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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing I can assure you, many of the parents in this thread -- and they are identifiable to those in the relevant community based on their comments -- are the worst sort of little-league-parents-on-steroids.  I certainly don't agree with all of the policies of certain of the coaches mentioned in this thread, but they tell you of those policies before you sign up.  If you don't like the policy, then don't attend that school.  But the sanctimony of some of you, the fundamental lack of self-awareness, is awe-inspiring.  When you stop living your life through your child, then I might start listening to you on the topic of morality in sports.[/quote]

I can't say whether many (or any) of the parents in this thread are identifiable based on their comments. Perhaps they are to those in the relevant community. But your post is the "awe-inspiring" one. There are pages of posts in this thread describing corrupt, unethical, and even illegal behavior by coaches at a catholic school, and the behavior appears to be supported by the school's administration. Yet you defend the behavior simply by saying "they tell you about this before you sign up." First, there are posters in this thread who say no, they were not told before they signed up. Who are you to say they were? Were you there when they spoke to the coach? Do you have it in writing? The only way you would know is if you are actually the coach (perhaps you are). And even if the parents were told, "we told you we were going to behave corruptly, unethically, and illegally" isn't really the best defense, now is it? The behavior is still corrupt, unethical, and illegal.

I was a bit skeptical about some of the allegations in this thread, but when the person defending the school didn't refute any of them but simply said "they told you this is how it would be before you signed up," I stopped being skeptical, Coach. [/quote]

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