Central, Waterloo, & the Law of Averages

Several who have been attempting to defend any real or alleged actions by coaches at Waterloo High School have told us to look to Central for answers. Obviously, no conduct by Central High coaches has any salient bearing on the conduct of coaches at other schools; however, are there problems at Central?

The only issues reported to us are late practices and coaches not returning calls. For those parents who are concerned, first you should call/e-mail the principal:

duane.keener@lcschools.org

If you receive no satisfaction there, call the Lauderdale County Board of Education. You may even wish to appear at a meeting to speak. Goodness knows if creepy band directors and Baptist preachers who have misunderstood the Great Commission have done it, you can too. 

 (256) 760-1300

These are internal problems and do not involve any AHSAA rules being violated. That is the major difference between accusations against Central and those against Waterloo. Let's look at just two of the aspects of Waterloo's alleged wrongdoing.

First we have the manager of Fox Sports Radio Shoals assuring us the young man he photographed wasn't practicing; he was merely standing on the field. Since he wasn't registered, he could not have as of that time signed an indemnity waiver. Some say he couldn't be hurt just standing on the field. We disagree with that, but let's look at the second and more important point.

A total of ten football players (at least) have left Central High School this fall. That's one out of every 5.5 players at the school. Think about that. (And if we were in the BOE office, we would want to know why.) Of those ten, nine transferred to Waterloo while one transferred to Wilson. While Florence is the closest school to Central, it is also a city school, and these students would be required to pay tuition if they moved there. Wilson is the next closest for most of these students. Considering the law of averages, why did 90% pick one school over the other closer school? 

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Phone: 334-263-6994
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Fax to Officials Program,
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To the parents concerned with shenanigans at Waterloo, you need to contact the AHSAA. We give everyone a voice, but we have no authority to make anyone behave legally or ethically.