tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post733845101833238682..comments2024-03-08T18:53:10.199-05:00Comments on The Fact of The Matter: A Coach's Role: Westfield Board of Education Must Make It Clear Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-22862935394009292192014-11-04T12:11:26.696-05:002014-11-04T12:11:26.696-05:00I guess he is now another casualty of the 'It&...I guess he is now another casualty of the 'It's all about winning' philosophy. I find it hard to believe he would willingly give up the baseball salary to dedicate more time to another sport. Was there a deal after this year to give him the baseball back? I think your understanding is the 'face' saving version. Were there is smoke.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-90575145491577468372014-11-04T10:40:58.085-05:002014-11-04T10:40:58.085-05:00It is my understanding that Coach Marino was asked...It is my understanding that Coach Marino was asked to step down in order to dedicate more time to the varsity girls basketball team as this year had/has potential to be a "best ever" type season. By stepping down from baseball and being let go from basketball Coach Marino is also losing about $20K in wages annually. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-62399749899673067422014-11-03T17:12:01.899-05:002014-11-03T17:12:01.899-05:00Does anyone know why Joe is no longer the freshman...Does anyone know why Joe is no longer the freshman baseball coach? I do not see any mention of this in the comments or the leader article. Anyone care to shed any light on this? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-18646372782091981732014-11-01T18:12:19.505-04:002014-11-01T18:12:19.505-04:00Every parent wants their child to be treated with ...Every parent wants their child to be treated with respect. It seems obvious this coach could not do that. This has nothing to do with playing time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-3450106436474661002014-11-01T08:47:23.738-04:002014-11-01T08:47:23.738-04:00I have a friend of mine whos daughter scored 1000 ...I have a friend of mine whos daughter scored 1000 pts during her high school career,this was done through hard work and dedication, why is it so important to some parents that every kid gets a trophy no matter how much you put into your goal or not....what next high school diplomas for everyone?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-79182069310345685662014-10-30T16:22:33.141-04:002014-10-30T16:22:33.141-04:00If you demand the Board of Ed make it clear wheth...If you demand the Board of Ed make it clear whether the team winning or the players feelings are more important then I demand the coaches/town clubs make it clear that only the coaches kids, coaches friends kids and kids who pay ridiculous hourly rates to sub par "trainers" for private lessons will make the high school teams. Anyone else needed to fill the roster is just that....filling the roster. They will never touch a ball, field, court, etc....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-32782320931447088862014-10-30T15:40:05.881-04:002014-10-30T15:40:05.881-04:00If it was about having a winning coach - Joe shoul...If it was about having a winning coach - Joe should have been fired a long time ago. I highly doubt this has anything to do with playing time or winning. Playing time is the convenient immediate response from any administrator/coach to why any parent has a complaint about a coach. Just as the parents and kids must sign a form demonstrating that they agree to act in a certain way, there should be a similar form for the coaches. Some of the sideline antics are very hard to watch (this comment is not about Joe, from what I have seen his sideline demeanor in baseball and football is fine). Just as the kids represent the school and community, so do the coaches. Seems like from most of the comments the bully coach definition pendulum has swung to far Is yelling now a bully? is commenting on appearance now a bully? is calling out a kid for making a bad play or running the wrong play a bully? is degrading players now a bully? Can you embarrass you players? I agree that coaches, parents and players should know where the line is. If Sandy and the BOE can produce them it would go a long way in avoiding this type of issue in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-11252759127610332282014-10-30T14:38:25.427-04:002014-10-30T14:38:25.427-04:00This is a "normal" state of affairs in s...This is a "normal" state of affairs in sports, I think we all can remember when something similar like this has happened, it occurred when I was in high school. Favoritism, predatory behaviors are all part of the world we live in. If you have a way of putting a stop to it, please let us in on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com