ipl-logo

Texas High School Football Athletes: A Case Study

1254 Words6 Pages

In today 's news, two Texas high school football athletes made headlines following the ambush of an official during a pivotal moment of the game. Allegedly, the official provoked the two by using racial slurs and attempted to give the opponents the advantage due to his dislike for the opposing team. The two high school players who were involved, were reportedly ordered by their assistant coach to take action after the coach had he felt he and the team were being discriminated against. According to CNN, the coach recently resigned (McLaughlin, Elliot). However, he denies the allegations of him ordering the two players to make such a decision. The official also denied the accusations of using racial slurs by submitting five-page paper statement. The two players have to forfeit their football season and as for the coach, Mack Breed, he will not be allowed to coach until he has spoken to the board of Texas. The official suffered a concussion and hearing are currently in the process. In the game of football it important that every variable on the field stick to their roles. According to the text, roles are a set norms of how people should behave in a given situation (Myers). In this case the hierarchy being the coach and coincidentally the players are a product …show more content…

It is apparent that the referee may have had a negative attitude to their team in order to provoke violence. However, I disagree with their reaction. If the teens are telling the truth, it should have been handled in a different manner. But when considering that referees option to choose any side, it could affect the opposing team’s attitude during a key moment of the game. With those statements in mind, I still feel as if no one should be let off the hook. The players should face suspension, the coach and the referee needs a series of explanations before being allowed to officiate

Show More
Related

  • Corey Myers Case Study

    436 Words  | 2 Pages

    During that March 30th meeting Auburn executive associate athletic director, Meredith Jenkins, told the players they were endanger of getting arrested for stealing a teammates phone then ordered them to delete the messages. "The well-being of Auburn student-athletes was and is our utmost concern," Auburn athletics said in a statement to AL.com Saturday. " In each instance of a personnel issue or question, Auburn Athletics works in conjunction with the university 's administration, following all established guidelines and in compliance with NCAA and SEC regulations when applicable, to investigate, learn the facts and take appropriate action.

    Read More

  • How Is 60s NBA Uniforms, Courts, And Similar To Modern NBA?

    436 Words  | 2 Pages

    No disrespectful manners but some people did when pushing. Always the ref is the judge of whether if it was a foul or not. Coaches can not get up and start howling at the refs. You can see the players committing the fouls.6 fouls your out of the game. When fouled don’t get into a bundle with that player.

    Read More

  • Injustice: Hotel Elevator In Atlantic City, New Orleans

    230 Words  | 1 Pages

    This article addresses the Baltimore Ravens’ former running back Ray Rice and the ban that was placed on him as the result of a domestic violence incident he committed upon his then fiancé. At the time of the incident, the two were in a hotel elevator in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Video surveillance showed Rice punching his wife twice, knocking her out on the second punch. The commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell, responded by fining Rice and issuing him a two-game suspension. He was not prosecuted and his felony charge of committing third-degree aggravated assault was to be removed from his record after one year.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Friendswood Junior High C-Football

    266 Words  | 2 Pages

    It was six o 'clock at the Friendswood junior high mustang field I was playing strong safety and I had to cover the extra receiver they brought out by the snap I was already beating my man and the next thing I know the ball was sailing my way straight to me. I am 13 years old and I am on the Friendswood junior high C-football team I am a second string slot receiver and starting strong safety

    Read More

  • Why Tom Brady Should Not Have Been Suspended Essay

    1231 Words  | 5 Pages

    (Leadbeater 2). The NFL has had issues dealing with punishments. For example, the NFL has a history of making larger suspensions in small drug offenses than they do for domestic violence charges. Josh Gordon was suspended for the entire 2015 season, while Greg Hardy was only suspended 4 games even though there were graphic images proving the severity of his crime. McCann also criticizes Goodell for not actually being an attorney, and believes “he does not grasp the consistency of transparency and process” (Leadbeater 2).

    Read More

  • Penn State Football Scandal Research Paper

    602 Words  | 3 Pages

    The Penn State football scandal rocked the sports world and dominated the headlines for months and months. The penalties placed upon Penn State are beyond anything that has ever been seen before in college athletics. I believe that all the penalties affecting the present and future football program and completely just. Although, I do not think that it is okay to punish the players of those who were not on the team from 1998-2011. The players after 2011 had nothing to repulsive acts by Jerry Sandusky or the cover-up that occurred with the Penn State Office.

    Read More

  • NFL Personal Conduct Essay

    726 Words  | 3 Pages

    Even if conduct by a team member of the NFL does not lead to criminal conviction, they will still receive deserved discipline. No matter whom you are, if you are affiliated with the NFL and are working for the NFL, your personal rights are taken away the minute you commit to the team (National Football League, 15-18). This policy is enabling the NFL to discipline anybody on any action they deem is wrong. According to Vice Sports, after Ray Rice’s charges of domestic violence were brought public, it was realized that his case was the first and only one to have.

    Read More

  • Aaron Hernandez's Argumentative Essay

    1040 Words  | 5 Pages

    Recently, many athletes, at the college and professional level, have been in trouble with the law. Athletes have gotten away with violating many laws and policies, but now they are starting to be punished. The NCAA has not done enough to punish their athletes, because the athletes are still behaving wrongly. Athletes that have faced consequences are still causing problems. Therefore, the NCAA needs to do something different in their punishing of the responsible colleges, coaches, and especially players.

    Read More

  • Dangers Of Head Injuries In Football

    1105 Words  | 5 Pages

    In the true story based movie and the documentary, the dangers of head injuries in football are laid out for the viewer. Dr. Bennet Omalu discovered the brain injury chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE; however, the NFL was in denial about the effects football had on the brain and had on causing CTE. I believe that the NFL’s denial to the accusations were detrimental to many football players and that serious consideration should be taken into the way football is played overall. When Dr. Omalu originally diagnosed CTE on Mike Webster and the NFL denied that football was the cause for his death and disease.

    Read More

  • NFL Concussion Case

    1618 Words  | 7 Pages

    This explains how some of these rule changes take away the main aspect of football. Football is a physical and barbaric sport that these men are playing. And limiting them from what they can and can’t do takes that away. This does not defeat the fact that the NFL still needs to protect and attempt to prevent their players from receiving any types of brain injuries. But the changing of rules and regulations seems to be too much and changes the way football is played in a negative

    Read More

  • The Impact Of Racism In Australia

    1344 Words  | 6 Pages

    In this day and age, many believe racism to be an issue of the past, when as a matter of fact, it is still frequently impacting peoples lives all around the globe. Unfortunately, many issues regarding racism occur in the sporting world. In Australia, it occurs most often in Australian Rules Football, or in the major competition, AFL (Australian Football League). It is a widely accepted idea that the players and spectators of a sport, rather than the sport itself have a direct impact of inducing racism within that particular sport. Relating to the AFL, the main offenders of racism are the spectators, who are commonly abusing players of different race to them.

    Read More

  • American Football Sociology

    721 Words  | 3 Pages

    One author argued that football was a manifestation of humanity’s primal bloodlust; another stressed that brutish play preserved the Machismo ideal. All the books, however, seemed to draw a common conclusion: football’s tolerance for ferocity was systemic.   I had a hunch that this culture of violence was far-reaching, but I needed specific evidence to prove it. To explore society’s role, I returned to JumboSearch and tracked down sources beyond the Tisch Stacks. I read into the bounty scandal that rocked the NFL, and tracked down initial reports and policy statements issued in response by League officials.

    Read More

  • College Football Game Analysis

    1077 Words  | 5 Pages

    Recently, with and without the power of instant replay, college and professional football officials have been making outlandish calls that have changed the outcome of games. The NCAA and the NFL actually suspended the referees for one game and sent out letters to the teams saying that their was a mistake, and they should have won the game. These athletes have dreams of making Superbowls, high quality bowl games and the college football playoffs by earning the right to play in them with great team play. Now, with the power that the officials have been given with instant replay and with simply making bad calls; they have been taking away the players dreams that they rightfully earned with many years of dedication and hard work.

    Read More

  • West Virginia University Football Team Case Study

    927 Words  | 4 Pages

    Wide receivers dropped passes and a fumble almost turned costly. "Our field position continues to be a huge issue," head coach Dana Holgorsen said.

    Read More

  • Negative Effects Of Social Media On Athletes

    978 Words  | 4 Pages

    A MLB player was suspended a whole year, and put into jail for 2 months because he was using illegal drugs banned in the US. A NFL superstar was suspended for a week after doing a live video on Instagram showing his own players in the locker room after the game. He was suspended by his team for showing videos of his own players changing after a game. It was inappropriate video of his teammates, and it was not right.

    Read More

More about Texas High School Football Athletes: A Case Study

Open Document