Girls’ basketball coach hits parent with car following argument after game
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Gonna go out on a limb here and say that's probably not anyone that should be coaching youth sports.
The parent was trying to block the road and I'm guessing the coach felt threatened based in the previous argument. Depending on how scared the coach was, I could see where he might want to get the hell out of there. We know how parents can be and any parent blocking the road is a parent that's looking for trouble.
The ghost of Bobby Knight doesn't see the problem.
Dude has the drive to win
But he's gotta turn that drive in a different direction if he wants to win.
That doesn't mean you plow them over with your car. Did you watch the video? The guy was standing still and the car clearly accelerated planning to hit him.
You sure? If someone has argued with you and then tries to keep you from leaving, you wouldn't feel threatened in any way? You'd stop and allow the person to attack you?
Having an argument with someone and then have them standing 30 feet in front of you in a parking lot is not reason to gun your vehicle and run them over.
You do if you feel threatened and you want to get out alive. We've all read and heard about how bad parents can be. The parent was looking for trouble by trying to block the coach. Looks like the parent learned a lesson that may save their life down the road.
Bench clearing brawls?
Coaches pimp slapping parents with their cars?
I need to start going to some girls basketball games ASAP!
Coaches pimp slapping parents with their cars?
I need to start going to some girls basketball games ASAP!
"Get out alive"??!?!!? Holy shit man hahahahahahha
We'll see if the "I felt threatened while the man was standing in the parking lot way in front of me" defense will hold up for him.
He looked set but moved his feet right before the vehicle got there. Gonna have to say blocking charge.
and they wonder why the participation numbers are declining
So you've never heard of parents going overboard and attacking refs and coaches? Anyone who is willing to stand in the road and block the coach is not thinking clearly. Do you really think the parent wanted to go have a drink with the coach? You have to be really pissed to try and block the coach from leaving. I would say the coach was in danger if he stopped and let the parent get to him.
In any situation, if you've had an argument with someone and then they try to keep you from leaving, doesn't it make sense you're going to feel threatened?
They should make a sitcom about youth sports and all of the freak adults involved in it.
There was some contact to the head so I'll say it was a flagrant 1 on the coach. It didn't seem bad enough for a flagrant 2.
I see your point here. The parent is a maniac too. What he did was wrong as well. Seems like that should at least mitigate the driver's culpability.
Hmm guess I need to freshen up on my home improvement. I don’t remember the kids actually playing sports and parents being involved. I know Tim was a lions and redwings fan.
Hell Mark was a loser that didn’t like sports
What is he going to do? Kick the side of the car? OMGosh scary. If he does that, then you speed off and call the police.
I will say, if there were threats made by the guy that would give the coach the impression that he had a gun on him, then I wouldn't have an issue with this. But if it was solely a verbal argument, and there was no threat or implication of a firearm involved, then this is just totally overboard.
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I get what you are saying. But the person inside the massive vehicle with locking doors could put it in reverse and drive away at any time. No excuse for making physical contact with a pedestrian.
This is what you get when illegals start taking coaching jobs
That's just it, you and I don't know what all that was said and what type of people these parents are. All I know is that anyone who is blocking the road is someone that is truly pissed and wanting a confrontation. I would call that person a nutjob and nutjobs can be very unpredictable.
This is legit a great idea. Could wrap it into a Parks and Rec reboot set in same location focused on the group in charge of the fictional Indiana towns sports leagues and facilities with occasional cameos from old cast…
Based upon my experience in youth basketball and what occurred in the video, I'm thinking the parent probably had it coming.
Why make a sitcom when you can just go to almost any game in any city and witness the events live and be part of the live audience.
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Moral - come over to Chez Torbee and we can start workshopping and whiteboarding the script.
We will become rich(er) and famous(er)!
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After covering local politics for a decade or so, I can tell you with absolute authority that if you thought the citizen commentary and behavior in Parks and Rec was wild, it is even MORE insane in real life. No lie.
Someone being mad or a possible "nutjob" is still not a reason to plow them over with your vehicle when there has been zero physical violence throughout the situation. I'm not going to just assume the parent told the coach he had a gun. That's a dumb assumption to make. At this point, given the info we have, the coach overreacted by plowing over the man.
We can agree to disagree on this one.
I’m in agreement with you. Not saying you doze the guy, but you never know what he has on his person.
Two weeks ago I had a road rager (I think he was thwacked out) fly past me on a busy road with oncoming traffic, stop, get out of his car and walk towards my truck yelling everything he possibly could. I went around him and he got back in and followed me. I don’t believe in guns but this dude sure as fvck looked like he had bad intentions.
Again, do you run the guy over? No, but I sure as hell am not gonna roll my window down to chat.
I’d slow down and then when he comes to my window to kick my ass I speed up and drive away…
