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Wellstone ruled

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4. Spent many years in Youth Hockey,

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 04:35 PM

Feb 2013

amazing amount of this shit happening all the time. Wealthier communities tend to produce this type of volunteer parent coaches. If you knew the number of times I've stepped in front of a punch thrown at a kid. Finally had to walk away from Hockey Coaching because of these type of people. Enough of the Vicarious Parents and their behaviors.

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Pee Wee hockey coach jailed for assault on 13-year-old player [View all] Blue_Tires Feb 2013 OP

A sore winner? Damn. Some people have no business whatsoever engaging in any sports . . . Journeyman Feb 2013 #1

That's already happened (him losing further involvement, that is) : kentauros Feb 2013 #2

saw it on the news this morning. Guy is guilty as heck. Heard the kid broke his arm in the fall Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #3

Spent many years in Youth Hockey, Wellstone ruled Feb 2013 #4

I grew up around it laundry_queen Feb 2013 #5

I thought he tripped TWO players. Demoiselle Feb 2013 #6

WTF? GiveMeFreedom Feb 2013 #7