H.S. Coach Uses Hand Holding for Punishment

[FreeState]

http://advocate.com//News/Daily_News/2009/10/19/H_S__Coach_Uses_Hand_Holding_for_Punishment/

H.S. Coach Uses Hand Holding for Punishment
By Michelle Garcia

A high school football coach allegedly made two players hold hands and run together as punishment during a recent practice, and is coming under fire for the action.

Officials from the Aurora Public Schools say they are investigating the claims that Coach Grant Pippert told freshmen Rafael Merced and another student to hold hands and run together after a brief altercation. The two were taunted by their teammates, who called them derogatory names. Merced told KMGH-TV News that he felt the experience was humiliating.

Aurora Public Schools spokeswoman Paula Hans released a statement saying, "We are investigating these allegations to determine if they are true. We are speaking with players, parents, and staff who may have been involved."

The coach's behavior can lead to a warning, suspension, or firing, Hans said.

Merced's mother, Tasha Martinez, said the coach "apologized for making them hold hands and said he used it as a means of team-building."

Nothing like homophobia to scare those kids into building a stronger team.

[targetpractice]

1. self-delte

[msongs]

2. coaches should not use punishment of ANY kind. its abuse of power n bullying nt

[virgogal]

4. You're kidding,right?

[jinto86]

6. As someone who was bullied horribly by my teammates on the football team

Punishment is needed if its used right. Watch Remember the Titans and try telling me that no punishment was needed there.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Huh?

So if a player breaks a rule, he should get a prize??

[notesdev]

3. This is a sport

where they do full-body pile-ons, grab each other as an objective of the game (tackles), and the most important player on the field puts his hand between the legs of another player at the start of every play.

Hand-holding is a silly complaint in this context. I can only imagine the horrors that the sport of wrestling must hold for these people.

[jinto86]

5. Don't forget the terms and player names

Fullback, tight end, and wide receiver come to mind when thinking of bad player names. Then two of the refs are called HJ and BJ on the back of their shirt... let your imagination run with that one. Then they are always talking about penetration in the backfield... Yea, theres homosexuality all throughout the game, almost as much as wrestling and boxing.

P.S. I am bi and a former football player (tight end actually) so I am allowed to insult myself.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. When I taught 1st grade I used to make them hold hands when they were mad at each other

I would make them sit and face each other and hold hands. And it worked.

Of course I wasn't on DU then and didn't face any criticism for doing this. :crazy: