Fri
Mar 16 2007
10:46 am
Campbell County Basketball Coach Fired
By: Left Of The Dial

I have learned that embattled Campbell County basketball coach Len Pierce has been fired by Principal Gary Seale.

You might remember Pierce was the subject of a push by many of the team’s (former) players and their parents to have him fired. He resisted calls for his resignation and replaced most of his team with freshman and walk-ons after most of the Cougars walked off the team. The backstory can be found here where I first blogged about the situation right before the holidays.

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Les Jones's picture

Bad link

Submitted by Les Jones on Fri, 2007/03/16 - 10:51am.

Looks like the link formatter tripped you up. here you go.

www.lesjones.com

Left Of The Dial's picture

Thanks

Submitted by Left Of The Dial on Fri, 2007/03/16 - 11:10am.

I noticed the bad link and went to correct it but you beat me to it. Many thanks!

lovable liberal's picture

Coaches

Submitted by lovable liberal on Fri, 2007/03/16 - 10:58pm.

Kids who play high school basketball really want to play hoops for their schools, and, just to stay on the team, most of them will tolerate heaps of abuse from the petty martinets who so often coach them. (Why is Bobby Knight their role model? Shouting is easier for pinheads than real coaching.)

So, if the team quit en masse and even the starters took a pass, the odds are very good that something very objectionable went on. Of course, parents are frequently a pain in the butt about playing time, but that doesn't sound like the real story here.

Liberty and justice for all.

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