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In reply to the discussion: Four CT Football Players Charged In Rape Of 13-Year-Olds [View all]tblue37
(65,318 posts)16. Coaches and administrators, even in small HS programs, tend
to benefit financially from a successful program, even if no one else does. Their compensation, even if relatively low compared to their peers in bigger school programs, will still tend to be greater than the average of similarly positioned people in less successful programs--and usually higher than average in general for their community. The money doesn't have to be huge to be a real benefit to local coaches and administrators, and of course, if they produce a "superstar" athlete, they might get to ride his coattails to even greater benefits.
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That was before we decided the only way to handle social problems was to criminalize them.
Comrade Grumpy
Mar 2013
#35
so you have a one year issue with the "line" which - of course- cannot be "fuzzy"
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#73
You cited one study, and I posted just a FEW of the reasons why it's flimsier than rice paper.
redqueen
Mar 2013
#62
Yep. And it wasn't just the high school jocks that were having sex with underage girls.
Arkansas Granny
Mar 2013
#12
I think a lot of it has to do with the attitude of the coaches and principals.
winter is coming
Mar 2013
#33
Could happen, as the Ohio AG will convene a grand jury to pursue further charges
alp227
Mar 2013
#42