Girls play game of strip volleyball

Philadelphia Daily News ^ | 7 November 2001 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

[Fintan]

FORT WORTH, Texas - Girl volleyball players at a Fort Worth middle school were asked by their coaches to play a game of "strip serve" volleyball, which school administrators criticized as inappropriate after some parents complained.

During the drill, held Sept. 21 at the Gene Pike Middle School gym, two girls took their shirts off and one girl may have taken off her shorts, district officials said.

Three female coaches supervised the 22 eighth-graders while they played the game, which required that team members take off shoes, socks, kneepads or hair accessories if a player missed a serve. After a few girls took it upon themselves to undress further, the drill was immediately stopped, administrators said.

The drill should have never been conducted, Northwest Independent School District Superintendent Keith Sockwell said on Monday.

"I thought it was the most stupid thing I ever heard. You just don't do things like that," he said.

An investigation began after several parents complained about the activity. Statements were taken from the players and the coaches, officials said.

The girls' written statements indicated that, for the most part, they were not upset about the game, Pike Principal Kyle Copp said. The coaches were "remorseful," he said.

The three coaches, whom the district declined to name, are still employed, Deputy Superintendent Ron Hibbs said. Some parents said that even though the coaches apologized to the players, they should have been punished.

"It's an appalling story," said the mother of a Pike volleyball player, who asked that her name not be used. "They got no reprimand for this that the kids could see. Nobody sees that there's consequences to bad choices."

Said another: "I think it was an error in judgment, and that's all it was - plain and simple."

[Teacher317]

There are many stories coming out these days about teachers who are not those things.

Sad, but true... but keep in mind that there are about 2 million teachers out there, and the 25 stories you'll read this year will ALL be negative. The media has no time or interest in reporting decency, patriotism, self-reliance, or positive educational results.

1,999,975 of us aren't those monsters that are caught taking advantage of kids. 1,000,000 (I hope) of us aren't dolts like those in this case.

[lepton]

Initiating a game of strip-volleyball goes far beyond the pale of acceptable mistakes.

Whose name for that was it? Did any instructions include removing actual clothing (beyond socks while having shoes put back on)? Does YOUR having a foot-fetish make ME a pervert for not realizing it?

[Don Myers]

"1,999,975 of us aren't those monsters that are caught taking advantage of kids. "

These coaches might be, however. Is it a common thing to want girls to disrobe during a vollyball game in schools these days?

[Travis McGee]

These covert lesbo coaches did not just "accidentally" come up with the "innocent" game of taking off socks and hairbands. They aimed naive 13 year old girls toward a cliff, blindfolded, and said "walk forward".

If that can be proven, I'll gladly withdraw my attempts at supporting the coaches in question

You are going to give them the "benefit of the doubt" when the coaches started a STRIPPING GAME and it "somehow" led to shirts coming off?

"Who could have known", right? PUH-LEASE!!!

[Cyber Liberty]

Obvious conclusion is wrong. But, I would not expect you to read the entire thread to figure that one out, would I? It involves use of more than a handful of cells.

[Terriergal]

If you were hoping to see pictures of the pervs that originated the idea of the "strip" volleyball game, I apologize. Other guys on here sure didn't seem to be doing that. Indeed, that was very lost. But not because of my ignorance. You completely left it out, and what is a person supposed to think in this context? I posted my #47 probably just after you posted your correction. It wasn't there when I responded.

You immediately came back saying *I* was the rude one. I'm not sure how I was supposed to think you weren't being defensive?

[Teacher317]

I see your point (and thanks for reading the links... good FReeper! Here's a gold star for today!)... but I would still rather give them the benefit of the doubt, and reiterate that they specified the appropriate items to be removed. The girls took it too far. However, if that was their intent, as another suggested, then please, hold the door as I kick their tails on through.

[Don Myers]

""Who could have known", right? PUH-LEASE!!!"

The question is, Who were the adults there? It was the adults who got the whole thing started.

[Terriergal]

har har. I'm not.

[Don Myers]

"It involves use of more than a handful of cells."

It wasn't I who made the statement. It takes a few handful of cells to make yourself understood.

[wjcsux]

Probably a bunch of dykes that coach this team. Look where political correctness has gotten us. Sad. If this happened when I was in High School (66-69), these clowns would be doing jail time.

[lepton]

Is it a common thing to want girls to disrobe during a vollyball game in schools these days?

Please read what is said in the article. Where does it say that the teachers asked the children to disrobe?

[Cyber Liberty]

Neither am I, but I figured what the heck...I'll lie if it pleases your highness.

[RobbyS]

Have you seen 8th grade girls today? Some look twelve and others look twenty, just like always.

[Don Myers]

"I'm not sure how I was supposed to think you weren't being defensive?"

He is the one who is being defensive. He made a stupid comment. At least, I hope it was just a stupid comment.

[Cyber Liberty]

"It takes a few handful of cells to make yourself understood."

You're presupposing you're worth such an expenditure. From what I've seen here today, you're not. At least as far as this thread is concerned.

[I_Publius]

I hate to say it, but that doesn't surprise me, at all!

[Cyber Liberty]

"I'm not sure how I was supposed to think you weren't being defensive?"

I just saw this...

If you'd seen what kind of crap I got for that, you'd be "defensive" too.

[Don Myers]

I work at a home for troubled youth between the ages of 14 to 18. I am well aware that youngsters can get carried away and do stupid things. It is up to the adults to supervise them, not the other way around. If coaches do not understand this, they need another job. If they do understand and yet do things like this, you have to wonder about their motives. And there are many lesbians and child molesters around the youngsters, and you have to watch out for them.

[Cyber Liberty]

"At least, I hope it was just a stupid comment."

It was. It was also removed at my request.

But, the holier-than-though folks around here have chosen to run with it. Pile on if you so choose.