the team and never ever giving them a clear reason why was wrong. He should of let them practice but not let them play any games. If they still would've left the team , at least they had a chance to stay on the team. I believe the way he kicked them out did not teach any lessons but just provide never ending questions. He should give a full explanation of why he did what he did so then at least they can learn a lesson.
ReplyDeleteI agree 100% with Coach Allen and what he did. Because at first he let it go but then it came to a point where it was enough. He did what he had to do too make the team better even if it ment he had to cut the star players. He wanted too teach the kids discipline and show them responsibility and by cutting them made the point then that's what he had to do. The kids were rude and disrespectful.He gave them their chance but they blew so he cut them. But the kids seen the game of basketball as just a game to win and taunt their oppenents. But to the coach the game was more than just a game it was to show people discipline how to act like a winner and responsibility which most of those kids didn't want. What the coach did was smart because even though he ended a season losing all their games. The next season was a success because they went to the quater finals with a responsible team. So I think what he did was a good thing.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Coach Allen had to do something, but cutting the players was probably not the best answer. I believe he should have punished them similarly to what Coach Carter did and make them run until their legs give out. He should have at least given them and extra chance after their parents didn't show up, and then if they didn't comply they should have been cut.
DeleteI agree with you that the coach wanted too teach the kids discipline and to show them responsibility by cutting them offf. I think it was the right thing to do.
DeleteI disagree with coach Allen because according to the students, he never told the players why they were kicked off of the team. Kicking somebody off of a team without giving the player the reasoning behind it would be like a police officer arresting you and not telling you why he arrested you. The police officer instead would say, "If you don't already know, I'm not going to tell you." Although I do believe the students should have complied with Coach Allen's demands of bringing their parents to speak with him. The only possible reason for the players to be suspended that was given by the article, was that they were being disrespectful. Disrespect should not kick you off the team unless it is repeated after the coach confronts and punishes you for it. He didn't teach the players any lessons except that they should be cowards and not confront other people for their actions and tell them what they did wrong,
ReplyDeleteI see where you're coming from, but I think that one of the most important things an athlete -especially a student athlete -can do is show respect toward his or her coaches and it seems clear that these boys were not very respectful.
DeleteI disagree with you because I think the kids knew what they had done amd the way they acted was wrong to the coach and embarassing to the high school and coach. Also they did repeat the bad attitude and disrespecting so I think he did the right thing even if he didn't tell them why.
DeleteI disagree with you, because coach Allen wanted to teach his kids discipline and i think that he should of tell them why they were kicked out of the team, but otherwise he was a good coach.
DeleteI completely agree with Coach Allen because he had experience playing for a professional team. He knows what is right or wrong,and he is trying to teach the boys how to have a good life by giving them discipline. Even though that he thinks that he is doing the right thing, he should have told the players whats right or wrong so that they can make a better person out of themselves.
ReplyDeleteCoach Allen a divorced, middle aged man that faced hardships - being raised by a single parent - through out his life span.Kicked out his four starters, which takes guts and balls. And was remained with for players. Now I don't know what the real or exact reason for kicking out those boys was but I do believe it was the right thing that was done. Coach Carter kicked out the leading scorer from the oleander which coach Allen had did with the four players. As they were holding the team back from its fullest potential of playing basketball to grow character and have a strong foundation. Elizabeth Vander Esch of San Jose wrote that "finally, here was an adult who was willing to put ego and winning aside in order to grow character in the young men he coached.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with coach Allen. I agree with him because to make the team best you have to do what you need to do. The players were disrespectful to him and that's what made the practices harder. Honestly looking at the story he really did not do anything wrong all he did was coach his athletes to be the best that they can be. They all were saying hes not the best coach but because of him they have won games that they did not even win before. He could of kicked anyone he wanted to of the team because maybe they were not respectful enough and all he wanted is for them to show him they have respect. I believe coach Allen did the right to coach the athletes to be the best to act respectful to act like a winner.
ReplyDeleteI agree mostly with the coach. As coach of the team, it is his right to do whatever he deems necessary to help the team. In this case, he made sure the players knew his rules. He had been thinking about making this decision for multiple games, giving the players more chances to correct things, but when it was clear to coach Allen that a problem still persisted, he had to take action. Even after suspending the starting five, he gave them each yet another chance to help themselves by bringing their parents to the next practice. None of the players listened to that request either, further showing that the players both did not listen to and disrespected coach Allen. On the other hand, however, he does not give much of an explanation to the players our the parents as to why, exactly, this had occurred. In particular, when Ryan Tran's father approached coach Allen asking why his son had been kicked out, the coach only responded with a very vague "if you don't already know, I can't tell you."
ReplyDeleteI side with coach Allen because he made is team members get better grades and did not like who some of the kids his team were hanging out with. I think if his team were hanging out with bad influences like gang members or kids who have no ambition. I think coach Allen was trying to change his kids to men and teach them that life isn’t always easy. I think he tried mentoring the kids. His team might not have been the most talented team but they probably got a few life lessons out of coach Allen. I agree with what coach Allen was doing because it was kind of like tough love. Just because one player didn’t like the way he coached doesn’t mean his whole team didn’t like him.
ReplyDeleteMy perspective on what happened at Gunderson High School is that the coach was trying to make a good team for the school; he wasn't trying to get in trouble or any of the basketball boys either. First off, you need a team to become a good basketball team and move further, which means you need players that you can communicate with and understand that you and the team need chemistry on and off the field together. The most important thing was the grades and half of them didn't have good grades to play so I didn't understand why the players were getting upset. The players knew what the coach wanted and they didn't listen so they paid the price.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Coach Allens decision on suspending the players. Coach Allen dedicated a lot of his time and work to these players. I understand why he was angry when ther players disobeyed his orders. Some might think his decisions were drastic but I agree with his actions. Being on a team or playing a sport doesnt only teach you how to play and win. Sports are supposed to teach discipline and hard work to players. They're also supposed to learn obedience. Coach Allens players weren't obedient or disciplined so he had to remove them from his team regardless of their playing abilities
ReplyDeleteI agree with Coach Allen and suspending the players. All he is trying to do is teach them a lesson. He devoted himself to the basket ball team and all he wanted was for the players to follow a couple rules. An i believe that disrespecting him wasnt one of the things he wanted the team to do. This situation is almost the same in Coach Carter. Where Carter has set rules and ended up locking out the gym because the students didnt follow their agreement. But unlike Gunderson High Carters players got thier act together and learned a great lesson from it. So instead of removing himself from the team like Carter tried to do; Allen, removed the problem kids and started a new team from benchwarmers.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I would side with the coach because kids at young ages need to learn about discipline and need to learn to respect adults. These kids showed no respect for this coach and didn't listen to what he wanted from the kids. If coach is dedicated and but all of his hard work and time into basketball, I think that the team should put all of there hard work and effort into it also. Its not fair to the coach and everything he did I would of had the same consequences for the team. Sports aren't always about winning, its about teaching kids at young age a lesson about discipline. Even the parents agree and most kids at that school agreed with the coach but still the kids on the basketball team thought they were right. Even though they didn't win any games, it taught the kids a valuable lesson.
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