10:13 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
it appears that this person's workaround was to get some sort of 'foreign license' or just disregard the process and just drive without any paperwork at all. It's dangerous and stupid. If he's been caught 4 times he'd have done it again and again.. without a car.. or access to one.. that's the only way to assure this person stays off the road.
6:46 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
This is dangerous. Why is he permitted to even be on the road. Impound his car...
8:04 am on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
At this stage.. the internet is so accessible that 'online education' is a reality for most everyone. This can take many forms.. but clearly, the overall goal is to support the educational process and help students learn and become better learners.
5:19 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
yes. montco.. my error. basically the may > July summer league.
the good news was that the UD A team (mostly 14 year olds) won the league title and the B team went deep into the playoffs. So overall UD was well represented.
5:03 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
UD had 2 teams in the Suburban league at the U14 level last season... Some towns have 3 (Chestnut Hill and Roslyn). Some of these teams stack their 'star' players and create what amounts to a Varsity and JV team. They could spread the talent out as well... but observing these teams and from the outside of course, they likely have all of the same internal politics and disgruntled feelings as anywhere else.
The reality is that some players are better than others.. and travel is, by definition, a competitive league (not a recreational league) and the teams want to field their best team. Of course a parent would like to think that their child should be on a team ahead of another. it's been brought up that some players were chosen who didn't attend all the tryouts.. while others that got cut were at all of them... you could argue that just going to practice won't make you a better player... of course. in the end, some judgement calls have to be made by the coaches and that seems to be where the contentious feelings arise. ...
10:53 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
there are always going to be unhappy circumstances when there are only 12 or so spots and 40 people trying to try out for the spots. I understand that the complaint seems to be that some of the team spots are pre-set due to the relationships (coaches kids, etc) or some sort of nepotism. That happens in probably every sport in every town in the US. Is there a good solution to this? likely not.. except to expand the opportunities which happened.
7:03 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
To be fair... No one will ever make everyone happy. It is a positive that the discussion precipitated positive changes and alternatives.
As a fan of baseball I am pleased that there is so much interest from kids to play this great game (even with all the cliche distractions and other sports that they can participate in nowadays. It's also cliche that when we grew up there were less options.. baseball football basketball... now there are also lacrosse, soccer,swimming, and moreetc etc.. )
It's always good to have options. I do maintain, as I did in the past 'discussion' that our son has had a positive experience with UD travel. He does participate in a division older than the ones that this thread has target (he is in U14/15 now vs U12, U11 that seem to be the most contentious ages) but I didn't think it was entirely fair to indict the entire process. There are well meaning, and hard working and dedicated volunteer coaches who do care about the boys and girls and do care about the game who put in a LOT of volunteer time and energy.
Look... this is not limited to baseball.. case in point.. a few years ago some unhappy parents effectively drove the long time UD HS girls basketball out of town - and the story goes that it was because certain players weren't getting enough playing time? ... so no one can ever make everyone happy.
7:00 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
No one will ever make everyone happy. As a fan of baseball I am pleased that there is so much interest from kids to play this great game (even with all the cliche distractions and other sports that they can participate in nowadays. It's also cliche that when we grew up there were less options.. baseball football basketball... now there are also lacrosse, soccer,etc etc.. )
It's always good to have options. I do maintain, as I did in the past 'discussion' that our son has had a positive experience with UD travel. He does participate in a division older than the ones that this thread has target (U12, U11) but I didn't think it was entirely fair to indict the entire process. There are well meaning, and hard working and dedicated volunteer coaches who do care about the boys and girls and do care about the game.
Look... case in point.. a few years ago some unhappy parents drove the long time UD HS girls basketball out of town... so no one can ever make everyone happy.
6:29 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
It brings to mind the old bumper sticker about a time when schools had enough money and the military had to have a bake sale to raise money. It's about priorities
Dr Steven Greene
10:46 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
agree. 4th time. no excuses. get him in jail and get him some help.