CHS Football Should Play to a Higher Standard

The athletic ability of the students playing football at Colton High School is not in its self a sufficient measure of a good coaching staff and coaching practices.

The numerous penalty flags, and conduct of the players indicate the opposite. When a team gets more than four penalties per game that team should forfeit the game. Sportmanship should be paramount in any sports training. Parents shouting at the umpires.... "Its a Contact Sport", should be banned from the stands, as person's attempting to incite violence and promoting injury to others. Instructions to Crush, Kill, Stomp are also borderline criminal incitement. Sports should not lead to life long physical or emotional injury of the opposing team as a goal.

The rules of engagement in any sport is to make the game fair and to make the game safe. Violation of the rules of safety and fairness should carry a stiff penalty. This is the better lesson from any sports program. Accountability for fair play, not just ability to dominate should be primary to the sports program.

These coaching and parenting tactics are harmful to our young men, future husbands, and business owners of our community. Ethics in Sports is important. CHS has not shown this to be a focus, perhaps the School Board needs to set a standard. Forfeiture of a game on the 4th Flag of the Game.

If one of the talented CHS players be offered a scholarship... How long will he survive playing at the next level if they rack up penalty after penalty costing the team a win? CHS may have the bruit force to win a game... Do they have the Brain Force?