Coach's Answering Machine

I saw this posted on MOsports.com and I liked it. And, since I hadn't done anything lately...



A friend of mine posted this on my website and I had to pass this along. It's simply ....... PRICELESS!

COACH'S ANSWERING MACHINE

Paraphrased from the message that the Pacific Palisades High School ( California ) staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine.

This came about because they implemented a policy requiring students and parents to be responsible for their children's absences and missing homework. The school and teachers are being sued by parents who want their children's failing grades changed to passing grades - even though those children were absent 15-30 times during the semester and did not complete enough schoolwork to pass their classes.

The outgoing message: "Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of the Basketball Program. In order to assist you in connecting to the right coach, please listen to all the options before making a selection:

* To lie about why your child is missed practice - Press 1

* To make excuses for why your child shouldn’t have to follow team rules- Press 2

* To complain about what we do without actually talking with someone in person - Press 3

* To swear at coaches - Press 4

* To ask why you didn't get information that was already enclosed in your newsletter and several flyers mailed to you and discussed at Booster meetings - Press 5

* If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone -Press 6

* To request another coach, for the third time this year -Press 7

* To complain the coaches are too hard on the kids - Press 8

* To complain the coaches aren’t hard enough on the kids - Press 9

* To complain about coaches being inaccessible – just speak up, call us at work or at home, come up after a game, send an email, send a postcard, a text message or even come by our office.

* If you realize this is the real world and your child must be accountable and responsible for his/her own behavior, performance, attitude and that it's not the coaches’ fault for your child's lack of effort: Hang up and have a nice day!