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FrankWinston
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This. Is. Gold. |
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Does anyone know what a “Nike contract” means? Did they just provide uniforms, or did they pay the team/coaches/players? And how did Hayfield get a Nike contract when the team had a brand new coach and no accolades? |
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Yeah, especially since Hayfield’s colors are orange and black (for those who might not know). |
FrankWinston
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Welcome. Penned the prior comment on my phone and not logged on to my account. That said, I would be surprised if what you wrote is true. Not saying you are lying, but knowing the whole picture, this is likely a Hayfield thing and not a Nike thing. I've known of very few arrangements in which a sneaker company, clothing line etc. states, for high school sports programs as insignificant as a Hayfield, that they will provide X to certain programs and only Y to others. Usually, because the "sponsorships" are really only discounted uniform deals, it is the high school making the purchasing decisions. So it's safer to assume, if what you are saying is right, that it was Hayfield that made the decision to upgrade the boy's teams uniforms first. |
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Is that a fact about no extradition? |
Anonymous
Following the thread from my phone like you. I don't have time to reread everything, but it appears the Fairfax Times / WSJ reporter who broke this whole story has uncovered a deal with Nike that doesn't appear to be above board. Other parents on here are saying that popular boys sports at Hayfield are getting the Nike gear first. |
FrankWinston
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It depends on the school. Stu Vetter was legit getting paid by sneaker companies when he was still coaching HS sports. But a Hayfield, almost certainly not, especially with an Overton circling around. This contract was likely just discounted uniforms (barely discounted) and some free swag for coaches. |
FrankWinston
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This is the one area in which I think Nomani might be wrong, but if I am wrong so be it. I think she conflated Fritts' text messages ("I like money") with the claim that Nike now sponsors Hayfield and came to a conclusion that might not be there. I write this not as an expert but someone who has coached for decades (never as a FT job as an FYI) at every level from D1, to competitive HS sports, to AAU and competitive club sports. As I have noted in another comment or two, sponsorships like this are typically just of the discounted merch variety. Nike doesn't do shady deals with nothing high schools. There is no value add for them to do so. As to the claim by other parents that popular boys sports at Hayfield are getting the Nike gear first, again, based on a ton of prior experience, I would have to assume that would be a decision by Hayfield and Nike. |
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| In the form reply going out by School Board- someone posted Rachna’s where she/they say “it is vital that our practices and processes meet the needs of the changing reality of high school athletic”- that 100% reads to me could be trying to say equitable transferring to school. If can transfer for AP/IB then should be able to for sports so can get paid in college since can now make cash in college for football/sports. If this happens, EVERYONE sign up for track and go to whatever school want to as this will make it Wild West and no one will have to worry about boundaries. The boundary study can say whatever it wants to say and kid can go wherever they want by saying whatever no cut sport they want. |
Anonymous
There's long been a rumor of a hired van driving those PW kids to Hayfield every day. |
Anonymous
Wouldn't get too distracted by the Nike thing. Likely just that high school agreed to purchase all of their various uniforms from Nike's uniform branch - in return for very small discount. But Nike doesn't know Hayfield any more than I know Michael Jordan... Financial shenanigans that Fairfax Times & others should focus on would be coach's for-profit business, whether it's licensed appropriately, what happened to all the money raised for Hayfraud's program but instead of tracking through legit means, it all went to the team mom etc. |
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Question:
The title of this thread is the coach was fired... Was Overton fired? I've never seen that in the news reports. Overton should be fired. |
Anonymous
He said he would be gone for 2 years. When does the statue of limitations expire? |
Anonymous
Get the f**k outta hear with your "rumors". Let me guess. It was an FCPS van paid for by Reid? |
FrankWinston
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It isn't a rumor. There is videotape of the Hayfraud kids getting in and out of a van at the 7-11 outside of Hayfield every day. It was given to Reid et. al. They ignored it. |