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What Athletes Deserve

September 9, 2007 at 9:58 am | In Elementary, High, Middle | No Comments

This timeless piece from Tim Stevens was published in the News and Observer on August 15.  It lines up perfectly with the Coaches Education initiative we are providing this year.

Here’s a taste:

Isn’t it a shame that people don’t get what they deserve?

One irate mother called to say her son deserved to have his picture in the newspaper and an article written about him. He works hard, his mother said, and he has accomplished a lot. The coach doesn’t give him enough recognition, and he deserves more attention.

Another parent said the paper wasn’t supplying enough “ink” to help her child obtain a scholarship. The lack of a college scholarship was the coach’s fault to a degree, but the paper had a responsibility to promote her child because “he deserves it,” she said.

Sound familiar?  Stevens counters that athletes really deserve a Great Coach, Great Parents, and Great Administrators.  He offers qualifications for each.

The article, What Athletes Deserve, comes to us by way of Lisa Kittrell from her dad, Chuck Lewis.  It is a must-read for all invested in the school business.