Comments on: Oh My Goddard http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2008/02/23/oh-my-goddard/ The inside scoop on Kansas high school sports. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:10:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ryan http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2008/02/23/oh-my-goddard/#comment-1949 Ryan Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:25:04 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2008/02/23/oh-my-goddard/#comment-1949 Greg, As a fellow Goddard student, you should probably get a life. Greg,
As a fellow Goddard student, you should probably get a life.

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]]> By: Kent Van Deest http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2008/02/23/oh-my-goddard/#comment-1947 Kent Van Deest Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:37:26 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2008/02/23/oh-my-goddard/#comment-1947 As always you in the media take an incident an blow it way out of poportion. The Derby girls were indeed pounding on the doors of the Goddard locker room, so the Goddard girl reacted, not acted. Reacted, yes she used bad judgement, and she has been disciplined for that judgement. This is becoming a very good high school rivalry. Both these teams are very good and have good people involved with these kids. Let's not make a federal case of a young person showing a laps of bad decision making. I am sure the players will not think as much of this as the gorwn ups will. Maybe we are the problem. As always you in the media take an incident an blow it way out of poportion. The Derby girls were indeed pounding on the doors of the Goddard locker room, so the Goddard girl reacted, not acted. Reacted, yes she used bad judgement, and she has been disciplined for that judgement. This is becoming a very good high school rivalry. Both these teams are very good and have good people involved with these kids. Let’s not make a federal case of a young person showing a laps of bad decision making. I am sure the players will not think as much of this as the gorwn ups will. Maybe we are the problem.

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]]> By: Greg http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2008/02/23/oh-my-goddard/#comment-1926 Greg Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:55:09 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2008/02/23/oh-my-goddard/#comment-1926 Joanna: I'm waiting on some of that Eagle Outrage for the situation in Goddard, with the girls basketball team and the Derby incident. As a parent in the Goddard district, it is EMBARASSING. The lack of punishment the coach, school, and administration have handed down is ridiculous. Not that it matters, but Winston Stith is a friend of mine, hence his daughter receives my same level of committment. As a discipline, Goddard isn't going to allow the player to start her next game. Additionally, she is going to be counseled and have a "letter in her file". Really? That should certainly be a deterent in the future! This "punishment" is a JOKE. Racial caricatures, racial anythings, should not have tolerance. If this punishment "goes above and beyond" as Mr. Conrad and coach Keller state, then we have a REAL problem here. Bishop Carroll sat 7 players, mostly starters, for the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP football game. Not "didn't start them". DID NOT PLAY them! I applaud coach Schuckman and the BC administration. Life lessons are far more ourreaching than a substate or state title. I think there are times where racism is alledged, falsely, but clearly this isn't an example. Goddard is really making a mistake, and needs to seriously reconsider their consequences on students who do this type of thing. Kids will be kids, in some circumstances, but we can not have a tollerance as a society for this kind of garbage. I WILL be writing a letter of my disappointment to the school and administration over this embarassing issue. Can someone please help me understand exactly HOW it's considered a punishment if a player doesn't START a game? If they are allowed to play, then it doesn't really matter. The most important aspect is who FINISHES a contest. Am I wrong to be this pissed about this issue? Joanna:

I’m waiting on some of that Eagle Outrage for the situation in Goddard, with the girls basketball team and the Derby incident.

As a parent in the Goddard district, it is EMBARASSING. The lack of punishment the coach, school, and administration have handed down is ridiculous. Not that it matters, but Winston Stith is a friend of mine, hence his daughter receives my same level of committment.

As a discipline, Goddard isn’t going to allow the player to start her next game. Additionally, she is going to be counseled and have a “letter in her file”. Really? That should certainly be a deterent in the future! This “punishment” is a JOKE. Racial caricatures, racial anythings, should not have tolerance. If this punishment “goes above and beyond” as Mr. Conrad and coach Keller state, then we have a REAL problem here.

Bishop Carroll sat 7 players, mostly starters, for the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP football game. Not “didn’t start them”. DID NOT PLAY them! I applaud coach Schuckman and the BC administration. Life lessons are far more ourreaching than a substate or state title.

I think there are times where racism is alledged, falsely, but clearly this isn’t an example. Goddard is really making a mistake, and needs to seriously reconsider their consequences on students who do this type of thing. Kids will be kids, in some circumstances, but we can not have a tollerance as a society for this kind of garbage. I WILL be writing a letter of my disappointment to the school and administration over this embarassing issue.

Can someone please help me understand exactly HOW it’s considered a punishment if a player doesn’t START a game? If they are allowed to play, then it doesn’t really matter. The most important aspect is who FINISHES a contest. Am I wrong to be this pissed about this issue?

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