SALVO-NOT BIG IN THE CLUTCH

[romeo]

I'll tell you what. There are a lot of people crucifying these kids publically on this board. Whether their choice was good or bad, I sure hope you all don't live in glass houses when you talk about how horrified you are. Ya know? How would you feel if they were your daughters and you were reading this stuff?

The better choice is to talk about generalities, not particular individuals. Just my two cents and speaking as a parent.

Posting a thread named like this is just in poor poor taste.

[holidayhusker]

If they were my daughters I would feel bad if reading many of these replies . I would also realize that making a choice like this on a team that was a serious contender for the final four is bound to bring many comments. If they were my daughters I would also hopefully think of the coach and teammates that have invested so much time and effort into building a powerhouse team. My thoughts would also be with them while realizing that the team my kid had just left will have to start over and I would feel partially guilty that my kid had let these many individuals down. Hopefully I would be a good enough parent to know that my kid when making descisions such as these will have to roll with the punches and live with the choices they have made. Tough love sucks but its necessary.

[romeo]

Yes, all well said.

holidayhusker said:

If they were my daughters I would feel bad if reading many of these replies . I would also realize that making a choice like this on a team that was a serious contender for the final four is bound to bring many comments. If they were my daughters I would also hopefully think of the coach and teammates that have invested so much time and effort into building a powerhouse team. My thoughts would also be with them while realizing that the team my kid had just left will have to start over and I would feel partially guilty that my kid had let these many individuals down. Hopefully I would be a good enough parent to know that my kid when making descisions such as these will have to roll with the punches and live with the choices they have made. Tough love sucks but its necessary.

[OverAndUnder]

Huh? This is a forum where we discuss, praise, and criticise volleyball programs, coaches, and players. I don't see any difference in acceptability between thread titles similar to these:
"Ogonna Carries Her Team to National Championship"
"Salvo Disappears in the Clutch - Utah Bounced From Tourney"

Both threads would be discussing how a team counts heavily on a certain player to bring the team through to the next level. The only difference between the two threads would be that in one case the player got the job done, and in the other the player did not. That's the reailty of player performance and would be fair game for discussion.

[ohcanada]

Let me get this straight. The original post was removed because it might upset the athlete or her mother or father. How come posts ripping and criticizing Pavan (yes, our Canadian girl) aren't removed? There certainly have been enough of those, without any of them every being removed. I think we have a double standard here.

[Barefoot In Kailua]

ohcanada said:

Let me get this straight. The original post was removed because it might upset the athlete or her mother or father. How come posts ripping and criticizing Pavan (yes, our Canadian girl) aren't removed? There certainly have been enough of those, without any of them every being removed. I think we have a double standard here.

I don't think the original post was removed by any of the VT moderators. I think it was removed by the person who started this thread.

I think romeo was definitely out of line with his admonishment of the original poster's thread. Nobody is being crucified here.

If parents want everything to be PC, go to collegetalk!

[cougvb]

I trying really hard to have these feelings, BUT-how sweet would it be if coaches would band together on this one-we don't like your "It's all about me" attitude. We won't take a transfer who bails on her team in April. We, as fellow coaches are supporting Beth. Yeah, I know, I'm dreaming. You know who benefits the most from this? BYU. Maybe they can finally win a series against Utah.

[romeo]

Well I stand by how I feel. Call me touchy-feely. I get squirrely when I smell mob mentality. I saw in a different thread that you believe in Karma, BIK, so just let it work away. But be careful because it works on everyone the same way. I have actually posted bitterly before about certain things, and that karma stuff came back and bit me. Great big hugs to all, from this touchy-feely soul. heh