Nothing makes it okay for the player to act that way. But just because he did, doesn't make it okay for the coach to react that way either. The coach is supposed to be the adult. He is supposed to be sending an example for his team. Just because someone says something to you does not give you the right to react. So if he wants to talk about class, he should start with himself and not let the words of the child insite him to say anything. If you want to say something to the other coach about it in private after the game then so be it. That's the professional way to handle the situation. Yelling at somebody after a heated game on the court in front of everybody and almost causing a riot between other coaches and players is definitely not the way to do it.

 

The coach of the player who was mocking should be the one to show by example, not the one who was mocked. The assistants of Taylor county were as well getting in the faces of assistants of Campbellsville for just asking a simple question. Then we wonder why the kids act that way. To go along with it, Taylor county is up 30 with a min to go with starters in the game. With all rivalry aside, at this point in the season, you're playing for a championship. Not rivalry. What happens if Wiggington or Goodin gets hurt?? No one to blame but the coach. Show some class.

So you're saying when a student mocks a teacher in the classroom the teacher has the right to get in that students face to correct them? Because that is essentially what this coach did but in a more public way. That is not right! If that happened in a classroom setting the teacher would be reprimanded, suspended, or terminated. Why should his behavior be any different just because he is a coach?

 

Just because other kids don't know how to act doesn't mean it's our job to fix them. It would be nice if that was the way it was, but the world doesn't work that way.

It's the responsibility of the head coach to make sure their players say nothing in the line. Tim Davis not once got in the kids face, he was just saying show some class as he continued walking. Taylor county has been like that all year, classless. They are very cocky because they went undefeated in a weak 5th region while avoiding the top 4 teams in the region. Then you see from example what happens when they do play tough teams (Hoptown/Lincoln). If they win Region I'd be shocked.

In what way was the coach being mocked?

Coach Davis is a great coach and I'm sure if he had Taylor County's team he would be contending for a state championship. I don't think Taylor County's coach is very good, but that's beside the point. If Coach Davis hadn't said anything he wouldn't have almost started a fight after the game. Keep your mouth shut, walk in the locker room and have a conversation with your team about how when you beat Taylor next year you will show a lot more class than they did. By saying anything you just bring yourself down to their level.

I really don't know what the player said, just that he was mocking Coach Davis as he would talk in a game. Coach Davis is a heck of a coach and as for Coach Gatewood, he has a very promising future as a coach (thanks to Goodin/Wiggington). By the way he coaches you can tell that he coaches family and passion which is rare nowadays.

Sorry, I do not agree,,,the kid was wrong, I see no fault in him being confronted......to many kids to day are not held liable for their actions..

 

Where is the leadership of Campbellsville during all of this? Too many coaches are not held accountable for their immature actions. From the outside looking in, they scored a whopping 52 points (a girls game score) against a team that can't play defense, get their butts handed to them by 30, and then want to discipline the winning team by showing no class and saying they were mocked? If attitude reflects leadership, then why doesn't Campellsvill leadership tell their coaches to shake hands, keep their mouths shut and worry about their own team. This isn't the first time in the history of sports that a losing team played the old "they have no class" card. I guess when you get beat by 30 and can't blame it on lack of coaching, you go this route. And by the way, the KHSAA says they don't have to shake hands.

Where is the leadership of Campbellsville during all of this? Too many coaches are not held accountable for their immature actions. From the outside looking in, they scored a whopping 52 points (a girls game score) against a team that can't play defense, get their butts handed to them by 30, and then want to discipline the winning team by showing no class and saying they were mocked? If attitude reflects leadership, then why doesn't Campellsvill leadership tell their coaches to shake hands, keep their mouths shut and worry about their own team. This isn't the first time in the history of sports that a losing team played the old "they have no class" card. I guess when you get beat by 30 and can't blame it on lack of coaching, you go this route. And by the way, the KHSAA says they don't have to shake hands.

 

If I'm not mistaking, I'm pretty sure the coaches of campbellsville did shake their hands. Hm don't know where you got that from. If you beat a team by 30, there's no reason for you to go through the line mocking their coach. You shake their hands and say good game and that's it.

If I'm not mistaking, I'm pretty sure the coaches of campbellsville did shake their hands. Hm don't know where you got that from. If you beat a team by 30, there's no reason for you to go through the line mocking their coach. You shake their hands and say good game and that's it.

 

I wasn't there and didn't witness anything, but my point is that it looks like sour grapes on Campbellsville's part. I'm told that the Campbellsville coaches made a scene. Not condoning the mocking (and should be addressed by Taylor County coaches, not Campbellsville), but I would expect an alleged adult coaching staff member to handle themselves better.

 

On another note, shaking hands is the farthest thing from displaying sportsmanship. How you play the game and how you act is better criteria for sportsmanship. I believe that was the point KHSAA was trying to make when they said it was OK not to shake hands.

I wasn't there and didn't witness anything, but my point is that it looks like sour grapes on Campbellsville's part. I'm told that the Campbellsville coaches made a scene. Not condoning the mocking (and should be addressed by Taylor County coaches, not Campbellsville), but I would expect an alleged adult coaching staff member to handle themselves better.

 

On another note, shaking hands is the farthest thing from displaying sportsmanship. How you play the game and how you act is better criteria for sportsmanship. I believe that was the point KHSAA was trying to make when they said it was OK not to shake hands.

 

Well if you weren't there, I'm done talking.