tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post2041876049896741280..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: In memoriam: Ricardo PortilloPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-83693877325302895272013-05-13T22:46:20.852-04:002013-05-13T22:46:20.852-04:00It strikes me this result is more appropriately se...It strikes me this result is more appropriately seen as the outcome from a changed system. Granted this is an extreme case. But the system that has tolerated ever increasing bad sportsmanship has moved the system so that bad results occur frequently.<br /><br />It would be interesting to see a plot of the number of times players, coaches or spectators push, hit and throw things at referees over the years. And look at the instances of serious harm to referees. My guess is that there is a very strong correlation between tolerating bad behavior and that behavior escalating to what should be unacceptable levels and tragic levels.John Hunterhttp://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-21865344385235840152013-05-08T07:31:13.114-04:002013-05-08T07:31:13.114-04:00Paul, I don't think that things like this happ...Paul, I don't think that things like this happen because of "bad chemistry in the moment". My guess is that this young man has shown aggressive behavior over the years and it has either been excused or enabled. Perhaps, his transgressions have been overlooked because he is a gifted athlete whose talents have been desired on the field of competition. I have seen this happen. This young man punched an adult male in the head forcibly enough to kill him after pushing an opponent. Tragic and sickening but no accident.<br />Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719735197987181280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-11466441927425767892013-05-07T00:19:55.344-04:002013-05-07T00:19:55.344-04:00Paul,
As always an excellent analysis.
For my par...Paul,<br />As always an excellent analysis.<br /><br />For my part, while I agree that the coach certainly has the ability to "set the tone", in this particular case it was apparently the players 1st match with that particular coach (per CBS).<br /><br />So while as a general rule, I agree with you, and feel coaches should also take more responsibility for their own behavior which players mimic, their own behavior, and "coaching" outside the field shines through all too brightly as well.<br /><br />There will be no winners here. A man has lost his life, a wife has lost her husband, and children have lost their father.<br /><br />On the other side of the equation, a young mans life will be forever tainted by his choice to lash out in anger ... over a piece of plastic held above him which was yellow in color.<br /><br />Truly tragic. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411680916657152897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-22849291834148621922013-05-06T09:30:07.975-04:002013-05-06T09:30:07.975-04:00You are onto something ..For the first time in dec...You are onto something ..For the first time in decades, recently I had to call both coaching staffs together at 1/2 time, for talk about dissent, deportment, role model behavior, etc.,etc. The children were emulating the ‘adults’ with virtually identical dissent. Ednoreply@blogger.com