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wlaxnut wrote: Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:00 am I know it's old news but it's interesting that Maryland great Megan Whittle followed Spencer from Dartmouth to Stanford and now serves as the OC.
If Coach Whittle can get her offensive players to emulate her fearless dodges and redefends they will be very successful. Ms Whittle never took a play off her entire college career.
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Cofrin our at Columbia. Unusual move only a few games into the season

https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2020/3 ... coach.aspx
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Delco Transplant wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:12 pm Cofrin our at Columbia. Unusual move only a few games into the season

https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2020/3 ... coach.aspx
I guess 0-6 was a factor, but it is curious timing.
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I missed this, I can't recall many, in any resignations during the season. I guess the 18 goal loss to Cornell sealed the deal and may have been told at that point that she was a lame duck. Hope the kids rally and get a few wins before the season is over.
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Lax247 wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 4:19 pm
Wow
I just dropped it, but yeah... Wow :oops:
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One of the sections titled “External Communication” prohibited any “communication regarding lacrosse team personnel, information, issues, employment, processes, rules, operations, etc.”

Dad - Hey Betty, how are things with the lacrosse team?
Betty - Sorry Dad, I can't talk about that with you. Team rules.
Dad - #&^@(^$&@!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:
If we need that extra push over the cliff, ya know what we do...eleven, exactly.
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So does the threat of a lawsuit end this coach's future employment chances?
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Most likely in D!, but there are so many programs that need coaches at every level wouldn't be surprised that she has another coaching job in a few years. As I read the article my thought was that she what she intended to do - reduce roster size by cutting players who clearly were never going to play was certainly within her rights and every coaches rights - she just went about it in the worse possible way given her lack of experience and then when the retaliation came from the kids/parents the AD and others who supposedly supported her actions scattered.

Will be very interesting to see how her lawsuit (when she files it) plays out.

And by the way, AU was off to a 7-0 start and had 2 of the top scorers in D1 (yeah I know, against a weak schedule, but you still have to put the ball in the net). Dr. not sure if you saw the VA attacker play in HS, but she is a very nice player.
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8meterPA wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:55 am Most likely in D!, but there are so many programs that need coaches at every level wouldn't be surprised that she has another coaching job in a few years. As I read the article my thought was that she what she intended to do - reduce roster size by cutting players who clearly were never going to play was certainly within her rights and every coaches rights - she just went about it in the worse possible way given her lack of experience and then when the retaliation came from the kids/parents the AD and others who supposedly supported her actions scattered.

Will be very interesting to see how her lawsuit (when she files it) plays out.

And by the way, AU was off to a 7-0 start and had 2 of the top scorers in D1 (yeah I know, against a weak schedule, but you still have to put the ball in the net). Dr. not sure if you saw the VA attacker play in HS, but she is a very nice player.
It sounds like she wasn't just trying to reduce the roster size, she was focusing on girls that were getting scholarship money - certainly there were girls on the roster who were getting no scholarship money. I'm not sure it would be much better but she could have sought to take away the scholarship money and allowed them to be on the team, no? Seems pretty harsh to have girls in your program who are doing what they are supposed to do and just not be "good enough" and then basically cut them. How common is that?
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8meterPA wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:55 am And by the way, AU was off to a 7-0 start and had 2 of the top scorers in D1 (yeah I know, against a weak schedule, but you still have to put the ball in the net). Dr. not sure if you saw the VA attacker play in HS, but she is a very nice player.
Yes we did - all through high school. D's team(s) were their rivals (Robinson/Woodson). Emma is a good kid and won the State POY the year her senior year. She is lethal from within the 8.
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laxfan22 wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:01 am
8meterPA wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:55 am Most likely in D!, but there are so many programs that need coaches at every level wouldn't be surprised that she has another coaching job in a few years. As I read the article my thought was that she what she intended to do - reduce roster size by cutting players who clearly were never going to play was certainly within her rights and every coaches rights - she just went about it in the worse possible way given her lack of experience and then when the retaliation came from the kids/parents the AD and others who supposedly supported her actions scattered.

Will be very interesting to see how her lawsuit (when she files it) plays out.

And by the way, AU was off to a 7-0 start and had 2 of the top scorers in D1 (yeah I know, against a weak schedule, but you still have to put the ball in the net). Dr. not sure if you saw the VA attacker play in HS, but she is a very nice player.
It sounds like she wasn't just trying to reduce the roster size, she was focusing on girls that were getting scholarship money - certainly there were girls on the roster who were getting no scholarship money. I'm not sure it would be much better but she could have sought to take away the scholarship money and allowed them to be on the team, no? Seems pretty harsh to have girls in your program who are doing what they are supposed to do and just not be "good enough" and then basically cut them. How common is that?
Not to sound harsh - but new coach = new rules and yes, cutting roster spots does free up scholarship money which is within coaches rights. I would guess the majority of schools have these discussions, I know ours does. This coach wanted to improve the performance of a mid to low tier program and you do that by improving the caliber of recruits (may need to offer higher % of scholarhip), increasing # reps and quality of reps in practice, etc. Again, her intentions were ok, but she did it in the worse possible way.

Think about college football and all the cuts and transfers in those programs - those exact same conversations happen all the time. We can't treat men's & women's sports differently. Not condoning her methods & delivery, just that she had the right to cut spots on roster, which would free up scholarship $ and improve quality of play
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Yea, i understand your point and don't disagree with it necessarily. But these aren't college football players - they are not getting full scholarships, they are getting some percentage paid. If you want to treat them like football players, then give 25 full scholarships and add 5-10 walk-ons. I'd think it's awfully tough when most of their social life is probably intertwined with being a member of a team - whether it be lacrosse or field hockey or swimming to just take it away completely.
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8meterPA wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:21 am
laxfan22 wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:01 am
8meterPA wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:55 am Most likely in D!, but there are so many programs that need coaches at every level wouldn't be surprised that she has another coaching job in a few years. As I read the article my thought was that she what she intended to do - reduce roster size by cutting players who clearly were never going to play was certainly within her rights and every coaches rights - she just went about it in the worse possible way given her lack of experience and then when the retaliation came from the kids/parents the AD and others who supposedly supported her actions scattered.

Will be very interesting to see how her lawsuit (when she files it) plays out.

And by the way, AU was off to a 7-0 start and had 2 of the top scorers in D1 (yeah I know, against a weak schedule, but you still have to put the ball in the net). Dr. not sure if you saw the VA attacker play in HS, but she is a very nice player.
It sounds like she wasn't just trying to reduce the roster size, she was focusing on girls that were getting scholarship money - certainly there were girls on the roster who were getting no scholarship money. I'm not sure it would be much better but she could have sought to take away the scholarship money and allowed them to be on the team, no? Seems pretty harsh to have girls in your program who are doing what they are supposed to do and just not be "good enough" and then basically cut them. How common is that?
Not to sound harsh - but new coach = new rules and yes, cutting roster spots does free up scholarship money which is within coaches rights. I would guess the majority of schools have these discussions, I know ours does. This coach wanted to improve the performance of a mid to low tier program and you do that by improving the caliber of recruits (may need to offer higher % of scholarhip), increasing # reps and quality of reps in practice, etc. Again, her intentions were ok, but she did it in the worse possible way.

Think about college football and all the cuts and transfers in those programs - those exact same conversations happen all the time. We can't treat men's & women's sports differently. Not condoning her methods & delivery, just that she had the right to cut spots on roster, which would free up scholarship $ and improve quality of play
8 meter from my understanding this article is just the tip of the iceberg to what went on. The coach was fired after a full university investigation that included multiple sources of complaints, not just the freshman girls affected. Athletics did not run the investigation and from what I have heard actually tried to cover things up. If the coach had a case she would sue the university, which she has not to date. From what I have heard is that there were multiple items of toxic and mentally abusive/ bullying behavior by this head coach y all levels of the team who played under her. The coach has a checked past with incidents at Mary Washington and Bucknell acording to players there at the time so this is not an isolated case. Shame on AU for not doing their diligence in the hiring process
The thing that baffles me even more is who a club like DEWLAX could hire her to work with young women as a “sports performance and player development” consultant knowing that she was removed for violations of university policy and accusations, obviously confirmed, of unacceptable behavior. That is outright negligent on their behalf

To put it in perspective one person who was close to the situation was asked “how does this compare to what went on at Louisville?” The answer was in their opinion “worse”
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Downhill Dodger wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:22 pm
8meterPA wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:21 am
laxfan22 wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:01 am
8meterPA wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:55 am Most likely in D!, but there are so many programs that need coaches at every level wouldn't be surprised that she has another coaching job in a few years. As I read the article my thought was that she what she intended to do - reduce roster size by cutting players who clearly were never going to play was certainly within her rights and every coaches rights - she just went about it in the worse possible way given her lack of experience and then when the retaliation came from the kids/parents the AD and others who supposedly supported her actions scattered.

Will be very interesting to see how her lawsuit (when she files it) plays out.

And by the way, AU was off to a 7-0 start and had 2 of the top scorers in D1 (yeah I know, against a weak schedule, but you still have to put the ball in the net). Dr. not sure if you saw the VA attacker play in HS, but she is a very nice player.
It sounds like she wasn't just trying to reduce the roster size, she was focusing on girls that were getting scholarship money - certainly there were girls on the roster who were getting no scholarship money. I'm not sure it would be much better but she could have sought to take away the scholarship money and allowed them to be on the team, no? Seems pretty harsh to have girls in your program who are doing what they are supposed to do and just not be "good enough" and then basically cut them. How common is that?
Not to sound harsh - but new coach = new rules and yes, cutting roster spots does free up scholarship money which is within coaches rights. I would guess the majority of schools have these discussions, I know ours does. This coach wanted to improve the performance of a mid to low tier program and you do that by improving the caliber of recruits (may need to offer higher % of scholarhip), increasing # reps and quality of reps in practice, etc. Again, her intentions were ok, but she did it in the worse possible way.

Think about college football and all the cuts and transfers in those programs - those exact same conversations happen all the time. We can't treat men's & women's sports differently. Not condoning her methods & delivery, just that she had the right to cut spots on roster, which would free up scholarship $ and improve quality of play
8 meter from my understanding this article is just the tip of the iceberg to what went on. The coach was fired after a full university investigation that included multiple sources of complaints, not just the freshman girls affected. Athletics did not run the investigation and from what I have heard actually tried to cover things up. If the coach had a case she would sue the university, which she has not to date. From what I have heard is that there were multiple items of toxic and mentally abusive/ bullying behavior by this head coach y all levels of the team who played under her. The coach has a checked past with incidents at Mary Washington and Bucknell acording to players there at the time so this is not an isolated case. Shame on AU for not doing their diligence in the hiring process
The thing that baffles me even more is who a club like DEWLAX could hire her to work with young women as a “sports performance and player development” consultant knowing that she was removed for violations of university policy and accusations, obviously confirmed, of unacceptable behavior. That is outright negligent on their behalf

To put it in perspective one person who was close to the situation was asked “how does this compare to what went on at Louisville?” The answer was in their opinion “worse”
dodger, thanks for that insight...I'm not privy to that. I was just commenting that a coach is able to manage rosters/scholarships and and make cuts as they see fit. That in of itself is not grounds for termination and I can see kids feeling entitled and not being able to accept that sort of discussion. However, what you described significantly crosses that line and makes her termination seem like an easy decision.
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That article and the issues discussed in the article left me thinking one of two things is happening:

1. We aren’t getting the whole story. A coach can’t be fired (and the athletic administration immune) if the coach carried out actions directly approved by their bosses. So clearly there must be more to this to justify the firing

OR

2. This is the whole story and American should be prepared to pay out this coach a big settlement. They won’t go to trial if the coach sues. Discovery process can be embarrassing for the university particularly if there is evidence they supported the coach and then fired her explicitly for the actions they supported.
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LaxPundit07 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:30 am That article and the issues discussed in the article left me thinking one of two things is happening:

1. We aren’t getting the whole story. A coach can’t be fired (and the athletic administration immune) if the coach carried out actions directly approved by their bosses. So clearly there must be more to this to justify the firing

OR

2. This is the whole story and American should be prepared to pay out this coach a big settlement. They won’t go to trial if the coach sues. Discovery process can be embarrassing for the university particularly if there is evidence they supported the coach and then fired her explicitly for the actions they supported.
Bet on scenario #1, not exactly a ringing endorsement of the previous AU coach

https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/w ... n-american
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Any movement on the carousel with the jobs that had been posted?
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