N.Va. Boys' Championship Dream Doomed by a Moment of Vengeance

[twin58]

This may set a new low.

N.Va. Boys' Championship Dream Doomed by a Moment of Vengeance
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110301819.html)


By Timothy Dwyer
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, November 4, 2006; Page A01

The South County Raptors, a scrappy football team made up of 12- to 14-year-old boys from southern Fairfax County, were supposed to meet the Herndon Hornets today in the first round of the county playoffs.

Instead, the Raptors are at home, their season over with no possibility of a championship after a league commissioner fired the head coach and the assistant coach this week. Their offense? They moved the commissioner's son from defense to offense for the final game of the season last Saturday, an overtime win that put the Raptors in the postseason.

"Scott does not sit out on defense -- ever," the commissioner, Dan Hinkle, had warned the head coach, James Owens, in an e-mail sent before the season began about how he should play Hinkle's son, 12. On defense, the father said, "he goes in and stays in. That includes all practices, scrimmages and games. This entire league exists so he can play defense on the best team in his weight class. . . . He is my son, I own the league, and he plays every snap on defense."

It's the Golden Rule: he who has the gold, rules. In this case, not at all wisely.

Edited to add: links to pictures that do not come up automatically when you read the article online.

South County Raptors, WaPo, Sat., 11-04-06, small (http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2006/11/03/PH2006110301855.jpg)

South County Raptors, WaPo, Sat., 11-04-06, medium (http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2006/11/03/PH2006110301861.jpg)

South County Raptors, WaPo, Sat., 11-04-06, large (http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2006/11/03/PH2006110301857.jpg)

[goalieskcickay]

Oh my sweet, sweet God.
That man deserves to be subjected to the worst humiliation possible.
I can't believe anyone is that arrogant, conceited, stupid, and downright bigheaded.
I can't find words to describe how much I hate that man right now.

[RockStar]

So, like, this guy got angry at a coach's decision and to fix that, he fixed it so his son's team can't play further into the post season?

That may be the dumbest reaction I've ever heard!

[Longpole5435]

Castrating that man with a rusty screwdriver would be too gentle a punishment for that man. How could a person even concieve of doing somethign that overtly malicious?

[Riot]

Oh my sweet, sweet God.
That man deserves to be subjected to the worst humiliation possible.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110301819.html
I'm pretty sure having that article on the Washington Post is as bad as it gets. I feel bad for his kid.

[Longpole5435]

If I were another coach in that league, I would tell my team to cut block that kid every single time until his father finally changes.

Why punish the kid for his stupid parent? That's a poor call for someone aspiring to be a 2006 Posty :ahhno:

[roycegracie47]

it's all over the news here. I can't believe the arrogance. He just screwed his son over. No coach is going to want him, no kid is going to want to be on his team. This is a new all time low.

[fitzy_nb_11]

That man should be ashamed, he is defacing that league, and himself, and everyone who is caught with him. Just because they sat his kid, it's called fair play. He should be stripped of his commisioner status.

[roycegracie47]

fitzy, it's not that they sat him, it's that they moved him to the other side of the ball and the league apparently only exists so his son can play every down of Defense there is.

[fitzy_nb_11]

well he should still be stripped of being commissioner. That league purely exists because of his son, so his son could play every down of defense. Ya, that's right, and fair to the other players.

[WAXmyLAX]

Keep in mind that he owns the league, so he is probably self-ordained commish for life.

[ramslac05]

thats a joke

wow

how can someone honestly be that ignorant and self centered

[ShockerAutc]

That guy is a pos to state it lightly. Wow, its not like his kid didnt play, his kid played, just not on 'd'. Pfft parents should ask for their money back. But this is truly sad for the kids who worked hard all season. I'd be so pissed if i put so much work into something just to have it yanked by some d____head. No idea how to console them. Thats just so wrong and self centered.

[CSlax06]

"Scott does not sit out on defense -- ever,"

"he goes in and stays in. That includes all practices, scrimmages and games. This entire league exists so he can play defense on the best team in his weight class. . . . He is my son, I own the league, and he plays every snap on defense."

That is just.... I cant even describe it. Its selfish. He controls his kid. This is just sick.

[goalieskcickay]

Everyone should just boycott the league...
Sometimes I wish we could ostracize people the way the Greeks did.
Basically people vote on who should be exiled, and that person leaves the poleis and is never allowed to come back. He would become a total social outcast.

[RottingMind13]

Everyone should just boycott the league...


This is what I was thinking. Don't pay this man so his son can become a future NFL linebacker (doubtful anyway). This is such a disgraceful act to the meaning of sports, especially pre-high school level sports. Instead of saying oh I hope my son is having fun on offense now that he is switched, he is saying THAT TEAM WONT PLAY BECAUSE OF THE COACH AND ASST COACH WHO MESSED UP MY KID. Let's start a mob and kick this guy out of Virginia. He is a disgrace to all sports at all age levels. As a commissioner, he should be stripped of duties, dragged out back and feel the wrath of a nine tails whip. I dont even know what else to say about this guy. All I know is I bet that kid hates football already.