How Stupid Can A Coach Get?

[Damefan]

Here is a good example of stupidity and MAYBE avoiding getting your butt kicked. Coach allows a player who knowingly has symptoms to play the 1st half of a game then notifies the opposing team of this. They are getting beat 21-0 and are then forced to forfeit the game. I wonder how many players had symptoms and hid them from a coach because they wanted to play and not let their teammates down and then cause the whole team to enter COVID protocols.

A friend of mine and 5 of his co-workers (3 spent 3 weeks in ICU) had this happen to them because a fellow worker would rub a cold coke can on his forehead before going into the plant to lower his temp. He had used up all his leave time and couldn't afford to be out of work anymore. My friends anticipated recovery and the other 2 that were in ICU will be 3 more months. He can barely walk 150 yards without collapsing.

https://usatodayhss.com/2021/florida-hi ... d-concerns

[bigdog2003]

I wouldn't be shocked if some coaches here are doing it. I mean, teams all over the state are having to shuffle games. Happened last year and this year, but there are some teams that haven't had a situation where their team was the cause. Maybe some teams are just very lucky.

[Onion Rings]

some of them are pretty dumb

[Deputy]

Some are lucky, some dumb, some dumb in the way they handle things. Some also happen to be in districts that have the most drastic of measures at even the rumor that there may have been a contact issue. But yes, there are some coaches that have taken advantage of Covid to get out of certain games. But in high school, and even at the college level, Covid has saved a lot of jobs as many coaches can explain away underachieving efforts by using Covid as an excuse.