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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like a no brainer to me.  If you don’t like the way things are done, avoid the school and the program.[/quote]

What if you like everything about the school other than the one corrupt program, where the coach is doing unethical and illegal things that harm kids. Seems like it would be worthwhile to see if that problem could be fixed. [/quote]

If the HOS and others in the administration are complicit in “the one corrupt program,”  how much about the school could you like? [b]If the school allows corrupt behavior in one program, you should assume they allow it in others.[/b] You’re naive if you think otherwise. If they allow a coach to treat students like chattel, why would you entrust your kid to them?[/quote]

Are people forgetting this thread started as a discussion about the corruption in the soccer program at SJC and has morphed into a discussion about the corruption in their baseball program? This is not corruption in one program. It's a systemic problem and the administration is happy to allow coaches to extort parents and sacrifice the well being of students if it means more trophies. Athlete or not, you shouldn't fool yourself into thinking the school will do what's in the best interest of your kid. Their priorities are elsewhere.[/quote]

I disagree, the basketball and football programs which are the money makers for the school do not operate like this. [/quote]

I don't know much about football but it doesn't happen in basketball at St Johns. Players play for any AAU team they want. The coach doesn't care, he is a good guy. They do have work outs and training throughout the year but just in addition to players AAU teams. One of the baseball players who has to transfer is actually a basketball player too, a really good one. And it is gonna hurt the team when he leaves next week. I am really angry that the school is making him leave because he is a really good kid and its gonna hurt the team. He is also the only junior on the team. It is not fair to the kid or the team or the coach. The baseball coach should be shamed of himself.[/quote]

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