Watch it again. She said she didn't initially know who he was replacing, but someone would have to be moved down. Sounds to me like she was allowed back before the injury, or they had her lie on camera.
If the coaching staff thought she was the best available option, who are any of us to judge? I know what was said in the episode, but what I'm saying is editing plays a huge role. I could swear I heard the injury ended the girl's season....I'll have to look for it.
Seems like they just made it seem like she took someones spot for the show.
That's just it, I don't think it's right to set ethics aside just because she is a good athlete. I think it is just wrong across the board to allow a kid to bail on a team and come back, no matter who they are and how good they are. What does it teach the kids these coaches have such influence over? It's ok to bail on your team if you are good enough? Winning is more important than hard work, dedication, and commitment ?
But how do we know she bailed on the team? Yes, she stated she quit...but when did she quit? If she decided to come back, and was going to be an alternate...is it her fault someone got hurt? I'll stand behind the coaches. They'll do what's best for the team.
You are correct that she had to be replaced, my problem is with the fact that they chose to allow a kid who bailed when the going got tough to come back in and do that.
You have to remember that everyone makes mistakes... She realized she shouldn't have quit and wanted to come back. She was going to be an alternate, since she left, but because of Tylen's injury she ended up on the team. It's not like they just said "oh, you're back, here you can be on the team and this perfectly healthy, talented athlete is kicked off" they needed a replacement so they put in the alternate. If Cali wants to let her back in why is it anyone's place to judge?
She SAID she left gem because she didn't want to miss fun stuff at school, and does it really matter when she quit, bottom line is tat she chose to do so. She also said she KNEW she was taking someone's spot but didn't know who was getting demoted for her to cheer. so that doesn't sound to me like she came back as an alternate. I don't see how they could have edited that out of context unless they outright told her to lie. It seems pretty clear to me that she came back with the intent that someone be moved off the team for her.
But that's NOT what was said on film, so which one is the lie? If they want to let her back in, then that is certainly their right, but I would definitely not want my kid on a team where the message is that quitting is acceptable if we need you. Mistakes have consequences, or at least they should. I don't think it sends the right message to allow her to quit and return.
The episodes don't show everything. Eddie's posted, I think it was in the thread where it was introducing Kassidy's return, that she was there to replace someone who was injured. Maybe she attempted to come back, Tylen was injured, and then she was moved back onto SMOED? Either way, Tylen is injured and while I truly feel sorry for her, if I was the coach I would replace her with a healthy athlete. It just seems logical to me.
So who isn't telling the truth, because that directly contradicts what Cassidy said on camera?
This is also the policy at our gym, but Eddie said he would have to out do someone to earn a spot when she was healthy.
