Michael is just doing his job reporting on this suspension, whether anyone believes it to be appropriate or not. The 1st amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives him the right. Yes, disciplinary records are supposed to be confidential and that was more than likely the intention, but all it takes is for one question to be asked to one parent and it gets out, even if it doesn’t come from the coach.

Truth is, this was going to get to the local media because it involved a star player. It’s not like it was going to go unnoticed that she was missing. Any good sports writer would have asked what happened. It’s their job. Best thing to do for players, coaches and parents is let the media do their job and not concern yourself with the paper’s reporting on your team.

The internet gives parents and players a new tool to stir up drama. As a coach, I can honestly say that parents are sometimes a bigger problem than any player’s attitude on the field. From what I can tell from all the comments on other stories, there are certain parents and players with a lot of animosity towards this one player. Maybe even jealousy perhaps. That’s the start of all problems on the field.

That all said, no player or parent has any business commenting on the facebook, message boards, twitter, myspace or on news stories about this situation or any player on their team. It reflects poorly on them, the team and the coach. It also causes more problems on the field.

Bottom line here is the coach had all the power in the world to stop this, in the stands and on the field. I don’t know the coach, but it is their team and when this kind of chaos happens, it reflects poorly on their ability to control their team. I have never seen a comment from the coach, and while it may seem like not commenting is the best thing to do, it sometimes does more harm than good.

I may not be aware of the situation with this particular case, but I have a firm belief that it’s the same problem that girls soccer coaches face all over the country.

ps. its not SUDDEN DEATH in soccer shoot outs.. if is it tie after 5 shooters its one and one until a team scores and one doesn’t… but they all get one turn in that one/one round.. SUDDEN DEATH.. means as soon as a teams scores in extra time.. GAME OVER! didn’t you watch the Olympic mens gold medal hockey.. the Canadians.. won in SUDDEN DEATH..