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03-31-2006, 11:38 AM
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I give up. This board is too hard to understand.
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Dad Sues Coach For Calling Player 2-Year-Old
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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.
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03-31-2006, 11:41 AM
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Hey!! I call my players 8 year olds. But they are 8 years old. So I guess its okay...  |
03-31-2006, 11:43 AM
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Everybody is so damn sue happy. Of course it said this was in California, right? Nuff said.
Wish it would sink.
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03-31-2006, 11:47 AM
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That would have been the nicest thing some of my coaches called me.
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03-31-2006, 12:11 PM
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A California judge has dismissed the case against coach Don Riggio and the Arcadia Unified School District.
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A rare ruling by a California judge with which almost all of us can agree. 
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03-31-2006, 12:15 PM
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that'll toughen your daughter up there Dad... let her know she can sue because someone called her a 2 yr old... sounds like the term belongs to the DAD...
jeez... what about MY lawsuit.. cuz when that damn coach kicked me in the ass.. it hurt.. big time.. bastard.. and then he called me names too.. bastard..
PS I did want my older brothers to kick his ass BTW
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03-31-2006, 12:42 PM
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Mess with the Vest, lose like the rest.
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Hell, I've called my wife a two-year old when she's thrown an unjustified (as oppose to the far more common justified) tantrum at me. Hope she doesn't sue.
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