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Meggie (Meg)
Junior Member
Username: Meg
Post Number: 4
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 8:57 pm: |       |
I noticed that a lot of high school coaches (especially football) use innappropriate language during games and practice. I was just wondering if anyone agrees with the use of that kind of language in a sport and if you can get in trouble for this because I have never heard of an inncident where someone has. |
Michael Tokarek (Mtokarek13)
Junior Member
Username: Mtokarek13
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 11:23 am: | |
Meg, I like your concern with this issue. I have participated in many sports throughout my high-school and college years. I have heard probably every word you can think of coming out of a coaches mouth. I don't necessarily agree with that type of language but also understand that coaches get caught up in the moment and stuff usually flies out of their mouth except it only seems to happen when they are losing. I think that it should be regulated somehow but i don't really have any ideas on how to keep that kind of activity under watch. |
Catie O'Connor (Catie)
Junior Member
Username: Catie
Post Number: 4
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 5:11 pm: | |
I do not think it is necessary for coaches to be disrespectful by using this type of language with their athletes. I think coaches should find other ways to get their point across without having to use innappropriate language, especially with younger athletes. |
Joe Fishel (Joefishel)
Junior Member
Username: Joefishel
Post Number: 3
Registered: 7-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 6:38 am: | |
Meggie, to answer your two questions, inappropriate language is almost never appropriate and coaches have been reprimanded for their language. Normally, this is taken care of in-house, by the head coach if the offending party is an assistant coach, AD, principal, or some other type of superordinate. Personally, I know of two football coaches who were fired or told they would be fired but resigned first, in part because of their consistent use of inappopriate language.
A coach can be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct during a game for inappropriate language. |
Michael Rodriguez (003michael)
New member
Username: 003michael
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 5:48 am: | |
Using innappropriate language during a game or practice should not be used towards your athletes. As a college athlete and coach, it is difficult to stay in control of your actions when the intensity of the game is high. I think that coaches and athletes should get penalized for inappropriate language. |
Jason Stanley (Jms9726)
Junior Member
Username: Jms9726
Post Number: 3
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 11:27 am: | |
I agree that inappropriate language on the field should not be tolerated. I have only coached one season of freshman high school baseball and the first rule I had was no swearing or verbal abuse. It took a while for the team to adjust but by the end of the season the language improved. To answer your question, no, i have never heard of anyone getting reprimanded but it is a matter worth being discussed. |
Christine Bolger (Cbolger)
Junior Member
Username: Cbolger
Post Number: 4
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 1:55 pm: | |
Coaches should at least be familiar with the National Standards for Sport Coaches (http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm?template =domainsStandards.html) but preferably would have completed a training program through a quality coaching education program that infuses the coaching standards into the curriculum. Coaches should provide a quality learning atmosphere that is safe for all participants and also model appropriate behavior. NASPE partners with the NCAA, NAIA, NFHS and the USOC to host the annual National Coaching Educators' Conference (http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/ncace/template.cfm?te mplate=main.html). This is a great place to learn what organizations are doing to properly train their coaches in order to supplement or develop a quality coaching education program of your own. This year we'll be in Indianapolis June 7 - 9. |
