[prolifefirst]

Check out the video.

[prolifefirst]

Grew up playing basketball in a Chicago suburb in the 70’s and have never heard of this. What the hell?

[prolifefirst]

Last year over 20 Chicago public school kids were murdered, so maybe corporal punishment is necessary there.

[svcw]

When I was in high school in the early 60s, the coaches regularly ruffed up the teams. They would also set up boxing matches for guys who had problems with each other.

[lakeman]

Corporal punishment has been illegal in Illinois since 1974.

Tell that to my jr. high school teachers and principle in 75 and 76. They beat the tar out of us.

[TexanToTheCore]

The coach needs another line of work. I played for a number of very good (Olympic calibre)coaches and neither I nor anyone else was subjected to this treatment.

I did play for a coach who was brutal with his players and later was later convicted of attempted murder, but he never touched us, just yelled epithets continuously.

[Ben Mugged]

1961 Our coach was selected to administer corporal punishment to male students. The device was a paddle. It was witnessed by the Principle. There was a published list of infractions that would result in paddling. We had 149 students in our graduating class, not a criminal in the bunch.

Yes I was paddled. I deserved it. I think we should bring the practice back.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

But a paddling by his coach last April for missing serves during a game -- a "whupping" that left welts on the 17-year-old -- changed that.

A coach has no business striking any of his players in the first place, but for missing serves? And paddling a 17 year old? Bizarre.