I disagree. If the kid missed for health reasons he should not sit. Silly. A coach has to be able to discern between legit misses and illegitimate reasons. Essentially, you're telling a kid to show up sick or else.

 

That's why number are down and will continue to go down at Ryle!

Miss practice because you are sick = Excused

Miss practice because you are in detention/failing a class/etc. = Unexcused (and enforce your team penalty)

Healthy on game day = Play (the ENTIRE game)

This is an insane rule. If the kid is sick, why punish him if he is cleared later in the week? If this isn't for disciplinary reasons then this is incredibly unfair.

I don't get it either. It's not uncommon to sit a player during the week to nurse an injury, so they can be ready for the game.

 

Obviously, I don't know everything about this story, but generally speaking, if a kid is sick and can't practice for a day or two, that wouldn't be an issue for me if he was well on game day.

Back in the day you came to practice no matter what. Its football season,shouldn't get sick.

 

Classic 1951 response.

If a kid is not well enough to practice 100% of the time before the game, he is not well enough to play 100% of the game.

 

I know it seems silly, but missing practice for ANY reason puts you behind on knowing and IMPLEMENTING what's in the game plan...

 

 

 

and Im with DRaiders2-. i puked through a lot of practices... and went to school sick so i wouldn't miss practice... (and I didn't play in 51!)

If a kid is not well enough to practice 100% of the time before the game, he is not well enough to play 100% of the game.

 

I know it seems silly, but missing practice for ANY reason puts you behind on knowing and IMPLEMENTING what's in the game plan...

 

 

 

and Im with DRaiders2-. i puked through a lot of practices... and went to school sick so i wouldn't miss practice... (and I didn't play in 51!)

 

So suddenly in the 2nd quarter he's going to figure out what he missed in the two practices he was out sick? Come on. Use your head.

Everybody has an opinion, but the bottom line is until its your team its not your rules. Coach Warner has his rules, as long as he is consistant with them for all ,including the stars, I say its fair. Even if its not the way I would do it.

Thank you coaches for stupid rules like that that make sick kids go to school, putting the rest of the school population at risk for catching whatever the athlete had.

 

On another note---that is why I hate those school "perfect attendance" awards. Sick kids come to school so they can get the perfect attendance award...and other kids get sick because of it...and other kids miss school because Johnny or Suzie had strept/fever/diahrea/stomach virus, etc, but came to school anyway so they would not be marked absent.

IMO it says "I'm not smart enough as a man to make a decision as to what's legit and what's not. I also have no backbone because I'm afraid someone's going to challenge me on my decision."

 

I'm sure neither are true with Coach Warner but this idiotic rule would lead some to think that way. I don't question his intent or his desire. I just question the logic.

 

The next game I win as a head coach will my first so what do I know?

Thank you coaches for stupid rules like that that make sick kids go to school, putting the rest of the school population at risk for catching whatever the athlete had.

 

On another note---that is why I hate those school "perfect attendance" awards. Sick kids come to school so they can get the perfect attendance award...and other kids get sick because of it...and other kids miss school because Johnny or Suzie had strept/fever/diahrea/stomach virus, etc, but came to school anyway so they would not be marked absent.

 

For every perfect attendance kid that may come in sick, there are countless others that miss due to a runny nose or a hang nail. Wonder which student will have more success in life?:sssh:

I know this isn't exactly the same, but when I was in high school, I was in our school plays. My sophomore year at dress rehearsal the day before opening night, I had a locked up knee. I went to the hospital after dress rehearsal and found out I'd have to stay the night, and that I needed surgery. However, it was opening night! I had to be at school for at least a half a day or I wouldn't be able to perform, and I was one of the leads. I left the hospital with locked up knee, got to school to attend and was able to perform on crutches throughout the run of the play. But despite the fact that I was in the hospital the night before, I would not have been allowed to participate regardless if I couldn't meet the attendance requirement.

 

Coach Warner's rule is tough, but fair, if he applies it equally without prejudice.

If he's that concerned with him sit him out the whole game. The kid allegedly had walking pneumonia, not a belly ache.

 

Coach Warner's rule is tough, but fair, if he applies it equally without prejudice.

 

I guess it depends on your definition of "fair." But even if we agreed on that point I'd still argue it's not logical.

If the kid was legitimately sick, then this is the dumbest rule ever. Why punish a player for things completely out of his control? There has to be more to it. What does sitting out a player for 1 quarter prove or accomplish? This is an arbitrary and needless rule. There has to be more to it