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Although rules are rules......why have them in place if you aren't going to punish?

Next time you make a rolling stop at a stop sign, I hope you get 10-20 years. Only then will you understand what we are talking about.

Yea who cares about the rules? I mean they didn't do anything too bad. I say let em play.

Are you serious? The rule states no more than three on one training. Just follow the rules.

Why cheat? The coach knew the rule and chose to break it. That is his fault in my book. Too bad the girls have to deal with it.

My solution would be to let the girls play in the post season but w/ a different head coach.

punishment should be placed on those that commit the crime...not the players who are told what to do.Why do players have to pay the price for over zealous coaches and exactly what was his or her punishment?

Not sure if you consider this a punishment or not, but I heard he is to have nothing to do with the team until April. The assistant coach will be running the show until them I guess.

If the players benefit from the training, then i could see sanctions on their schedule. For example, if a coach gave his players steroids or let them practice in pads early unknown to them, they would be more prepared than their opponents-thus creating an unfair advantage.

At least they didn't bring middle schoolers to the state championship game to watch and do nothing but support the team. Now that's really cheating!

DEBIL,

You are missing the point. The rules are in place. Do I agree w/ all of them NO, but a coach must be held accountable. He knew the rules and chose to break them.

As a coach you have to set the example. What kind of example is the coach setting for his girls? It is ok to cheat , but only if it is a little?


Come on.

As was said earlier, the girls are the ones being punished for a coach's violation. Its a well-known, clear violation. Should be the coach's last season at DF.

Strange situation! Wasn't this coach selected for the All-Star Game? Will that be affected as well?

I don't know if I agree with the punishment, but if that is what the crime states, then that should apply to Dutch Fork as well as any other teams.

KS,

Where would you like me to "come on" to? The punishment does not fit the crime. "Come on", the team gets screwed and punished for 10-14 matches because of practicing early for what-1 to 2 days? Take them out of scrimmages, forbid them from tournaments, but don't do both as well as cripple their playing all the way until March. "Come on", you can't think that is fair. "Come on", surely you actually read my post and noticed I felt punishment was deserved, but not this severe.

Concerning the coach returning the next year, Jesus teaches us to forgive and I think in girls high school soccer that this is one of those times to forgive and forget. Now, if it were to happen again...gone.