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Mooresville Coach Steps Down
Looks like Coach Stith is stepping down.
http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2010/jun/09/stith-steps-down-mhs-boys-soccer-coach/sports-high_school_prep/
[Edited on 6/9/10 by LoGan]
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best of luck to steve, he is one of the good guys and will be missed.
i have known coach stith for many years dating back to our mullet playing days in college in the 80's and he is a class act. he always put a very
competitive and well-coached team on the field.
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Yep, I agree. The boys will miss him on the pitch.
I have no idea who they'll find to replace him.
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Good luck Steve,great job over the years with your teams.
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Just read this article in the Mooresville weekly regarding Coach Stith at Mooresville. Totally different tone then the first article posted in this
thread.
http://www.mooresvilleweekly.com/story/20100611/sports-insider
Coach Stith was a competitor of my child's school, but I always respected what he accomplished with his program.
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Many coaches have stepped away from the Boys teams and continue to coach Girls only. Hopefully the schools will be able to fill the positions. There
are not teacher positions open since the former coaches are still teaching and many schools do not allow coaches that do not teach at the school.
Parents need to realize what quality coaches they have and also realize that the Club coaches can not easily step in to a high school job. It is
sometimes difficult to get board approval. However, Lake Norman was able to do it, so I guess it will happen at Mooresville also.
Quote:Originally posted by BigLou
Just read this article in the Mooresville weekly regarding Coach Stith at Mooresville. Totally different tone then the first article posted in this
thread.
http://www.mooresvilleweekly.com/story/20100611/sports-insider
Coach Stith was a competitor of my child's school, but I always respected what he accomplished with his program.
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Quote:Originally posted by BigLou
Just read this article in the Mooresville weekly regarding Coach Stith at Mooresville. Totally different tone then the first article posted in this
thread.
http://www.mooresvilleweekly.com/story/20100611/sports-insider
Coach Stith was a competitor of my child's school, but I always respected what he accomplished with his program.
An interesting addition to this aspect is that he had a parent of one of his players on his staff!
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^What does that have to do with any of it?
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Quote:Originally posted by BigLou
Just read this article in the Mooresville weekly regarding Coach Stith at Mooresville. Totally different tone then the first article posted in this
thread.
http://www.mooresvilleweekly.com/story/20100611/sports-insider
Coach Stith was a competitor of my child's school, but I always respected what he accomplished with his program.
I am sure it was a misprint, but I found this quote from the srticle very funny.
"It leads kids to think it’s about their abilities and not about their money. And in some cases, that’s just delusional.”
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Unfortunately, that's exactly what he meant. He's saying that they were only on club teams because they paid for it.
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Entitlement is becoming a four-letter word. This is the perpetual "we must always win championships" you see at big time college athletics where fans
and alumni expect to win every season. Life is short, who wants to deal with the stress? It is suppose to be fun and the kids are suppose to have an
experience. No one guaranteed championships.
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Who said anything about winning a championship? No one on here complained about that. Talk about reading into it whatever you want.
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Quote:Originally posted by BarryPaysMyBills
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Originally posted by smallsnc
^What does that have to do with any of it?
From what I have heard this happens all the time at many schools.
Some schools even have head coaches who have their own kids on the team.
I don't know, I've been at this a long time, and only had one coach with their child on the team. Still, even at the time I didn't / don't see
anything wrong with it as long as the coach is professional about it. I mean you have to be realistic. If you live in a community, and are an
educator in that community, and you also like to coach; then god help you if you have children, that want to play the sport you coach, and they are
good enough to make the team that you have been coaching for 5 / 10 / 20 / 30 years, you are suppose to send the kid to another district, or tell them
they can't play?
It isn't any worse than having the Mayor's child, or the child of the education leader on the team. These type complaints usually fall into the
category of, my kid didn't get what I think they deserve.
[Edited on 6/21/10 by RonToth]
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The coach who finds himself in a position where a clear conflict of interest exists then it becomes imperative that there is an assistant coach or an
AD that has the fortitude to step in and make things right. This unfortunately doesn't exist at Lake Norman High School where the coach is not even an
educator there at the school, and yet he can make sure that his daughter can attend an extra prom at the team's expense. The whole team didn't get
what they deserved - the best chance at advancing. We are not talking about 1 kid but the whole team.
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Bornstein Must Never Play
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Quote:
Originally posted by Unicorns
The coach who finds himself in a position where a clear conflict of interest exists then it becomes imperative that there is an assistant coach or an
AD that has the fortitude to step in and make things right. This unfortunately doesn't exist at Lake Norman High School where the coach is not even an
educator there at the school, and yet he can make sure that his daughter can attend an extra prom at the team's expense. The whole team didn't get
what they deserved - the best chance at advancing. We are not talking about 1 kid but the whole team.
Lake Norman bashing must be a serious sport
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Quote:Originally posted by Bornstein Must Never Play
Quote:
Originally posted by Unicorns
The coach who finds himself in a position where a clear conflict of interest exists then it becomes imperative that there is an assistant coach or an
AD that has the fortitude to step in and make things right. This unfortunately doesn't exist at Lake Norman High School where the coach is not even an
educator there at the school, and yet he can make sure that his daughter can attend an extra prom at the team's expense. The whole team didn't get
what they deserved - the best chance at advancing. We are not talking about 1 kid but the whole team.
Lake Norman bashing must be a serious sport
Or "I didn't get the recognition I deserve, or my kid didn't get what I think the deserve."
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Quote:Originally posted by RonToth
Quote:Originally posted by BarryPaysMyBills
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Originally posted by smallsnc
^What does that have to do with any of it?
From what I have heard this happens all the time at many schools.
Some schools even have head coaches who have their own kids on the team.
I don't know, I've been at this a long time, and only had one coach with their child on the team. Still, even at the time I didn't / don't see
anything wrong with it as long as the coach is professional about it. I mean you have to be realistic. If you live in a community, and are an
educator in that community, and you also like to coach; then god help you if you have children, that want to play the sport you coach, and they are
good enough to make the team that you have been coaching for 5 / 10 / 20 / 30 years, you are suppose to send the kid to another district, or tell them
they can't play?
It isn't any worse than having the Mayor's child, or the child of the education leader on the team. These type complaints usually fall into the
category of, my kid didn't get what I think they deserve.
[Edited on 6/21/10 by RonToth]
You make good points and you are right that coach shouldn't have to send their son or daughter "away" to avoid a potential conflict. When there is a
child of the coach on the team, there will always be talk.
In the particular situation of this post, the head coach made the decision to bring in an assistant that had a child on the team. Surely a coach with
the resume listed above didn't "need" the help and some of the parental conflict he mentioned in the second article stemmed from this decision. I
just question the decision to bring in a parent when it was clearly not necessary.
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Quote:Originally posted by Bornstein Must Never Play
Quote:
Originally posted by Unicorns
The coach who finds himself in a position where a clear conflict of interest exists then it becomes imperative that there is an assistant coach or an
AD that has the fortitude to step in and make things right. This unfortunately doesn't exist at Lake Norman High School where the coach is not even an
educator there at the school, and yet he can make sure that his daughter can attend an extra prom at the team's expense. The whole team didn't get
what they deserved - the best chance at advancing. We are not talking about 1 kid but the whole team.
Lake Norman bashing must be a serious sport
The sentiment of the forum proves one thing - the significant players at Lake Norman have to be willing to walk out en masse or NOTHING will change
there.
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Quote:Originally posted by Unicorns
Quote:Originally posted by Bornstein Must Never Play
Quote:
Originally posted by Unicorns
The coach who finds himself in a position where a clear conflict of interest exists then it becomes imperative that there is an assistant coach or an
AD that has the fortitude to step in and make things right. This unfortunately doesn't exist at Lake Norman High School where the coach is not even an
educator there at the school, and yet he can make sure that his daughter can attend an extra prom at the team's expense. The whole team didn't get
what they deserved - the best chance at advancing. We are not talking about 1 kid but the whole team.
Lake Norman bashing must be a serious sport
The sentiment of the forum proves one thing - the significant players at Lake Norman have to be willing to walk out en masse or NOTHING will change
there.
Instead of hiding behind a screen name, if things aren't right, then be a professional and address the issue. Of course you can say I am hiding behind
a screen name, BUT I am not sniping at issues affecting me.
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Quote:Originally posted by Unicorns
Quote:Originally posted by Bornstein Must Never Play
Quote:
Originally posted by Unicorns
The coach who finds himself in a position where a clear conflict of interest exists then it becomes imperative that there is an assistant coach or an
AD that has the fortitude to step in and make things right. This unfortunately doesn't exist at Lake Norman High School where the coach is not even an
educator there at the school, and yet he can make sure that his daughter can attend an extra prom at the team's expense. The whole team didn't get
what they deserved - the best chance at advancing. We are not talking about 1 kid but the whole team.
Lake Norman bashing must be a serious sport
The sentiment of the forum proves one thing - the significant players at Lake Norman have to be willing to walk out en masse or NOTHING will change
there.
Go ahead. It ins't like many a coach has not faced that problem before. "I am way better than what you think I am." Maybe you should listen to the
coach.
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