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[4thngoal]

I had a coach in High School who was similar to that - he's still the Head Coach here and he did everything short of gearing up, but everybody I know loved him. He was able to get maximum effort from everyone, when your tank was empty he taught us that we could always give a little more.

Being pushed and inspired is totally different than down right physical abuse.
I can see using a little aggressive actions, because they are all padded up, so you can't just tap them on the shoulder, but to mow them down??
If those were my kids, I think I would have been knocking on his door that night.
You can teach how to power through with a sled.

 

[Knight78]

Yeah it doesn't take much for a full grown man, much less a former player to mow down some HS kids.
He does indeed sound like not just a prick, but an entire cactus.

Just to be clear - he ONLY wore a helmet. He was not in full pads. He still mowed our best players down. We were in the same conference as Mt. Vernon (EIHC) and we played against the older Hufford boys. I have no doubt that Krey (the coach's nickname) could have done the same with them. I didn't go out for wrestling but was told that he regularly wrestled our state champ in order to keep the kid's ego in check.

 

[4thngoal]

Just to be clear - he ONLY wore a helmet. He was not in full pads. He still mowed our best players down. We were in the same conference as Mt. Vernon (EIHC) and we played against the older Hufford boys. I have no doubt that Krey (the coach's nickname) could have done the same with them. I didn't go out for wrestling but was told that he regularly wrestled our state champ in order to keep the kid's ego in check.

I am off the belief that a good teacher shouldn't have to resort to such tactics.
I can see a demonstration. But to be honest, if you were my son, I would have whopped your coaches ass. Then I would have whopped your ass for taking that kind of behavior from another person.
You know.
There is a difference between kids and adults.
I'm to old to play college ball, would I like to pad up? Sure.
But I'm not going to take that out on teenagers.
That's pathetic.