Coaching Controversies : (What goes on behind closed doors?) Teammates. Friendships. Wins and loses. All these are related to one word : Sports! The one thing most young children love to be a part of when growing up. Plus, when you have a fun; supportive coach on your side that makes it a lot easier on them! “A complete team is having everybody on one accord, including the coaches!” (Smith) Most coaches are seen as role models to their young athletes growing up, but what happens behind closed doors that might lead people to think otherwise? This essay is going to stress three major points : How Little League/High School Coaching can ruin a young athlete’s spirit or dreams; different times when coaches throughout history have been in controversial …show more content…
However, is there such a thing as overly passionate? We all know that one coach who is a always riled up and energetic when he is coaching his team. That in itself is not a problem at all. It becomes a problem when the coach starts trying to live his dreams through his students. Some students are just playing for fun and the experience, and coaches have to learn how to deal with that! Having their athletes workout at a young age every once in awhile isn’t that big of a deal, but everyday, that’s overdoing it! Young athletes generally have high spirits and big dreams, but having a coach who only criticizes them and never lifts them up can easily demoralize anyone 's dreams! Magic Johnson said this quote, “All young athletes need is a little hope, and someone who believes in them.” (Johnson) I agree with that 100%, because most coaches can’t see how their coaching tactics are tearing down their athletes instead of building them up because it’s never been brought to their attention. However, there was one situation where a coach was being overly aggressive towards the players on his team, and even after being told to stop he still didn’t change his …show more content…
People think it’s so easy to forgive and forget; but what if you’re one of these parents and that was your child? Then would it be so easy for you to just “forget”? What most people fail to remember is parents feel just as abused as their children do. Now you may say ‘They’re just overreacting’ or ‘That doesn’t make since’. But Put yourself in the parents shoes; you put all your trust and money into these coaches and colleges, and what do you get in return? A phone call home from your child pouring out to you how the coach you once trusted, is now seen as a threat because you found out he/she is physically, emotionally, or mentally abusing them? Just think about how the parents whose children were involved in the Penn State Football scandal felt. It was revealed that “On November 4, 2011, a grand jury report was released containing a testimony that former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused eight young boys over a period of 15 years. Officials at Penn State purportedly failed to notify law enforcement after learning about some of these incidents. On December 7, 2011, the number of victims increased to 10. On July 22, 2012, Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of 45 out of the 48 criminal counts related to child sexual abuse. Fourteen are first degree felonies.” (Library) Just try to imagine how these parents felt when they found out their children are being raped by this man who they were supposed to have trust in! “This mishappening cost Penn State
On November 4, 2011 there was a grand jury report released with testimonies stating that Penn State’s Defensive Coordinator, Jerry Sandusky, had been involved in the sexual assault of at least eight different young juvenile males over a period of approximately 15 years that spanned from 1994 to 2009. There were also allegations that leading officials of Penn State failed to notify law enforcement after learning that some of the incidents had taken place (Viera, M. 2011). In 1977, Jerry Sandusky initially founded a group Foster home for troubled boys known as “The Second Mile.”
How is it that a powerfully built ex-quarterback could watch the rape of a 10 year old boy and do nothing to stop it?... And why did the team and the university fail to act at every possible step? ” In this passage Szalavitz is suggesting that during the Penn state child rape cases by Jerry Sandusky, even close colleges who clearly knew of the situation, but
Various reports suggest that he acted to persuade the men not to report what they knew to the criminal justice system but rather to have ‘empathy for Sandusky’ with no known mention of concern for the victims and their families (Alderfer, 2013). Their effectiveness in collectively denying allegations against Sandusky during this time lead the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Linda Kelly to comment retrospectively '' Those officials and administrators to whom it was reported did not report that incident to law enforcement or to any child protective agency. Their inaction, likely, allowed a child predator to continue to victimize children for many, many years” (Thamel, 2011).
In 1998, a mother reported that Sandusky had showered with her son in one of the buildings on campus, which was quietly swept under the rug (Crandall, et al., 2014). In 2001, a football assistant, Mike McQueary witnessed a sexual encounter between Sandusky and a 10 year old boy and reported it to Coach Paterno (Crandall, et al., 2014). Paterno went to the group of four men who were made aware of the situation in 1998 and together, they confronted Paterno (Crandall, et al., 2014). Instead of reporting him to authorities, they told him to refrain from bringing young men to the facilities and informed the director of Sandusky’s charitable organization as well (Crandall, et al., 2014). When President Spanier next met with the board of trustees, he intentionally withheld the information regarding Sandusky’s actions (Crandall, et al.,
The Jerry Sandusky trial began in 2012 and was held in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Sandusky was found guilty on 45 of 48 counts and sentenced to 30 to 60 years in jail (Curry, 2015). The details of the case are horrific in nature, and worse is five men were made aware of the incidents and no action was taken to alert authorities. During the trial the victims were led through questions that all pointed toward the trust they had in Sandusky. The university is located in a small town setting where people work hard and have little; Sandusky reaching out to someone was considered a big deal.
Penn State restored their 112 football wins that had been stripped from Sandusky and Paterno although NCAA hit Penn State with a $60 million fine to fund child abuse-prevention programs. The University must reduce 10 initial and 20 total scholarships each year for a four-year period. Sandusky was an assistant coach to Paterno for many years and he was greatly looked upon. After this scandal I think that Penn state being punished for their actions were more than okay, the athletic office of Penn state covering up and hiding what Sandusky had been doing is morally not okay. Everyone is taught right from wrong, when you lie about something there will be consequences, Penn State coved up this scandal for too long and got hit hard.
Jerry Sandusky's son arrested, charged with child sexual abuse https://t.co/J94E77EbBZ — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) February 13, 2017 The official said that this investigation started back in November. The minor's father contacted authorities about the alleged abuse. He stated that Sandusky had been allegedly sending his son text messages asking him for naked pictures of him. At the time, Jerry Sandusky's son was allegedly dating the mother
Larry Nassar was a well-known, and highly respected, 54-year-old physician that treated the US women Olympic gymnast team and worked at Michigan State University. He was found guilty of sexually harassing over 150 women throughout his career and was sentenced to serve 175 years in prison, ensuring that the rest of his life would be spent behind bars, by Judge Rosemarie Aquilina on Monday, February 5th, 2018. A total of 156 victims (Grinberg, 2018) read their impact statements over the course of a week in front of the court; Nassar was made to listen, and realize the destruction he caused in the lives of countless individuals. When we analyze the factors that enabled Nassar’s sexual abuse and general misconduct to continue for nearly two decades,
High school coaches should not be required to give equal playing time to all players who make the team. Kids in society have been handed things their entire life. There has been little to no sense of accomplishment after earning a spot or position on a team. Spots should be earned by being the best at what someone does, not for pitty and for moral victories to make them feel good. “In high school, kids should understand playing time is earned.
In 1977, Sandusky established a foster house for little boys and in this house, he sexually abused these children, with Paterno knowing of this situation from the late 1970’s to 2011 when Sandusky was arrested (Ganim). These sexual assaults from Sandusky even spilled into the locker room of Paterno and this is evident when “a 10-year-old boy said Sandusky gave him a naked hug in a shower”(Ganim). This incident was in 2001 and Paterno let this go for the sake of winning, therefore arousing fear within whoever hears this tale of sexual deviancy (Ganim).
While watching “Happy Valley” it was easy to see how it affected the players, student body, and community at State College, Pa. Sandusky had been so pivotal in the winning seasons at Penn State, it was difficult for people close to him to believe his victims testimonies. The sports scene isn’t known for being open about things such as, sexual orientation or sexual abuse that may occur. Victim blaming is also a widespread practice in universities and colleges across America. Considering those things, it’s not far-fetched to conclude that college football didn’t have any safeguards in place to prevent abuse at Penn State.
“A child shouldn’t have to be the best player on the field to get a trophy, but it should reward something, like improvement or team spirit.” (Turner 2)
The Pennsylvania State University Jerry Sandusky Child Molestation case shed light on to a long line of horrific acts of sexual abuse and corruption within college football. Jerry Sandusky was an assistant football coach alongside the iconic football coach, Joe Paterno. While Sandusky was not brought to trial until 2012, reports of Sandusky sexually molesting football players and young boys date back to 1994 (Chappell, 2012). This was not through lack of acknowledgement; many of Sandusky’s victims came forwarded and reported the assaults to campus police, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, head coach Joe Paterno, the senior Vice President, and the Penn State Athletic Director. Penn State’s blatant cover up of abuse allegations is worrisome and cannot be tolerated.
Some students lost faith. The external stakeholders that were affected the most were the young boys and their families. Their lives will never be the same. Everyday boys and their families have to live with the sexual abuse that Jerry Sandusky
A coach’s biggest job is to teach kids to play team sports. As a Head coach you never ever want to lose the trust and faith of your players. If the players don’t believe you will lead them to victory then they won’t want to play for you. Another huge responsibility as a head coach is teaching your players to do