ransdells lack of attendance s ipetition

No need to go into anymore detail, but most parents felt the same way. Trust me, my guy played for 3 years and finished last year. Word got out that if kids didn't play Spartans they would never start in HS. Many people complained to the board for years that they thought they were bullied into playing on that God-awful Spartans team he ran. If we're being completely honest, he had been getting under their skin for awhile. The BOEs problem with him had nothing to do with with that though. He doesn't stop and teach kids what they're doing wrong, just basically tells them they're doing something wrong and expects them to fix it themselves. I think he puts people in the best position to do well, but he doesn't really coach in a traditional sense. As far as his coaching goes, he's coached my son in PAL for the last few years. He just comes across as being an arrogant guy, but when he gets to know you that falls away. There seems to be some strong feelings on both sides of this one. Name another LI program that doesn't have an assistant coach? I think the Board forgot who they serve-the Sayville community. The BOE put coach D, the lacrosse program and the community in a 'bad position' by trying to force him to coach a top level Varsity team without assistant coaches. Everyone knows it's because he stood up to the BOE! Please correct me if I am wrong but that's NOT putting the District in a bad position. After taking the team to the county final he was let go for ambiguous reasons. They were definitely pissed off at that but reinstated the coaches for the season. The community turned out in force to the BOE meeting. He put the BOE in a bad position by sending out emails to the lacrosse community when they tried to cut his and the JV assistant coach positions. The sooner kids learn this, the better off they will be. Lacrosse is not lollipops and gum drops and neither is the real world. I didn't like my college coach when I played for him, he was tough, but I respected him and realized years later that he made me a better person. Knowing the game is 20% of the job if that much. I don't really care because my son is a senior and he, along with many of the team, didn't like playing for him. It's not hard to find someone who knows the game. Going to be tough to get another coach to come in after the current coach was forced out. It's a pretty good program and you can't have some B of E, hand picked tool come in.

If that is true I hope they find someone good to replace him. They are steadfast in their refusal to bend on their stance. He essentially told the town that the board and superintendent were liars.

Ransdells lack of attendance s ipetition