Florida coach suspended for taking in homeless player

[Anubis]

I'm not sure why - some lawsuit? Some change in rules? Something happened. I can't recall the last time there was a charge to go to high school football games. I do recall at one point someone making the argument that it's the public's tax dollars that have paid for the athletic fields, the public's tax dollars that paid for the equipment, coaches, schools, etc., etc. Thus, they should be allowed to go see the product of what they paid for. Ditto things like spring concerts at schools - pay to go see the chorus sing? To see the band play?

Regardless, at least in this area of NY, you are not charged to go to attend high school sporting events, except for regional tournaments that are run by a different organization. (IAABO?)

edit: ditto on what BigNate said at least about the coaches. They make money, but on a dollars per hour basis, it's not really that much.

they charge admission over here in this part of bumblefuck NY Doc

 

[sdifox]

wtf kind of stupid shit is this?

 

[IronWing]

HS Coaches profit? rofl, get a clue. Most coaches are teachers who might get an axtra $1k to be a coach, which works out to less than minimum wage. They coach because, like the players, they WANT to do it.

Suppliers? really? you're reaching that far? Guess what? they also profit if the kids play pickup games on the playground, relevance not found.

Media? Oh shit another dumbass reach. Next your gonna tell me a bank robery was engineered for the Local news' benefit becaues they reported on it.

Taxpayers get the bill? WTF does this have to do with anything? Anything the school does (assuming it's even a public school) is funded by the taxpayers.

School Sports were designed for the students. They play them because they WANT to. They play them because sports are FUN, they play them because they make them better people, they teach discipline, they teach teamwork, they teach the benefit of hard work.

High School sports have been around as long as there have been high schools, and were DESIGNED to benifit the student in many ways.

I'm sticking by my original assertion, that what you said:

is flippin stupid.

School sports don't teach shit. They are a waste of tax dollars and a distraction from learning. They divert tax dollars from the mission of schools which is to educate. If parents want their kids to play sports I'm fine with that but they can find another venue and pay for it themselves.

I've never met anyone who was a better person for playing school sports. If athletes were assholes before they played sports, they were usually assholes afterward. If they were good people going in they were usually good people afterward.

 

[Train]

School sports don't teach shit. They are a waste of tax dollars and a distraction from learning. They divert tax dollars from the mission of schools which is to educate. If parents want their kids to play sports I'm fine with that but they can find another venue and pay for it themselves.

I've never met anyone who was a better person for playing school sports. If athletes were assholes before they played sports, they were usually assholes afterward. If they were good people going in they were usually good people afterward.

Do you have any source to back up your assertions other than the continued stream of stupidity you keep typing out?

Kids who play sports are healthier (duh)

Kids who play sports get better grades (oh snap, is that another benefit to the student?)

 

[IronWing]

Do you have any source to back up your assertions other than the continued stream of stupidity you keep typing out?

Kids who play sports are healthier (duh)

Kids who play sports get better grades (oh snap, is that another benefit to the student?)

Holy shit! An athletics group likes athletics!

Holy shit! People selling fitness crap claim their stuff makes your kids smart!

Weak sauce.

 

[Train]

when you've got nothing left, attack the source.

 

[IronWing]

when you've got nothing left, attack the source.

When the source is serving up self promotion disguised as stories, yep.

 

[Train]

When the source is serving up self promotion disguised as stories, yep.

The Harris group, the same guys who do presidential poles, have what to gain exactly, by promoting high school sports?

Just give up retard.

 

[IronWing]

The Harris group, the same guys who do presidential poles, have what to gain exactly, by promoting high school sports?

Just give up retard.

I see you neglected to mention "The Women's Sports Foundation partnered with Harris Interactive" in your attribution. You also failed to mention that the poll included all types of physical activity not just school sports even though the blogger highlighted this fact for you. Maybe, just maybe, you're full of shit.

 

[Train]

I see you neglected to mention "The Women's Sports Foundation partnered with Harris Interactive" in your attribution. You also failed to mention that the poll included all types of physical activity not just school sports even though the blogger highlighted this fact for you. Maybe, just maybe, you're full of shit.

You should actually read the article. It does mention the difference in school PE and sports.

You should read the other one too.

And maybe you should try common sense.