Monday, March 11, 2013

I Need a Date!



Describe your reaction to the story.  Were the coach's actions wrong?  Explain.  Would you have a problem with your coach using you to find possible dates?  Why or why not?

28 comments:

Evan Binkley said...

I don't see what is wrong with this, he's just trying to get some ladies. It's not like he was trying to get with high school students or his players. He was just getting some help. I would hook my coach up a hot date if he asked.

Jerry said...

That is funny. He is only using the resources at his disposal. They were wrong because that is not right. I wouldn't have a problem because you could always blackmail him later.

Thomas B. said...

When I was watching the video, I was shocked. The man was clearly a creeper, and he was lazy. His actions were way wrong. Nobody should make dating and love a game. If my coach told me to go find her a date, I'd flip out and tell him he needs to leave. That stuff is rude, stupid, and shows just how not personal he is.

Kaylee Smith said...

I think it's pretty creepy that he had his team find him a date. If he can't get a girl on his own, then he has problems. The girls on his team probably should have thought that something was weird about that scavenger hunt. The coach's actions were wrong by trying to use his team to find a girl. I would have a problem with my coach trying to find dates through their team.

Alex C. said...

The coach's actions were a little creepy. Using his own students to get a date instead of doing it himself. I wouldn't care if my coach asked for help getting a date. Guys do that all the time. It's no different. I could always use it against him later if he did something stupid.

Courtney Morrill said...

It is pretty odd that a coach would ask his softball players to get him a date. The coach was definitely wrong because he was just using his team to get girls. If I was one of his players I would not help him get dates. I would have a major problem with my coach using me to get him dates.

Emma Grace Donovan said...

It is rather inappropriate of the coach to ask his players to find him dates. Right off it shows how cowardly he is. If my coach asked me to find him dates, I'd pick the ones he wouldn't like, in hopes that he knows what he's doing is messed up.

Raegan Hasty said...

Troy Hennum needs to man up and grow his own wings. It is sad that a grown man has to look to his players to find him a date. The girls should have thought that the scavenger hunt was odd. I would have a problem if my coach used me to find possible dates. It would not be my place to do so.

Lance Sexton said...

I don't really see anything wrong with this. For him to send out his players to find him a girl is pretty smart to tell you the truth. How the coach came on to the girl wasn't right though. Texting her so much and sending her a lot of pictures isn't so smart. Not really, if he asked I would be pretty cool with that I guess.

Anonymous said...

I wouldn't find this creepy if he was one of those coaches who were close with his team, but he had only been there for six days. I play travel softball and during some out of town tournaments my team has tried to find girls for our coach; however, it was all in good fun. The coach definitely over stepped his boundaries. He should have been hitting ground balls and doing hitting drills to open up the season rather than having them play cupid.

Lydia

Gerald Perkins said...

I think it's funny how he used his players for a date. Besides sometimes kids will try to get dates for people they know anyway. Its really no big deal of what he did. It is a good way to get a date. Girls like guys that like sports, so people his age would definitely go for a softball coach when a high school girl comes up to them and starts trying to get her number for him. If my coach used us to get a date, I'd help him out. I know that we always used to joke with Coach Wright that we were going to get him dates.

Darion said...

It's a bit weird to use your team to get girls. He was obviously lazy. His actions were stupid. I wouldn't help my coach find dates. That's his problem; no need for me to get involved. Unless I got to watch when he failed.

Leslee Umphlett said...

The coach was really desperate if he had to ask his softball players to find him a date. The coach's actions were definitely cowardly, but I don't know if they were considered wrong. I could understand if the players had known the coach for years, but he only had his coaching job for six days. If my coach asked me to help him find possible dates, I might be a little freaked out. It would depend on who the coach is, because if I had known him my whole life I would probably help him out.

Anonymous said...

I don't see anything wrong with it I actually think it's funny. It is sad to see that a soft ball coach had to use his team players to get a date. He should have thought of another way to find women.If my couch asked me to help him find people to date I would have just taken it as a joke.The coach shouldn't have been put on leave way.

Jemelle Hill

Myiah Cook said...

I found this a little creepy. I definitely think his actions were stupid. He should've been smarter about what he was doing. He sounds like he was lazy, and he if he wanted a girls' number he should've got him self. If my coach asked me do something like that I probably wouldn't.

Devon said...

It's not all that bad, I mean it's a little weird but it could be worse. At least he's going for people over 18. Help is help, I'd hook my coach up if I could

Abby Haring said...

My thoughts on all this are if the softball girls didn't mind doing this then it really shouldn't be blown out of proportion. We also don't know if he was 'forcing" these girls to do that. I think his actions were pathetic and in a way wrong but its just as much his fault as it is the girls.

Hunter Dixon said...

I don't see anything wrong with it. His actions are fine. I would not have a problem finding my coach a date. It would not bother me.

Cass C said...

I dont see whats wrong with what he did, hes just trying to get a lil action.Yes, it is a lil creepy he's getting his team to help him out, but its not like he's trying to go out with the students.

Kellie Matthews said...

For this coach to only have been there for 6 days, it was a little bit odd. But this was in no way inappropriate enough to be on the news. The girls could have said no and then that would have been the end of it. But honestly, it was probably all fun and games.

Tyler R said...

I don't see much wrong with it. Its not like he wanted to get with a student or a player. I would tell my coach not to ask me.

Chantel :) said...

This is weird. You shouldn't use the softball team to find a date, you can use the web. I guess I would help me coach as long he ain't trying to hook up with me.

Anonymous said...

I do see something wrong with he did. It is creepy the way he did it, I mean who gets students to find dates for them. It is also the girls fault for helping him. It's pathetic that he couldn't get a woman accept that way.

Marissa Gautier

Holly Watson said...

I don't think it was that bad. People can meet their "one" any way. So what if his softball team helped find a date. It doesn't hurt anybody. Besides she is the one that flirted back. She could have just not replied to him in the fist place. He never hurt his team or the girl. I don't think he did anything wrong. I think she went a little over board with the whole situation. The only thing he could have done was not use the team to help him find a date, but it isn't that serious. Some people are just too dramatic.

Breanna said...

I don't think the coach should get all the blame because the girls could have told their coach no and it would have all been prevented. I'm not sure why she got so mad because she was flirting right back along with the texts messages but then turned around and turned him in. I'm not sure if I would help a coach to do this because of things like this that could go wrong and get in trouble. If it was a girl I might find a boy for her but I'm not sure I would help a guy coach.

Hunter Alexander said...

This is creepy. He should be coaching them not trying to use them to get girls. Yes, I would have a problem. He should be able to get girls himself.

Kelsey Taylor said...

I think this is really weird. He shouldn't have used his students for to help him. He should have just went and found a date himself. But I don't think it's that big of a deal to get the law for it.

Anonymous said...

Barry b
It is pretty weird that a coach would ask his softball players to get him a date. I think they were wrong because some parents could take it wrong way and not wanting them to play on his team anymore. I don't like to be involved with other peoples relationships.