STM vs. Newman

[q]

When and where is the game this Saturday?

[eurosweeper]

q said:

When and where is the game this Saturday?

STM. 11:00 a.m.

[bigsoccerfan]

Game Cancelled. Newman said players were flooded in.

[q]

I heard the Newman coach did not even bother to inform the STM coach of the cancellation.

[bigsoccerfan]

The boys coach called and told the STM boys coach that the other coach would call the girls coach. That never happened. The STM girls coach found out from the STM boys coach told him about an hour before game time.

[q]

bigsoccerfan said:

The boys coach called and told the STM boys coach that the other coach would call the girls coach. That never happened. The STM girls coach found out from the STM boys coach told him about an hour before game time.

Don't you know, if you are a good soccer team and your from New Orleans, you don't have to treat other teams with respect. Maybe Newman and Mt. Carmel can play one another. They sound perfect for each other.

[mcarules]

q, what did MCA do to you? Beat you too? You can request to change it to a tie and your records will be updated accordingly.

[dogwater]

q,

Right or wrong -- it is obvious that you don't respect the Newman and MC coaches.

There is no reason to feel insecure about where you live or to categorize all New Orleans elite team coaches as such. If you have an issue with Newman and/or MC coaches, bring it up and support it. In the end, I am sure that it will lead to a spirited debate of facts.

[patsummerour]

As the current coach of Newman its disappointing to read the remarks above. We had a double header scheduled with STM, girls at 11 and boys at 1pm. Both newman teams were very much looking forward to playing high quality, well coached teams like STM. The facts are that many of the streets were flooded in New Orleans Saturday morning at 6am. As a result, many of our students could not get to school because of the status of the streets. Furthermore, there were legitimate concerns about the driviving two school busses to Lafayette given that there was going to be driving rain the entire way there. Both the boys and girls coach made a decision that was in the best interest of the student athletes which I would like to think all coaches would do. The STM boys coach was called several times. The girls coach was not contacted by me because I mistakenly left his number on my desk in my classroom which was locked at 630am on a Saturday morning. That is my mistake and certainly one I don't plan on making again. Newman is not in the habit of cancelling games, however, we support making decisions that are best for our student athletes. Had the roles been reversed and STM made the samedecision, we would support the decision and move forward. I hope this clears up any misconceptions about the cancelled game on Saturday.

[q]

patsummerour said:

As the current coach of Newman its disappointing to read the remarks above. We had a double header scheduled with STM, girls at 11 and boys at 1pm. Both newman teams were very much looking forward to playing high quality, well coached teams like STM. The facts are that many of the streets were flooded in New Orleans Saturday morning at 6am. As a result, many of our students could not get to school because of the status of the streets. Furthermore, there were legitimate concerns about the driviving two school busses to Lafayette given that there was going to be driving rain the entire way there. Both the boys and girls coach made a decision that was in the best interest of the student athletes which I would like to think all coaches would do. The STM boys coach was called several times. The girls coach was not contacted by me because I mistakenly left his number on my desk in my classroom which was locked at 630am on a Saturday morning. That is my mistake and certainly one I don't plan on making again. Newman is not in the habit of cancelling games, however, we support making decisions that are best for our student athletes. Had the roles been reversed and STM made the samedecision, we would support the decision and move forward. I hope this clears up any misconceptions about the cancelled game on Saturday.

Very classy response. I apologize for any previous disrespect towards Newman's program.