Comments on: A midseason’s nightmare: Schuler out at 13-1 Lauralton Hall

By: San Diego LASIK eye surgery

San Diego LASIK eye surgery — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:38:00 +0000

There is no way this should fly. Just think if your boss treated you like he treated his players, you’d go over his head to get him fired also. Did the parents complain about playing time, yes. Is that why he was fired, no.

By: Team

Team — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:40:58 +0000

the team will now suffer due to their parents selfishness, and child like complaints. with a successful season so far, they will now have difficulty maintaining their position, and i definitely feel bad for the student whose parent’s complained, she is probably going to have to deal with a terrible rest of the season. if your child can not handle the pressure of the sport then they shouldn’t be playing the sport, COMPETITION has meaning, and yes he will put the best players on the court, this isn’t preschool anymore. each player has the chance to prove themselves and if their skills do not meet quota then why would they be put on the court, the parents of these players should be embarrassed for subjecting their child to this public humility. don’t be so sensitive it’s a sport and sports are not for the weak.

By: I'M BOTH

I'M BOTH — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:50:47 +0000

both sides,

i’m both and you can’t be more off base. when do we stop protecting and have our children understand that life is not always gooing to be a bed of roses. later in life are we going to call their boss’s boss because they are not getting enough overtime??? even though they do a less of a job then the employee that gets the overtime??
what does paying taxes have to do about playing time?? you pay to play all youth sports and you only have to play a small amount. this is high school sports, the best players play. how do you know there was achance for him to get the girls in the games?? did you go to the games? did you watch every min. this is the problem with us as a country we are just too soft!!!!!!!

By: Please

Please — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:09:21 +0000

The guy had little class. Flipping the bird at fans in Pomperaug. Pressing teams up by 30. I have to admit he does a good job recruiting, oh by the way that is supposed to by against CIAC rules. Funny how he started getting players from all over. He Freshman and JV teams are average at best but, those kids never had a chance at varsity becuase he would bring players in.

By: johnny ribbs

johnny ribbs — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:52:23 +0000

Both sides – “also seems to me that you dont have to look your kids in the eyes and help soothe the heartache even if you know that your kid is not the best athlete in the world”

Sounds to me like your kid is going to grow up and not be ready for the real world. This isn’t little league. It’s High School. It is why they make cuts.

Grow up.

By: both sides of the fence

both sides of the fence — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:29:36 +0000

Seems to me that most of you have no children that are athletes or pay taxes to outfit your schools athletic dept or pay a huge sum for tuition. also seems to me that you dont have to look your kids in the eyes and help soothe the heartache even if you know that your kid is not the best athlete in the world. you are right, us parents can be a big pain but someday you will know the feeling watching your kid from the sidelines. with a record like 13-1 the coach could have gotten more playing time for the kids i would think, or, was he just being a jerk and trying to show them who’s boss with the big ego. ive been on both sides of the fence and now being a parent think the coaches need to make a little effort to reward the kids that show up day after day and bust their butts in an effort to keep a coach happy. it aint easy being a coach and it aint easy being a parent. maybe some of you should try both sometime.

By: JOHNNY BALLGAME

JOHNNY BALLGAME — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:04:58 +0000

catholickid,

he was 13-1!! the parents had nothing to do with it?? i wasn’t from playing time??? so your saying he was yelling at his players??? was he swearing?? tell us all why the firing took place. you MUST know the truth!!

By: catholickid

catholickid — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:46:17 +0000

If your boss treated you like he treated his players, you’d go over his head to get him fired also. Did the parents complain about playing time, yes. Is that why he was fired, no.

By: Donald C

Donald C — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:23:11 +0000

SPB,

I happen to see a friend of mine today. He is a ref in girls basketball in the SWC. He told me that Schuler got a raw deal. He said that Schuler knows the game inside out and he treated his players good. My friend felt it was the parents who had the say in Schuler getting the boot at LH.

By: Casual_Observer

Casual_Observer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:46:09 +0000

What really happend has been stated by Schuler…Why wouldn’t Lauralton speak out and say their part? It is because Schuler threatened law suit and now they will keep their mouth’s shut…A parent of on of the senior girls did not play in the Immaculate game(coach’s decision)…They girl was upset and stormed off crying…Her father then waited for Schuler and had to be physically restrained from going after him…He was fired a few days later…Bottom line is there are 2 seniors on the team that don’t play much…their parents don’t like it so they threw a fit and complained until the pricipal would rather fire him than deal with the constant complaints…The AD wasn’t even involved in the decision…Wow! Lauralton Hall has become a joke