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Kudos: To Dutch Fork Girls Soccer for their 2-0 victory tonight against Irmo. The Silver Foxes played with desire and elan that Irmo could not match. Congratulations on a hard fought victory!
Kudos: To the Dutch Fork coaching staff on rallying the team after a tough defeat on Tues. and for coming up with an alignment that stifled Irmo's attack. Also for good substitutions that kept fresh legs in the game.
Criticism: Of the Dutch Fork coach who opened the gate and let in many unpaid spectators into the game. You, of all people should know that soccer is not a self supporting sport and every dollar raised at the gate counts.
Special Criticism: To the Dutch Fork head coach who was not man enough to shake hands with the Irmo team manager, who played for him last year and even earned all region honors (this former player transfered to Irmo this year because of a family situation, and is not allowed to play because of a Dutch Fork protest.)For a coach that stesses Pride, Communication, Caring, Collective Responsibility, and Trust, I found your actions at the end of the game to be classless and immature. This year the High School League is emphasizing sportsmanship,certainly the coach's refusal to acknowledge the end of game handshake of a student manager is far from the ideal the League would like to see. I hope a formal apology to the wronged student will be forth coming.

Coach Bo,

Is it true you would not shake hands after the match? If it is true, maybe the SCHSL got it right in keeping the DF Girls out of post-season for the error made by the coach.

Is there the 'rest of the story' we would like to read?

from my understanding, that behavior is typical of the DF coach

Please help me understand: What is the big deal about shaking hands after a game?

shaking hands after the game is something that every match I have ever watched ends with regardless of the level. The issue here is that the Dutch Fork coach offered the handshake to every other member of the team until he got to the girl is question. He saw it was her and retracted his hand. How is that upholding the "Five" that he preaches to his team.

You talk the talk, you MUST walk the walk.

I do love this game!

I understand your point. Thanks

None of the above comments is even close to being true. These inane and frivolous comments once again show how easily the facts can be miscontrued by those who do not have them or who choose to ignore them. As for my previous post earlier this year, if you lack the courage to reveal your true identity, then perhaps you should keep your comments on a message board more worthy of such anonymity--such as "myspace." If you prefer to remain unknown and attack people obliquely while hiding behind a computer user name, you are making the real character statement about yourself.

It was the boys varsity soccer team and the bus driver from DF that came in the back gate, not fans. I have the key, we parked the bus there and came in through that gate because it was more convenient.

Wayne Quinlan
Dutch Fork HS

So, Joe...what's the other side of the story? I think it deserves at least equal time.

This is Will Chassereau, by the way...Berkeley High girls' coach, formerly at Blackville-Hilda, and your roommate for the summer AP English certification class at USC-Spartanburg all those years ago. No hiding behind aliases necessary!

Wouldn't it be nice if all the people on this thread gave their name and owned up to their comments? I think we'd have a lot nicer board if people could not hide behind their handles.

Getinthegame?
202677?
BOR?

You criticize the coach harshly and openly. Surely you can be man enough to show him where the daggers are coming from...