Comments on: How is the only high school female football coach doing? http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/how-is-the-only-high-school-female-football-coach-doing Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: G http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/how-is-the-only-high-school-female-football-coach-doing#comment-603 G Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:10:04 +0000 http://nicolemlavoi.com/?p=2325#comment-603 Mam, Ms. Randolph was a receiver coach for two seasons at the high school level. Most coaches pay "dues" before they get a top job as head coach. Many more qualified coaches were stepped over and on in order to put Ms. Randolph in her new position. This is a political publicity stunt aimed at help some other people by trying to make a big splash and "make history". Well it's making a splash alright, but I'm sure this is not what they expected. We are talking about high school football. This is a results based business. You win and good things happen for your school. Winning programs attract talent, improve school moral, brings more money into the program via alumni and create fabulous high school memories for participants. Football is used by coaches to teach life lesson to kids. A head coach should never say to the players that they care nothing about football which I've heard Ms. Randolph say in several interviews. Of course, we all want to turn out the best student/atheletes as possible, with the emphasis on student. Virtually all coaches want great students to be playing for them. This hasn't a thing to do with gender. I'm all for gender equality. There is no reason why a women can't coach football or any other sport for that matter, but let them do it the same way men do, through the ranks. If you want to talk gender, lets have a chat about the poor state of female athletics in the DCIAA. Mam,
Ms. Randolph was a receiver coach for two seasons at the high school level. Most coaches pay “dues” before they get a top job as head coach. Many more qualified coaches were stepped over and on in order to put Ms. Randolph in her new position. This is a political publicity stunt aimed at help some other people by trying to make a big splash and “make history”. Well it’s making a splash alright, but I’m sure this is not what they expected.
We are talking about high school football. This is a results based business. You win and good things happen for your school. Winning programs attract talent, improve school moral, brings more money into the program via alumni and create fabulous high school memories for participants. Football is used by coaches to teach life lesson to kids. A head coach should never say to the players that they care nothing about football which I’ve heard Ms. Randolph say in several interviews. Of course, we all want to turn out the best student/atheletes as possible, with the emphasis on student. Virtually all coaches want great students to be playing for them.
This hasn’t a thing to do with gender. I’m all for gender equality. There is no reason why a women can’t coach football or any other sport for that matter, but let them do it the same way men do, through the ranks. If you want to talk gender, lets have a chat about the poor state of female athletics in the DCIAA.

]]> By: nmlavoi http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/how-is-the-only-high-school-female-football-coach-doing#comment-602 nmlavoi Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:23:59 +0000 http://nicolemlavoi.com/?p=2325#comment-602 I would argue Randolph has more than "no coaching experience" as you assert above, and I think she cares a great deal about football. -nml I would argue Randolph has more than “no coaching experience” as you assert above, and I think she cares a great deal about football. -nml

]]> By: G http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/how-is-the-only-high-school-female-football-coach-doing#comment-601 G Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:41:53 +0000 http://nicolemlavoi.com/?p=2325#comment-601 Stereotypes should be broken, I agree. I also concer with your silver lining theory, but this woman has no coaching experience. Though it would be nice to see some barriers broken and have a feel good story behind it, but the things of which you speak will only be gleened if the team wins. Without a winning record, I fear the reality of the situation will take over and this experiment will end in a debacle. If ever you hear a head coach say to the players "I don't give a blank about football".....Run! What about the kids? If I were trying to be seen by recruiters in order to get a few dollars towards education, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want the athetic department using my team to make a political statement. Especially with a coaching staff that besides one coach has very little experience. Good luck though Stereotypes should be broken, I agree. I also concer with your silver lining theory, but this woman has no coaching experience. Though it would be nice to see some barriers broken and have a feel good story behind it, but the things of which you speak will only be gleened if the team wins. Without a winning record, I fear the reality of the situation will take over and this experiment will end in a debacle.

If ever you hear a head coach say to the players “I don’t give a blank about football”…..Run!

What about the kids? If I were trying to be seen by recruiters in order to get a few dollars towards education, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t want the athetic department using my team to make a political statement. Especially with a coaching staff that besides one coach has very little experience.

Good luck though

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