Quote Originally Posted by davsel View Post
I did not realize this board was made up of so many perfectly disciplined former youth.

I'm thankful that where I grew up, parents and schools knew the difference between criminal activity and youthful pranks.
You get caught pulling a prank off campus, the parents get involved; on campus, the school and the parents get involved.
Cops should not get called for pranks, no matter where they occur.

As far as a coach's jurisdiction, it does not extend beyond the school and the practice field. These are not professional athletes who are being paid to play. That would be more equal to any full-time employment, where if you mess up outside of work, and it reflects negatively on your employer, you get fired. These are kids in an extracurricular activity.

Coaches, Band Directors, Drama Teachers, etc., don't have special disciplinary privileges that extend beyond their roll as the organizer of an activity.
If something happens during school or practice, the coach should handle it, along with the parents.
If it happens outside of school or practice, it is the parents responsibility.
I don't think anyone here is preaching from their pedestal. I think they are just saying that its ok for the volleyball coach to discipline a player in this situation. Does not mean that they never screwed up.

I believe coaches should hold their players to a higher standard. don't be confused because the principle is the coach. I believe this was the reaction from the "coach" and not the principle. recently my sons highschool football team was spreading some rumors amongst themselves regarding the female student team managers. Their next practice was heavy on the conditioning and involved a lot of running, crawling, up-downs, high knees, more running, sprinting, and throwing up. The school cannot discipline this way, but the coach can. Coaches do have special disciplinary privilages.