It's about not having the sense to refrain from sharing far and wide that kills me. I don't care which side you're on, it's just not wise. If you can't pause and think before posting, what else are you not thoughtful about? |
Isn't this typically information provided to prospective players and their families in the first place? Coach's bio? And you found social media posts when you ostensibly searched for this innocuous information. Come on, now... |
Or by asking the coach directly. |
Maybe this is a baseball thing, but the first result for many baseball coaches is their twitter (sorry X) feed. That's the #1 vehicle by far of baseball players posting and college coaches keeping track of kids they are following. |
I’m also an adult and I think it’s obnoxious (and pathetic) that my fellow adults use and care about Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Please take your feeds and tweets back to high school where they belong… |
Yes, everyone knows that basketball players all share the same brain and therefore have identical opinions on any and all matters. |
+1 And a lot of them post about religion or politics here and there. I just ignore stuff like this. As long as they are a good coach & treat my kid well I don’t care what their personal views are. No good coach has the time to be indoctrinating players etc. when there is work to be done anyway. |
OP said the political posts are "out there".
I assume said Coach isn't arguing about marginal tax rates or changes to the Federal Flood Insurance Program. If he's posting lunatic right wing conspiracy theory crap, it's valid to question what else he's into. Still might be a great Coach, but he's inviting the criticism. Don't blame OP for Google searching someone or following them on Twitter. |
I work with faculty members in government and politics, sociology, and psychology. Their research and writing demonstrates, consistently, that this type of political tribalism is a problem. They urge cross-political friendships, conversations, relationships and community building. Make friendships and connections wherever you can. Your superior attitude is a turn-off to many people “in the middle” who could easily vote either way. |
I understand "criticism" of somebody's political views. What I don't understand is why it is relevant that he is a coach or that he posts those views on social media. The criticism here is with the views, not either of those things that result in this being in the Sports forum. |
Interesting. Being a coach is one of the few exceptions I make for mingling with a MAGA or Evangelical. It's not easy to be a good coach so I give politics a pass and honestly they have been pretty civil themselves. This isn't the 90s where a coach will have the team pray for your salvation because of your haircut or trendy T-shirt. |
I'm not OP. And it can be separate from the sport. But if dude is into QAnon or the like, I get to judge whether I think he's a weirdo. And monitor a little more carefully. |
Ok psycho. You are stalking your kids coach and THEY have bad judgement? GTFOH. |
Op, imo when the student is old enough that stopping a sport/switching teams/changing sports is so important that they wouldn't consider it -- they are old enough to know some adults are idiots but have good coaching qualities. |
Are you having a stroke? |