Anonymous wrote:PP- you are such a clown. Read the Colgate women’s lacrosse article on how the coach mis-treated the players. So you mean to tell me that all of these D1 athletes both present and former should keep their mouth shut and just suck it up because that’s the way the world works.
You are a fool and ignorant, and you have no clue whats really going on.
Enough said, let’s move on

But, your daughter now hates you for posting stuff she told you in confidence. So you got that going for you.

UAO.... Poll Time.... LFG!!!

I’m taking oakton by four and a rematch between oakton and Madison for the semi finals. Then I’m going out on a limb and saying Oakton by two.
Then, Battlefield, versus Oakton, pick ‘em

Bobcats on upset alert!

Hey Battlefield vs Colgan tomorrow.

PP- you are such a clown. Read the Colgate women’s lacrosse article on how the coach mis-treated the players. So you mean to tell me that all of these D1 athletes both present and former should keep their mouth shut and just suck it up because that’s the way the world works.
You are a fool and ignorant, and you have no clue whats really going on.
Enough said, let’s move on

I think if your child comes home and tells you what their coach said after a tough loss, in confidence and you choose to post that on DCUM - you are a terrible parent and I guarantee your kid wishes they told you nothing.

If the coach says something immoral, illegal, or unethical - DCUM shouldn't be your first stop. And if your kid can't handle a little profanity, I hope they seek a nice, safe profession. I was taught sticks and stones....

Going to pieces when hearing an F-bomb is not the place I want my kids.

See John McWhorter's books about the evolution of profanity if you need help.

Any Oakton cheerleaders playing lacrosse?

Transfer portal is open to Oakton players. Bullying is a reason to transfer in FCPS. If players don’t like it, claim bullying and move along so those who don’t want to lose can stay.

Anonymous wrote:It’s ok to have adversity in your life and teach how to overcome that, I don’t think anyone is disagreeing there. But from what I understand from former and current people in the program, this goes a lot deeper, meaning there is more to this story that goes back many years and this last hissy fit in-front of all these people set a lot of people off.
Sometimes enough is enough.

At this point, this should be left to Oakton parents and school officials. If there is enough of a problem, let the people around the program complain and let the school deal with it. They got their hands full with the cheerleading situation and we will see how they handle this one. It’s really not for anyone to handle on anonymous message boards. If you are an Oakton parent/player and have an issue, talk to school officials or go to FCPS and report it. I am not convinced it’s more than a couple people with axes to grind. It sounds like the coach made a mistake and admitted it. If it goes beyond that, report it. Don’t come here and post about it. Let these girls finish out their season and deal with the repercussions going forward for the staff.

It’s ok to have adversity in your life and teach how to overcome that, I don’t think anyone is disagreeing there. But from what I understand from former and current people in the program, this goes a lot deeper, meaning there is more to this story that goes back many years and this last hissy fit in-front of all these people set a lot of people off.
Sometimes enough is enough.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh! Forgot there’s still games to be played! I was too busy reading about the fragile parent petals! Obviously some parents are not teaching their children self confidence. Sad is not teaching toughness. Players win and lose games not coaches or parents! Don’t look for excuses look in the mirror.
Taking Madison and Oakton in a rematch.

WTH? So basically you are saying people should teach their kids how to deal with verbal abuse from coaches all in the name of winning & that they’ll have to deal with it in the “real world” so somehow acceptable? Warped.

Not the OP, but I don't think the idea was condoning it, just suggesting there are important life lessons here, and that Varsity lacrosse players can probably handle it. They would certainly be better positioned to take the resilience path if their parents supported it.

Did you watch the National Championship today? Did you see how Coach Amonte Hiller and Coach Walker Welch challenged their teams and players? They are tough--and they expect their players to be the same way on the field.

The idea that a coach of a 17-2 team might yell a bit after a loss is actually a sign that girl's lacrosse matters at the highest level in the State. Any move past the "everybody gets a trophy" philosophy of the past decade plus would be good for the players and our society. Not warped, just reality. Everybody loves a positive coach who can truly inspire, but just like parents, and bosses, the best ones generally have more than one gear.

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Anonymous wrote:Did Woodson JMU commit win POY in that district?

No

She should have.

Apparently the coaches that played against her disagreed.

I hear you. It has got to have nothing to do with the player(s). There must be underlying likes/dislikes for certain schools. But what do I know, just speculating.

No, I’m saying parents need to teach their “children” how to deal with adversity!
Updating my picks…
Taking Madison and Woodson!

Anonymous wrote:Oh! Forgot there’s still games to be played! I was too busy reading about the fragile parent petals! Obviously some parents are not teaching their children self confidence. Sad is not teaching toughness. Players win and lose games not coaches or parents! Don’t look for excuses look in the mirror.
Taking Madison and Oakton in a rematch.

WTH? So basically you are saying people should teach their kids how to deal with verbal abuse from coaches all in the name of winning & that they’ll have to deal with it in the “real world” so somehow acceptable? Warped.