Forbes - If you’re a high school coach, or authority figure of any kind, and you’re trying to boost school spirit, there are many ways to go about it. Here’s a hint: don’t go about it like Chet Moffett at Cathedral Preparatory School in Erie, Pa.
Gentlemen –
I wanted to drop you all a line and give you my thoughts on Tuesday’s basketball game at general mcLame. I have been a coach here at Prep since 1998; so I have witnessed my share of close games (wins and losses), and I am fine with that. What I am not ok with is the fact that during the game, the GM student body out did us! It pains me to say that, but it’s true. I was perplexed about this during the game, because I did notice that we had our usual cast that have showed incredible school spirit in the past; then after the game, I counted 36 (and I’m sure I missed a few) Prep students that chose not to sit in the cheering section. Gentlemen — that is unacceptable!!
I asked one student that did not sit in the cheering section and his reply was, “I wanted to sit with my girlfriend”. My reply was simple, “If she made or wanted you sit with her, then she is a high maintenance, selfish pig and you should dump her now and if you wanted to sit with her and ignore your brethren on the floor, then join [a former Prep student who since has transferred] at mercyworst!” In other words there is no excuse! Another student told me that he wanted to sit with his parents. My reply, “Cut the umbilical cord and grow a pair!” In other words there is no excuse! Another kid told me that he just wanted to “hang out with his friends”. I had no reply; I have no patience for boy lovers! Guys — there are no excuses for not cheering for your school!
Understand guys — we set the standard with our cheering section! We were named the best fans in the state by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette! That’s 150 miles away! Every news crew in this town wants to cover our games because of our cheering section! The 36 plus that didn’t cheer for their school (and you know who you are) should be ashamed of themselves! You have chosen to be a part of a Brotherhood that no other school will ever understand! Your classmates make sacrifices in blood, sweat, tears to represent this school — show your support!
Every game we go to our goal should be to make the opposing team, their family and their coaches as uncomfortable as possible! I hold the entire school accountable! Never should a bunch of mayonnaise sandwich eating, sister loving, trailer park dwelling clowns at general mclane ever chant “we can’t hear you” to Cathedral Prep! Let’s show our support to all winter sports (basketball, hockey, swimming and wrestling) and do it the Cathedral Prep way!
Please fix this!
Have a wonderful holiday,
Coach Moffett
I couldn’t disagree with the author of this article any more. If you’re trying to boost school spirit you go about it exactly like Coach Chet Moffett. I would play for that dude any day.
Anyone who played any competitive high school sports knows that a student section can single handedly swing the momentum of a rivalry game such as this. All this coach was trying to do was inspire the students to support their classmates by sitting in the student section. If you want your school to win the big games, then you have to make sacrifices just like the team does. You don’t sit with your girlfriend, you dump her for being a high maintenance, selfish pig. You don’t sit with your parents, you cut the umbilical and grow a pair. And you don’t just hang out with your friends like someone who thinks Chet Moffett has any patience for boy lovers. Until the 36 pansies who bailed on the student section change their ways and start making opposing teams, families, and coaches feel as uncomfortable as possible you’re going to continue to lose to mayonnaise sandwich eating, sister loving, trailer park dwelling clowns like General McLame. Those are just the cold hard facts and this letter lays them out about as crystal clear as you possibly could.
PS - the “Have a wonderful holiday” close is classic
PPS - This article is a little old but I never saw it on the Stool and wanted to write about it because its about my high school. Also, even though Prep suspended him (they didn’t really have a choice) they have resisted overwhelming local and even national pressure to fire Coach Moffett which is actually a small win against the Pussification of America if you ask me.
No comments:
Post a Comment