Feb. 14—During his 25 years as the Pulaski County High School head football coach, John Hines achieved some great success — which included the 2014 Class 5A state championship, four straight Class 5A title game appearances, and six regional titles. In December during the Maroons’ annual Football Award Banquet, Hines proudly reminded the audience of those past Pulaski County football accomplishments.
He also admonished some of the program’s parents — without calling out names — for their negativity and stated that if they weren’t happy with the way he ran his program they should go somewhere else. Hines stated that he had asked someone to film that portion of his banquet speech so there would be no confusion about what was said.
Little did the veteran coach know that the video clip would go viral on social media and cause many negative reactions towards him.
“That stupid video never should have gotten out on social media,” Hines stated. “I didn’t say anything that was wrong. I didn’t cuss anybody. I didn’t call anybody out. I just said some things that made some parents mad. I probably should have handled that differently, but that was never supposed to get out there.
“Some parents are never happy with the way the coach operates the program, so that was not really any different in any other year,” he stated. “The only difference may have been the social media barrage. As a coach, you’re always going to have upset parents, but as long as you’re doing what’s right for the kids and for the program, that’s your basis for [your decision making].”
Hines claimed that a large portion of his players stood up and gave him a standing ovation after his banquet speech, but the social media video clip did not show that part.
The aftermath of that video spawned a few meetings between Hines and different members of the…
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Author : The Sentinel Echo, London, Ky.
Publish date : 2024-02-14 23:16:00
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