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There might be stuff behind the scenes but nothing surprises me anymore. Our HS fired our basketball coach and he had the second most wins by a coach in school history. Some of the parents were upset that their kids weren't the star of the team or didn't get to play enough. I wouldn't be surprised if our football coach left after this season the way some parents are acting. Even one who's kid transferred to another school can't stay off Facebook taking shots at the coach every week. HS coaches aren't baby sitters. You couldn't pay me $100,000/yr to coach HS sports and deal with idiot parents.
 
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gobigblue812_rivals29381 said:
In mid-season... I'm guessing something bad behind the scenes happened.


www.footballscoop.com

High school coach fired in midst of undefeated start and #1 state ranking

Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL) dismissed head coach Tyler Plantz on Saturday.
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I live nearby and the story is that Father Merkelis told Coach Plantz he was done because of disorginization with the early season games (which Plantz had no control over). Father Merkelis also told him he didn't like the way Coach Plantz dealt with the families as well as how he handled recruiting. Evidently the money people and some teachers weren't getting their way with their kids playing meaningful minutes.

It appears to be political. Merkelis caved due to parental pressure. Got to keep that money flowing, eh, Father Merkypiss?
 
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Littlecreek10 said:
There might be stuff behind the scenes but nothing surprises me anymore. Our HS fired our basketball coach and he had the second most wins by a coach in school history. Some of the parents were upset that their kids weren't the star of the team or didn't get to play enough. I wouldn't be surprised if our football coach left after this season the way some parents are acting. Even one who's kid transferred to another school can't stay off Facebook taking shots at the coach every week. HS coaches aren't baby sitters. You couldn't pay me $100,000/yr to coach HS sports and deal with idiot parents.
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There has to be more to the story about your HS basketball coach. When your successful to that degree, you dont just get fired because some parents are unhappy about playing time.
 
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LineSkiCat14 said:
There has to be more to the story about your HS basketball coach. When your successful to that degree, you dont just get fired because some parents are unhappy about playing time.
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Nope, and I had connections to the team. It's been building for a couple of years now. When you have families that think they can control everything, especially in a small town school, and the coach doesn't care who you are, this is what happens. He did have a temper but it's nothing compared to the coaches I played for. When daddys coach the kids in middle school and then when they get in high school the kids get exposed as not as good as daddy made them look, so they want to blame the hs coach instead of accepting reality. Now they got a coach they can control.( Sorry, just blowing off steam, I hate to see this happen. If I say much more people will figure out who I am talking about and who I am.)
 
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Happened in the county I live in, bunch of parents got together and went to the superintendent, then he was let go.
 
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