Posted on 03/30/2006 9:34:16 AM PST by stainlessbanner
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Did your high school coach use some strong language?
Attorney Michael Oddenino sued the coach of his daughter's junior varsity softball team, charging that the man called his girl a 2-year-old and frequently called other players idiots. But the lawyer has struck out.
A California judge has dismissed the case against coach Don Riggio and the Arcadia Unified School District.
Riggio, varsity coach Ed Andersen and the Arcadia Unified School District were named as defendants in the suit seeking $3 million for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligence, a civil rights violation and sex discrimination.
The suit alleged that Riggio "took advantage of his position of authority to engage in an abusive pattern of excessive intimidation and humiliation of the female players, frequently calling them 'idiots,' and belittling them for minor errors."
The judge ruled there's nothing wrong with a coach pushing an athlete to excel, even by using words that might seem rude, demeaning and or even intimidating. Riggio said he's glad it's over.
She must have learned her two year-old behavior from her dad.
ROFL!
susie
Sweet!
Poor kid. What a sad way to see your parent handle the that life isn't fair and not everyone is "nice" nor can they be forced to fit your style of behavior.
A west coast judge? I'm shocked.
Bet it cost him a few bucks along the way.
What a Loser. Who is surprised he is a lawyer?
you posted the image that fits the bestest. i was thinking of that pic when I read the art. LOL~!
"She must have learned her two year-old behavior from her dad."
LOL! Yeah.
Of course Woody would have punched the young girl out and kicked her a few times for good measure.
Woody would have just stomped her head into the ground but at least he wouldn't have called her names.
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My HS baseball coach used to call us "dickheads", "pantywaists", "p*ssies", and "losers", with a Lucky Strike dangling from his lips and Schmidt's beer on his breath. |
Our team went 12-2 that year.
Sounds like a Phil Hendrie bit.
Beer breath in the team huddle. Cigar smoke on the sideline - those salty old coaches could make you run laps with just one hand motion, a snort, and a nod of their head.
On I-95 in Philly (around the Allegheny exit) there used to be a flashing neon sign on the side of a tall brick building advertising Schmidts Beer. Hilariously, It blinked alternately "SCHMIDT'S" and then every other letter beginning with "S". We used to howl every time we passed it at night.
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You won't believe this, but I remember that sign very well. I still can see it blinking...;) |
State champs my junior year, runner ups the next. How I miss Coach Weir.
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