Today I was talking to a few parents about people that I have encountered during my career and how potentially serious problems became fairly humorous situations once the truth was known. I guess the best way to explain this situation is to give a couple of examples.
The first one realtes to an individual who was up in arms about how the school district is trying to cut budgets, but I was somehow able to order "personalized coolers" at some unknown high cost tothe district. The Athletic Director, who was at the center of a long list of questions about how the district was spending money, was able to respond very quickly top this accusation. The A.D. simply explained that we found a stash of older football helmet stickers that we weren't using anymore since we had changed the emblem on the sides of our helmets. He also stated that he would pass on the information to me the following day about this conversation. When it was toild to me, I wasn't sure whether I was supposed to be feel complimented that it looked so professionally done or if I should feel like I was reprimanded. The best part was that the A.D. wasn't sure either.
The second instance occurred during a track meet and softball game. The parent of the injured girl was upset that I was not immediately on scene and had to be called in to attend to their daughter. They even went so far as to accuse me of being sexist. Nevermind I left a girls' softball game for that. The A.D. also thought that the accusation was extremely unfounded and in poor taste.
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