The worst day of coaching I've ever had *LONG READ*

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Sorry you had a rough time. Want to get a BBQ sandwich and a beer?

[juiceweezl]

That's the roughest thing I've read in awhile. Hope they heal up without complications. Kick back a couple of double bourbons and get some serious sleep so your brain can process it. You should update this thread with their progress in the future. I'd like to know that they recover from everything. Sorry you're going through it man.

I had an 18u baseball team that I coached my last summer/fall in North Carolina in 2000. I've been coaching baseball a long time and have seen a lot of talented kids, worked with many, and sent several to college and beyond. One of the most talented I have ever had was a sophomore that year. I had kids from 9 high schools on my team, and he turned the head of every college coach and pro scout. He had all 5 tools, and the best part was that he was a terrific kid. The next summer after I moved, he was playing on his American Legion team. He came sprinting in and launched himself superman style to try and catch a pop up. The shortstop was running full speed backwards and caught him with a knee to the temple. It fractured his skull and led to brain damage. One of the most athletically gifted and intelligent kids I've ever known all of a sudden had to have someone feed his meals to him and help with simple math. He eventually recovered enough to graduate but was never the same and obviously never played again.

I think about that kid and his family and the kid that ran into him all the time. I still tear up at it. Injuries suck for anyone, but especially for kids, and even more so to the bright ones that are truly good kids.

Prayers to those boys for a full recovery.

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And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why soccer sucks.


In all seriousness, you're a good man both for devoting that kind of time to kids, and for taking it so hard when they get hurt. Kids are pretty resilient. You can't remove the memory, but you can temper it with the good memories that follow as they heal.

[Broncojohnny]

Allow me to lighten the mood with something almost as unbelievable. My facebook post from May 10th:

First time for everything I guess, I just saw a referee get kicked out of my son's basketball game. This moron started the game by telling each team to shoot at the wrong goal (according to him). He then stops the game after a minute or two and reverses the goals. I never grasped why it mattered. After some words with our coach over the goal situation, he then proceeds to start calling traveling. On six year old boys who can barely dribble. We got seven traveling calls in the first quarter I think. The game clock clicks away at a glacial pace thanks to this idiot. In the third quarter he makes a controversial call of some sort and then puts his finger in the chest of our team coach during a heated discussion. One of the team moms get the facility supervisor. Ref then proceeds to talk shit to the supervisor and puts his finger in his chest too. Then gets ejected. This wasn't a kid but a 50+ year old grey haired man. Hilarious.

[03trubluGT]

That's the roughest thing I've read in awhile. Hope they heal up without complications. Kick back a couple of double bourbons and get some serious sleep so your brain can process it. You should update this thread with their progress in the future. I'd like to know that they recover from everything. Sorry you're going through it man.

OMG! Who is this and what have you done with Eric????

[Broncojohnny]

OMG! Who is this and what have you done with Eric????

I'm just glad that you could bring your trolling bullshit into another thread. Congradulations!

[03trubluGT]

I'm just glad that you could bring your trolling bullshit into another thread. Congradulations!

It was a joke you moron, and a lighthearted one at that.

I wasn't insulting, or degrading, so get over it.

Way to turn it into a negative.��

[CJ-95GT]

Perhaps you need to hear the boy laughing again to replace the screams stuck in your head. Maybe set something up with both of them and the team for a group event.

[Gear_Jammer]

Lunch? ��

Absolutely. Let me check and see when I'm going to be over you way next.

That's the roughest thing I've read in awhile. Hope they heal up without complications. Kick back a couple of double bourbons and get some serious sleep so your brain can process it. You should update this thread with their progress in the future. I'd like to know that they recover from everything. Sorry you're going through it man.

Will do.

Sorry you had a rough time. Want to get a BBQ sandwich and a beer?

I don't drink, but I always love some BBQ in my belly!

Allow me to lighten the mood with something almost as unbelievable. My facebook post from May 10th:

First time for everything I guess, I just saw a referee get kicked out of my son's basketball game. This moron started the game by telling each team to shoot at the wrong goal (according to him). He then stops the game after a minute or two and reverses the goals. I never grasped why it mattered. After some words with our coach over the goal situation, he then proceeds to start calling traveling. On six year old boys who can barely dribble. We got seven traveling calls in the first quarter I think. The game clock clicks away at a glacial pace thanks to this idiot. In the third quarter he makes a controversial call of some sort and then puts his finger in the chest of our team coach during a heated discussion. One of the team moms get the facility supervisor. Ref then proceeds to talk shit to the supervisor and puts his finger in his chest too. Then gets ejected. This wasn't a kid but a 50+ year old grey haired man. Hilarious.

That's freaking hilarious! Was he liquored up or just a freaking idiot?

It was a joke you moron, and a lighthearted one at that.

I wasn't insulting, or degrading, so get over it.

Way to turn it into a negative.��

Not to worry...I have to admit I thought the same thing about Eric's post for a second.

Perhaps you need to hear the boy laughing again to replace the screams stuck in your head. Maybe set something up with both of them and the team for a group event.

I've heard the boy with the broken leg laugh since, but it was in the hospital. Maybe hearing it away from that environment will help - great idea - I like that a lot.

To lighten the situation a little - this was one of few humorous moments of the night. Like I said above, the doctors initially thought there was a chance that they could reset the leg and put a cast on it so they decided to try it. In order to do so they had to basically put him to sleep with some meds so that he wouldn't feel it. They gave him the meds and as me and by buddy were leaving the room, my buddy told his son that everything was going to be alright and that he loved him and would be there when he woke up. The boy was pretty high sounding and told his dad he loved him too and then there was about 10 seconds of silence, so we thought he was out like a light. All of a sudden he opens his eyes about 1/2 way looking like he was high as a kite, looks at me and said "I love you Mr. Dalton." It was a nice sentiment and all, but he was so doped up looking and sounding that me, his dad and all the medical personnel standing there cracked up. When I went back to the hospital Monday afternoon and he was wide awake I leaned over and gave him a real serious look and said "I love you buddy!" He and his dad busted out laughing. The amazing thing was that he actually remembered saying it to me, despite the fact that he was so stoned from all the meds.

[Broncojohnny]

That's freaking hilarious! Was he liquored up or just a freaking idiot?

I never figured out what his deal was, he appeared to be completely sober and just a total dick. I have not seen him since either so maybe he lost his gig.

[Gear_Jammer]

BTW - thanks everyone for the kind words and well wishes. They've helped me feel a little better about the situation - I really appreciate it.

[Baron Von Crowder]

I was dating a chick that played select soccer. There was a big deal going down about slide tackles, and the coach for some reason thought it would be a good idea to have her demonstrate what a slide tackle was to the team. He tells her to come slide-tackle him, and when she did, he broke BOTH of his legs.

[Strychnine]

I was dating a chick that played select soccer. There was a big deal going down about slide tackles, and the coach for some reason thought it would be a good idea to have her demonstrate what a slide tackle was to the team. He tells her to come slide-tackle him, and when she did, he broke BOTH of his legs.

LMFAO

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