I hope that our community wakes up and takes a look in fact demands that the district gives us answers so we are better able to protect our kids, if they aren't going to do it. I have a son in the baseball program and am very concerned about him moving up to varsity because of all that has gone on. I plan to go and get some answers from those people. And for the volleyball situation, even if it was one girl what's the difference do some of these posters want to wait till he does it to the whole team. Demand some answers you have the right to know before your daughter steps on that court!

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Wow

allegedly

Coberly blog: How can parents make an educated decision in regards to this man, when it hasn't been disclosed what he is being accused of. In addition, he hasn't been arrested. He resigned from Bonita not fired. He is still at Club West and an assistant coach for Scripps. There has been no updates on any of these investigations. It is hard not to believe this was created by one person who is trying to gain support through other scorned players and public support. There are girls at Club West and Scripps that have traveled across the country with this man and never once did he behave inappropriately in all these years. And now, one player from Bonita High School, (which two other Bonita volleyball players have said they do not believe this player and this is retaliation because this player was scorned) is trying to get him fired before next season. It is hard not to support Morgan Coberly when he has a long history of being a good coach and a good history with his players. In addition, when you see the behavior of some of the Bonita parents (Exhibit A: Look at the pictures in the SGVT at the brawl that took place at a Volleyball match!!!) and also anyone who read the blogs would tell you there were multiple scorned parents and players. Upset that he played talent above tenure, or that one of his previous Club players transferred in to the school district before high school started so she could play for Bonita. Not caring how they did in league, CIF and they even were contenders for state. (Which I would be the first to say none of this matters if someone is hurting a young girl but where is the evidence? Why six months later?) Until we hear real evidence, we are left to believe this was started from a spoiled player and parents. Because all the evidence supports that.

Coberly blog: How can parents make an educated decision in regards to this man, when it hasn't been disclosed what he is being accused of. In addition, he hasn't been arrested. He resigned from Bonita not fired. He is still at Club West and an assistant coach for Scripps. There has been no updates on any of these investigations. It is hard not to believe this was created by one person who is trying to gain support through other scorned players and public support. There are girls at Club West and Scripps that have traveled across the country with this man and never once did he behave inappropriately in all these years. And now, one player from Bonita High School, (which two other Bonita volleyball players have said they do not believe this player and this is retaliation because this player was scorned) is trying to get him fired before next season. It is hard not to support Morgan Coberly when he has a long history of being a good coach and a good history with his players. In addition, when you see the behavior of some of the Bonita parents (Exhibit A: Look at the pictures in the SGVT at the brawl that took place at a Volleyball match!!!) and also anyone who read the blogs would tell you there were multiple scorned parents and players. Upset that he played talent above tenure, or that one of his previous Club players transferred in to the school district before high school started so she could play for Bonita. Not caring how they did in league, CIF and they even were contenders for state. (Which I would be the first to say none of this matters if someone is hurting a young girl but where is the evidence? Why six months later?) Until we hear real evidence, we are left to believe this was started from a spoiled player and parents. Because all the evidence supports that.

regarding recent events concerning volleyball coach and player not named. I only comments mainly concern the delicate relationships between coaches and players, the need for coaches to convey information relating to player development and matches to be played. Needless to say coaches must communicate with their players at practice and at games and sometimes communicate after these times, but never at hours which by any reasonable adult/parent are deemed inappropriate. For this the coach involved violated a basic trust between the coach/player relationship and that of the parents involved. Whatever should transpire from now on, the coach should voluntarily remove himself from any coaching situation so as to not give anyone person the perception that this is being handled lightly. Bloggers should refrain from character assasinations, as the legal process will confirm or deny these allegations.

I guess witch hunt doesn't have children, or he's one of the people talked about on here, either way,mix in some common sense dude.

Frustrated

Sorry dude, this about the district and Gary Rapkin not taking action against the bums...

Any of them who allow this behavior..

Coaches and players should be kick out of the program..

They know everything at this point and this so called new guy on the block continues to do NADA..

what was the context of the text messages?

well said... and for those parents & players who are mourning the loss of their coach, if your good volleyball player , then you will be good for whoever you play for. the girls safety should be the #1 concern.

This blog should be about Coberly and no other. There was a poor judgement judgement made which was confirmed, but illegal, I don't know. Either way, just alone with the poor judgement, he shouldn't be around young women. He should be fired. He was the adult in this situation and should have acted like one.

anonomous,

I agree with a lot of what you said. The truth is none of the parents knew, and a lot of them still don't know. A few found out last year when one of the 14 year olds allowed to drink on that bus posted it on his myspace. I don't even think his parents know till this day. Those parents that found out did do something right away, the district investigated said they took action but aren't allowed to tell because the two coaches are protected by the teachers union. Of course every parent with a kid on that bus has the right to know and that is what I believe some of the posters are trying to accomplish so that their kids and the coaches can be taken to task. I don't think anyone is saying "parents don't punish your kids" they need to be delt with. However it is the coaches who knew where there, allowed the drinking (a crime) and one possibly two coaches drank with them. How can the parents do anything when they weren't even told. Any minor in my care will not be drinking, chewing or anything else illegal, it's my responsibility as an adult and it is the law.

In all fairness to the players. They are all Orphans with no Adult Supervision of any kind. Not on the field, at Angelos or in the dug out...boo hoo!

Welcome to Fred's Witch Hunt!

Slander is the "Soup of the Day"

!) Regan with Chichen Droppings

2) Coberly a la Fresca (extra Spicy Hot!) on request

More to follow...

I just want to know, why is he still coaching at Club West? As a parent, I would not want my child near this man. He hasn't been arrested, but that doesn't mean he is innocent. He had very poor judgment and if it happened with this girl, are there others? What will it take to get this man away from young girls? I can't believe there are still parents supporting this man. Will it take him getting an innocent girl pregnant before they see what a horrible character this person is? I bet if this involved their daughter, they would think much different. It's a shame that Club West has not suspended him.

In all fairness to Regan..

I didnt know they was drinking on the bus for four years..

I didn't know what was going on bus rides that took four hours to return home.....

I didnt know Ponzo posted pictures on my space...

I didnt know, my coach was drinking right in front of me when we stopped off at Baja Fresh...

I didnt know Coach Chip was supplying tobacoo in the dugout....

I didn't know at Micheal Angelo's the pitchers of beer was being consumed in front of the players...

I didn't know I have to be held accountable for teaching kids to do the right thing...

I didn't know the code of ethics that CIF requires coaches to adhere too...

I didn't know the stat girls witnessed everything
for the past four years...

I didn't know you have to conduct yourself properly in front of young ladies...

I didn't know verbal abuse wasn't excepted in the dugout..

I guess these things carried over from my youth and I didn't learn anything along the way...

I guess my parents are to blame now that I'm an adult..

Please put me into anger management Gary Rapkin and it will go away...

one day....

wow, get help quick, you nut job!

One Day At A Time

You may want to ask Gary Rapkin at the district why the CIF, district and school rules were not enforced after the facts came out?

Who is responsible for the kids? Who should be enforcing the rules both for players and coaches?

Seems there is a double standard that separates student from coaches/teachers...

Everyone invovled, coaches and players should be held accountable for their actions. But, this a--hole in the district doesn't do anything.

I guess these kinds of situations are acceptable under his watch...

Sure seems like alot of crap going on in the BUSD.

In all fairnessI see Alan Shore's point.

Amy Fisher didn't shot Joey's wife. The gun did.

O.J. didn't kill those people . The knife did.

Those kids didn't drink that liqour. The coaches gave it to them.

How many kids were expelled for DRINKING the liqour GIVEN to them????

How many kids DIDN'T DRINK the liqour that was GIVEN to them???

Maybe you'll come back and tell me something even more incredible. EVERY PLAYER DID IT!!!! Well EVERY PLAYER DIDN'T DO IT!!!! And those are the players that should be on this team. What does it say to the students at the school when players admittedly drink and use tobacco on the bus and are not restricted from the team or expelled from the school? More importantly what does it say to the FEW that did NOT participate?

I'll tell you. Don't worry my parents will solve everything! THAT'S WHAT!!!

AA. Make the call. Alanon. Make the call. Make it Family Night. On your way out pick up a Parenting For Dummies book at the new Barnes & Nobles...it's in the Discount Rack. Appently no one in the surrounding community has bought one in years!

sniveling baby boo hoo

Isn't this the Coberly blog??? Will the public eye condemn Coberly because of the San Dimas Coaches? Since these local coaches did something bad that automatically means he is in the wrong? We are now three weeks in to this and no arrest. What does this tell us about the evidence? He didn't let the girls drink under his watch so the other blogs are irrelevant to this blog. I am pretty sure the volleyball team wasn't chewing tobacco. I have yet to hear what this inappropriate behavior was except him swaying players to transfer their eighth grade year before they go to high school and him wanting his Bonita players to train at Club West.

Victims Unite!

See Dad I drank the liqour but it was free!!!

See Mom I chewed the tobacco but it was free!!!

See Principal I knew it was wrong but it was free!!!

See Officer I knew it was wrong and should have said something before I was caught with my BUZZ in full on mode but it was free!!!

See Your Honor I knew as an 18 year old I was an adult and was contributing to the delinquency of a minor but it was free!!!

See Pearly Gates I knew about the Ten Commandments but I heard getting in here was free!!!

Coaches guilty!
Administration guilty!
System guilty!
Society guilty!

Parents Unaware!
Players innocent!

Keep up the public relations smear campaign. No one believes your tall tale of every city and public official in San Dimas and BUSD letting you down. Somehow with all the news outlets and pressure to protect kids, somehow, I'm to believe the whole sysyem is IN ON IT!!!!!

YOU'RE A SAD EXCUSE FOR AN ADULT. Join the REAL WORLD or NANNY or BIG BROTHER or some other reality show so everyone can listen to your whining and smearing of people's reputations.

If everything you say is true then why not come clean. Seeing as you're in no danger of being sued for slander.

Witch Hunt at your house!!!! What happened ? Burning crosses went out of style???

wah wah wah wah wah wah wah

One last comment, I'm reading the same blog as you and person after person said the coaches knew, polygraphs were taken and the coach was drinking with them. Not once were you able to address this not once, you just excuse it. Someone with your mentality belongs behind bars. Infact I'm pretty sure your either chip or regan, cause only a guilty person would write such trash. Again go somewhere else where some low life might stick up for you.

Look at the comments, there isn't one single person supporting your insane rantings, you stand alone. I for one never had a drunken, tabacco chewing kid, but make no mistake if my kid was on that bus and and they ALLOWED this crap to go on, I would be in line with every other responsible parent and adult to make sure this never happens again. Also why aren't you answering anyone's questions? How about using ONE posting name like the rest of us you friggin coward. Grow up and get off the blog. I for one won't argue with you again so you will have to get your attention some place else. Grow a brain, and start pondering this question, "why is NOBODY else in agreement with me?"

Hey slacker parent! So much for your outstanding communication with your kid. Seems he pulled the wool over your eyes for a long time. Now isn't THAT what you're REALLY angry about????

Seems no one asked why his eyes were bloodshot, his speech impaired or he had the smell of tobacco on his breath and discolored teeth as he LIED to you every time you asked about the game.

Get real with yourself you slacker whining poor excuse for a parent. All the signs were there you just didn't do a good job of supervising your kid or those who were entrusted to build them into good citizens, I mean ball players. As that seems to be your only focus.

Coaches work with the product of YEARS of PARENTING....and NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND! So no matter how many ways you slice it- YOU FAILED THE TEST WHEN YOU DIDN'T TAKE SPORTS AWAY FROM YOUR SPOILED DRUNKEN KID.

ONE YEAR WITHOUT SPORTS SEEMS ABOUT RIGHT---OR IS THAT THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS HIS ATTENTION ON SCHOOL AND YOUR ATTENTION ON HIM!

Hey moron whiner, were the kids FORCED to drink? NO

Hey moron whiner, were the kid disciplined at home? NO

Is your story believeable, ABSOLUTELY NOT

Are you going to whine until I condone the players actions? YES

Are you ging to whine until I see it your way? YES

Are you going to whine until I believe the parents did the right thing by letting their kids of the hook? YES

Will I ever concede that point? NO

Will I ever stop calling you a whiner? NO?

Will you ever stop being an enabler? NO

Are you indicative of the slackers that pass as parents today?

ABSOLUTELY!

My husband has been a coach for 30 years and we both were pretty shocked to read some of the nutty comments on here. My husband takes his position and responsibility very, very seriously. I am a teacher and never would I consider allowing my students come to class drunk or drink with them. My husband and I both know that we trust teachers and coaches with our kids and no coach that we know would ever in a million years allow drinking by minors in their presense. If it really is a coach making those insane comments I hope they throw the book at him.

Oh my my,

You can't argue with that ignorant fool. Madd, why can't you answer a single question or comment on FACTS? Who drank the liquor?? The coach and the kids you moron, who supplied tabacco to the kids, again the COACH. Why weren't kids kicked off the team, because NO parents even knew! What part of that don't you get? Are you really that stupid? Who is in charge, again the COACHES. Who should have put a stop to it immediately? The coaches. THEY and nobody else ENABLED these kids and you know it. It is a matter of record, polygraphs were taken and passed by students that the coaches KNEW, ALLOWED IT AND ONE DRANK WITH THEM. Now who is the whiner you moron? If I had YOUR child at my home and he or she drank, I, as the person in CHARGE would take it away from them, call you immediately and put a STOP to it then and there. The coaches did nothing because they knew they would be in trouble so they kept it quiet and drank too. You are NOT the brighest match in the box and everyone on here has basically told you that. So why not do what you do best, go cry and make excuses for ADULTS who are PAID to do a job and don't do it. We know your a coach it's obvious and talk about me, me, me, you are a hypocrite of the worst kind. You should know about the situation because it's YOU who are in the hot seat, so take your own advise and take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for what has happened for the last 6 years on that bus.

MADD (AKA REGAN)

Better read some law books.

If your kid killed someone coming off a school bus drunk, everyone goes down including the district.

Would be MASSIVE counter suits.

Just the point, who is the adult here? Who is supposed to be supervising baseball bus rides and the kids on it? When did the parents find out? Maybe after a star pitcher at SD (NOT DROSELL)posted pictures on my space and the kids began talking about the "sick bus" ride.. The players my space(S) lit up and the play by play commentary began.

If the parents really did know and did something about it, 9 current players wouldn't be playing or should have been kicked off in accordance with CIF rules. You think Regan would come forward and suspend over half his team. NO, why, because he allows this kind of behavior and one of the coaches was drinking. Why do you think the district spend 9 months on investigations? The bum got off because of the statutory codes in California and the teachers union agreements set forth in print.

OJ was guilty as sin, and so is Regan…

Evidence was unbelievable, but sometimes the law protects the criminals.

Madd,Regan,Foster (one in the same),
So, according to your ridiculous logic I guess the parents of the girl that Coach Coberly came on to and was texting, should take her off the volleyball team. After all it must be HER fault he is coming on to her. It couldn't possibly be the coaches fault...maybe she is dressing a little provocative or maybe she glanced his way once or twice. NOW do you see how moronic you are. To the parents of this girl, please take no offense, I know it is NOT her fault I was making a point to a member of the san dimas coaches family.

Madd,Regan,Foster,

So according to your ridiculous logic, the parents of the girl who coach Coberly was coming on to and texting should take her off the volleyball team! She must be dressing or acting in a provocitive manner after all, we teach our kids how to do this at home. Don't blame the poor coach after all it has to be the kids fault. NOW do you see how moronic you are. Please parents to this young girl don't take offense to this post, I was only making a point to one of the coaches family at san dimas.

Madd,Regan,Foster,

So according to your ridiculous logic, the parents of the girl who coach Coberly was coming on to and texting should take her off the volleyball team! She must be dressing or acting in a provocitive manner after all, we teach our kids how to do this at home. Don't blame the poor coach after all it has to be the kids fault. NOW do you see how moronic you are. Please parents to this young girl don't take offense to this post, I was only making a point to one of the coaches family at san dimas.

Let's say the coach was the one who caught the players. Who would you blame then? The guy at the liqour store? The older brother who bought the STUFF or the whole team who knew it was happening and did nothing. It's called accountability and it starts at home. That's the problem with parents today. It's always someone else's fault. Maybe parents should examine their own drinking habits and see how far the apple falls from the tree. Stop blaming everyone and take a good look in the mirror. Parenting starts and ends at home. The best the staff and school can do is hope they have the support of Administration to do the things that are necesssary to affect change. Teenage drinking is a problem. But so is speeding and this year that cost some poor kids their lives. What if the driver had lived? How's fault would those deaths been blamed on? Let's move on.. stones and glass houses don't mix.

How were the players discipined? That's the real question. Any expulsions? I highly doubt anyone did anything but blame the guy next to them.

HEY WAH WAH,

We know you want to protect your husband but he is responsible for the kids in his charge. And again since you just can't comprehend, the parents DIDN'T KNOW and your hubby told them to put the tabacco away when Kulow came by the field.

Drinking on the bus? You all act surprised. I have witnessed parents getting drunk before football games and continued drinking in the stands. I have witnessed high school parents having parties and allowing kids to drink in their backyards. I have witnessed baseball players chewing tobacco on the bus. When I went to school administration, parents, families with my info, they justify it and sweep it under the carpet. You have to be good at justification now a days as a school administrator just to get by. As for the parents, the nut doesn't fall far from the tree. Parents are a MAJOR problem with high school sports!!!!

And yet the kids, I mean the future drunks, were allowed to play baseball again. Boo hoo. They knew what they were doing and should have been kicked out of school for it. Maybe in your false sense of security it was the BUS that made them drink, or maybe it was their TEAM that made them drink, peer pressure, yup that's it. Burp off, and discipline your kids correctly that way they dont have to have parents come on here and play the blame game.

You drink you get punished. I see you drink...that doesn't ABSOLVE YOU OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITY....KIDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN KICKED OUT.

They are the gateway kids that don't know right from wrong and have parents that don't know either. What if one of those kids kills someone on he way home...AGAIN ITS THE COAHES FAULT....PLEASE!!!!

WAH WAH WAH

soccer mom,

sorry to hear about your friends son how awful. And for the post by foster, I have no idea where your head is at, the only thing I can say is you are either one of the accused coaches or their family, because nobody in their right mind would not hold a teacher or coach responsible for letting kids drink in front of them. Last time I checked, these are certified employees and I would know because my husband is a teacher. We both got a chuckle out of your off the wall post.

Dear Madd

Unfortunetly, I am a parent who's best friends son was a victim of drinking at a high school football game. If that isn't tragic enough that this boy chose to drink and drive, it is horrifying to think that a coach or teacher should allowing kids to drink and get off of a bus and drive. What is this world coming too?

Foster, by the way, did you notice you are the only ignoramus that feels the kids should get all the blame and not the coaches who allowed it....

Foster,

Are you really that ignorant? Why don't you educate yourself, go down to the district look at the polygraphs, see the pictures, see testimonies from parents and the current players on that bus. The one where the 14 year old was drunk was on the way home from a CIF game three hours away. I guess you are one of those ignorant parents that let kids of that age group get drunk at your house and assume NO responsibility! You know it figures, I know you can't argue with ignorance and you are living proof of that. As I said the district has ADMITTED the drinking there is no question. Instead of yapping nonsense educate yourself before you open your mouth. And why would you think it's up to you how a parent should dicipline their kid. Obviously you can't read, THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF THE DRINKING! Shall I repeat that for you? And maybe if they did they would do something. Removing them from the team isn't the answer, removing the ADULTS who allowed it is.

Maybe no one noticed because so many parents think it's cool to drink at high school games and then drive home drunk...sometimes with their kids in the car!

I wonder what they would do if their son or daughter suffered a life threatening injury on the field...and they were impaired and listening to emergency personnel telling them, "It's serious."

That's always been so perplexing to me. Why show up drunk at high school game?

I didn't have a kid on that bus but apparently you did...or know parents who's kids WERE on that bus and the question is STILL ON THE FLOOR????

HOW MANY PARENTS PUNISHED THEIR KIDS BY NOT ALLOWING THEN TO PLAY BASEBALL FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON?....ANSWER.......NONE!!!!!

AND YOU KNOW IT!

That was my point. Stop blaming everyone else. If the coaches KNEW that's one issue...mine is and will always be....what did the parents do AFTER they found out?????

I doubt seriously that the majority of players had their FIRST DRINK on that bus. And when these DRUNK 14 year olds came off the bus,,,of course it was vodka...the parents didn't notice little Billy mannerisms were different or his speech patterns and movements were impaired??

The more any responsible parents looks at this issue the more it doesn't make sense. Drunk kids getting off the bus and into the their parents cars after games and NO ONE NOTICES ANYTHING!!!

NOT ONLY ARE THESES KIDS GREAT BASEBALL PLAYERS THEY ARE INCREDIBLE AT HOLDING THEIR LIQOUR. AND THAT THEY LEARNED AT HOME,

How many kids got kicked out of school by the Administration? Seniors? Juniors? I'm sure SOMEONE bought the liquor and BROUGHT it on the bus....and my guess is that AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS 18!!!! RIGHT???? And that's "contributing to the dilenquency of a minor"....any police action against the INNOCENT PLAYERS...ERRR...MOONSHINERS???

Didn't think so....like I said....wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah.....me me me me me me me me me ME!!!!

OMG!!! Stop complaining

Are you for real? If my kid was on a bus in high school where he was DRUNK and the coaches knew it and allowed it I would be all over that and I'm sure ANY decent parent would. How ignorant of you not to blame adults who are in charge of theses kid's, people who get PAID to do it. Obviously any parent would deal with his or her kid you nut, but the coach or adult who are supposed to be in charge are responsible! Was your kid on that bus??? I doubt it or you wouldn't have made such an IGNORANT post.

Stop complaining,

You are most assuredly a relative of one of the coaches! Maybe parents would have taken responsibility had they known. Those pictures and the facts came to light when one of the players posted the pics of them drunk on his myspace! That kid was all of 14 at the time. The coaches were not only aware that they were drinking the vodka but one of them joined in. When you have kid's in your charge it is the ADULTS responsibility especailly at a high school to take care of your children and NOT let them drink or drink with them. Grow a brain. It's your kind of "pass the buck" mentality that allows these things to continue. And by the way I didn't have a kid drinking on that bus but if I did he would be delt with as well.

I-uh... second that.
CHONK CHONK CHONK CHONK CHONK!

WAH, WAH, WAH, WAH, WAH!!!!

wait didn't all those kids on that bus have parents or were they all foster high risk kids. Take some freaking responsibility for their behavior. The only thing some parents do well is put the blame where it doesn't belong!!!!

Grow a set and discipline your own kid!!!!

How many parents that had kids taht drank or chewed tobacco, or worst, actually punished their kids at home by NOT letting them play anymore....the answer is ZERO!!!

STOP THE CHUCKING OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY THAT MATTERS....AND THAT STARTS AT HOME!!!!

YOU WHINERS ARE TYPICAL OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PART OF TOWN.....ME, ME, ME, ME, ME!!!!!

WAH, WAH, WAH, WAH, WAH!!!!

AWFUL TIMES

Maybe when our kids are subjected to this behavior, the public should be made aware of the reports or evidence.

Then, we would see a district and the coaches clean up their behavior knowing it could go public..

Teachers union?? Are they protecting your kids?? HELL NO!

FRY OR FIRE THEM ALL!

Don't misunderstand me, I agree 100% IF and that is a big IF, GUILT is found. As an outsider, that is my main concern, people assume and make judgement and a coach's reputation can be ruined for life. I am not simplifying anything as I personally do not like Regan, but not having a kid on the team (we had a run-in with him last year) I really shouldn't make judgement. However, if proof is there and guilt as well, FRY HIM... I would never tolerate that with a coach from my son's team. NEVER.

THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT GARY RAPKIN IS AN EMPTY SUIT...

DIFFERENT NAME IN THE CHAIR... SAME RESULTS...

Awful Times;

The reason BUSD is in such a mess is that people "ignore" and sweep things under the carpet that are just plain wrong. I'm sure if it was your child on that bus allowed to get drunk and use chewing tabacco you would want something done. All that was reported was backed up by testimonies,polygraphs and visual pictures of those kids drunk on that bus. Shame on you for ignoring it just because your child wasn't on that bus. I agree that some of the language used to describe those coaches has been over the top, but I also believe that it is our duty NOT (none of my business) to see to it that these coaches will NOT be allowed to do this to anyone's kids again.

This stuff does not only happen in the catholic church....every child in public school is vulnerable too!

Please tell me these accusations or more than volleyball conspiracy theories on whether their daughter got playing time or not because they weren't on the right club team or the club team the coach belonged too? Please tell me that a man's reputation isn't being smeared across SoCal because some *Volleyball* Mom's decided that high school volleyball should be like AYSO soccer and everyone deserves a chance to play? Shame on all the mud slingers for destroying a man's reputation and career. You are trying him in the public eye before any evidence has been presented. Investigations are always be done, especially if children are involved. That is just standard routine. But please don't fool yourselves to think that recruiting, club teams, fake addresses, etc aren't happening at any other school in America that is competitive. Lastly, terminologies "Behaved Inappropriately" misleads the public to thinking that his behavior was doing something more than the implications listed. I just ask that these bloggers respect the law and not deliver their own judgement until everything is researched.

hey, I just need to throw in, the BUSD did the same thing with the San Dimas Baseball coaches, Regan - in particular. Perhaps that is why people are going to the police before the Bonita Unified School District. I stand by the theory that if YOU did nothing wrong - would there really be reason for an investigation? BUT then again there is the OJ trial. Tough to figure who is right or wrong, but the district maybe needs to hire better qualified people and we parents need to know, people make mistakes but let's not play into the vicious game of slander and defamation.

Hey anonymous, first, this player is neither a starter or scorned player. 2nd, this players parents went to the police themselves with their concerns not a scorned parent ticked off that their kid sat on the bench all season. Finally, bonita was pressured 2 years ago to get rid of coberly and his buddies at club west for several reasons. One being the conflict of interest and morgan & coaches basically intimadating bonita players telling them , "play at club west or you won't make the team at bonita," also, parents felt the coaches were in-appropriate with some players, recruiting and fake addresses used to transfer to bonita, but these fell on deaf ears at bonita high. I would hope that no one would want someones life ruined because of false accusations & gossip but for those parents "in the know," this comes as no surprise..

Unfair, cruel, and demeaning speech about a person creates untold damage to any person especially when it's gossip and rumor. Nothing is one sided, the parents (and daughter) are also at fault and are trying to compensate for their quilt by blameing this coach . This coach is fair and concerned for each and every athlete he coaches. As for the person who says "This guy is as dirty as they come" I can truly say you are not only wrong, but mentally sick and depressed to exprss such garbage.Any athlete, girl or boy would learn thru this coach the value of sport as life's lessons. I recommend reading a Rabbi Joseph Telushkin's great book "Words That Hurt, Words That Heal". It should be required reading for every parent and their child.

This guy is dirty as they come. He was slapped by BUSD for telling parents if you want to be player at Bonita, you need to be part of Club West and pay.

Direct conflict of interest and the district secured the loop hole.

About the allegations against Morgan Coberly: It is amazing that people write in like he is already guilty. He has not been charged, these are allegations and there is an ongoing investigation of over two weeks. Don't you think if there was substance to this allegation, an arrest would have been made already? I remember reading the whining blogs from scorned Bonita parents who were upset that a freshmen was playing over their daughter who had more tenure. I would be curious if this was a player who was a starter or a scorned player. In addition, why April? Why not November when the season ended? There are some curious circumstances. Especially since new try-outs for the summer season is right around the corner. It is just suspect. Having met Morgan and he has also worked with my daughter at clinics for the last three years, my daughter and I have never seen him be anything less than professional. I will be surprised if any real evidence surfaces. And if no evidence does surface, I hope he files a counter suit of defamation of character.

"The district does not comment publicly on personnel matters," said William Brinegar, district assistant superintendent of human resource development.

This is a classic statement out of the BUSD. Protect Coberly and hide behind the teachers union. What about the kids?

When is the “Brillo Pad” superintendent going to step up and clean up the district?

How many more kids have to be violated before enough is enough. Let’s see alcohol on buses, tobacco given to minors, and now this? Great “Men of Integrity” in this district…

My daughter plays for Club West and has, on many occassions, interacted with Morgan. He has been nothing but professional, maintaining a coach-player relationship with her. I will continue to let my daughter attend practices at the facility and even with Morgan without any worries what so ever. He is a great coach and a well respected person in my eyes. Just leave him alone and let him do his job!!

Awful,
if you want to blame somebody, blame Bonita District and blame the La Verne cops. They kept the name and sport out of the paper by refusing at first to confirm there was an investigation into Coberly.

Burbank - it's not necessarily what Fred is reporting, as I tend to think HE is a bit more ethical than last year's editor, but it is opening it up on a blog and letting 100 people (probably way more) a day read it and make judgements we really have no busy making. AND did every coach at Bonita deserve to be questioned since the TRIBUNE wasn't naming names or which sport. It was a cheap way to stir up curiousity and cheap talk - in my opinion. I want a newspaper to use better judgement.

Fred-
Do you think that there is a difference and perhaps a double standard between how a coach interacts with players at the club level compared to the High School level?
For example- club coaches will email and text their players on occasion, but that type of "away from school" contact is looked upon in a different light?

Fred-
From everything I've read from your paper and your reporting of this investigation-I have to commend you for sticking to the facts and reporting what is known. Nothing more and nothing less.

AWFUL TIMES .. There's a big difference between what you just discussed and a coach being investigated by the police for alleged inappropriate behavior with one his players. Those other incidents you spoke came last year when I wasn't running this blog. And I agree, those things you mentioned should be deleted, and will be deleted now and in the future if I see it or when it's brought to my attention.

Fred, I try and always keep an open mind BUT having said that, I am not comfortable reading a lot of the trash that is allowed on the blog. (obviously I can leave at any time but I do enjoy reading about the kids) I get the whole freedom of speech and have even agreed with some of the tacky, trashy stuff written but I would choose a better platform to air it out. It isn't fair or ethical to get into these coaches personal lives and issues...someone saw Regan drunk at a bar, nor personal stuff written about why D. Wells (who I wouldn't know if he was standing right in front of me) left Bishop or was chased out for illegal activity, or Henley's wife making a scene at a ball game, I could go on and on but the bottom line - IT IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS. We have to get back to ethics and credentialed journalism. I would think it's a tough one pill for you to swallow, it's a job and yeah it's about the number of hits and advertising but at some point we have to draw the line. Journalism, News, Tabloid magazines = all equal the same thing anymore. It really is a sad state of affairs!!! I hate it

Fred, I try and always keep an open mind BUT having said that, I am not comfortable reading a lot of the trash that is allowed on the blog. (obviously I can leave at any time but I do enjoy reading about the kids) I get the whole freedom of speech and have even agreed with some of the tacky, trashy stuff written but I would choose a better platform to air it out. It isn't fair or ethical to get into these coaches personal lives and issues...someone saw Regan drunk at a bar, nor personal stuff written about why D. Wells (who I wouldn't know if he was standing right in front of me) left Bishop or was chased out for illegal activity, or Henley's wife making a scene at a ball game, I could go on and on but the bottom line - IT IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS. We have to get back to ethics and credentialed journalism. I would think it's a tough one pill for you to swallow, it's a job and yeah it's about the number of hits and advertising but at some point we have to draw the line. Journalism, News, Tabloid magazines = all equal the same thing anymore. It really is a sad state of affairs!!! I hate it

The last commenter was right, I was tipped off and let our news desk handle it. I didn't let commenters comment until Coberly's name was officially released, and the Bulletin got their story from us. Now that it's on the front page and being commented on in our crime blog, I thought I would open it up for comments.

to Sick.. get it straight.. fred posted yesterday he would not allow comments and he didnt until today. and by the by, I am the one that tipped off fred to this story . I did not go to the daily bulletin.. they didnt post anything about it until after the trib ran the store. And thanks fred for allowing comments. hopefully most adult will be , well adults about what they post. unfortunately, because school administration and busd adminstration would rather dismiss parents concerns rather then listen to them, they need to read these comments so they step up and start doing something about these situations. It is not until it is in the news that they feel the pressure.

Fred

WOW - I am impressed - your high moral standards of not allowing comments on this topic almost lasted two hours!

Or was it because your associate at the Daily Bulletin ran the stroy that you dropped back down into the gutter where you regularly live.

You are a piece of $hiT

These types of situations continue in the Bonita District. The district just finished a major investigation with coaches allowing alcohol and tobacco on baseball bus rides for over 4 years.

The only reason these coaches at San Dimas got off, was because of Penal code 802…

OJ got off too, but was guilty as sin!

Posted by: Anonymous | April 23, 2008 10:15 PM

bonita should of gotten rid of coberly a year ago when they had the chance. but ketterling caved into parents whining and let him stay. when is someone in the busd going to take a serious look at these problems?? cannot count on administration at bonita high, they are all a waste of our tax dollars. that includes ketterling, the VP's and especially the girls AD

Posted by: concernedparent | April 23, 2008 10:28 PM

The coaches at SDH were supposedly sanctioned for their misdeeds, but my question is this, WHY are they allowed to be on that baseball field. The district has admitted that there was alcohol and tabacco on their school busses and field. Kids as young as 14 were drinking on school busses on the way home from games with the coaches there. Yet they are still on the field!

Posted by: Anonymous | April 23, 2008 11:37 PM

WHY is the question of the day..why was the kid from bonita high who was caught with tabacco & a knife on campus a few weeks back still on campus?? he was given a slap on the wrist and he is back on the varsity baseball team.. what a joke.. what happened to zero tolerance?? it all depends on who you are...

Posted by: anonymous | April 24, 2008 7:12 AM

I agree, it does depend on who you are. I think the district is going to finally step up and stop slapping wrists for such offences and do something! We as parents have the right to send our kids to school and trust that they will not be given tabacco, and be allowed to get drunk by those "ADULTS" we entrust them too. And it is a very good question, why is it that a kid with a knife and tabacco (tabacco doesn't surprise me, look to the coaches for that)is allowed back at school let alone playing again.

Posted by: Anonymous | April 24, 2008 7:36 AM

There was a group of bonita parents 2 years ago who tried to get rid of morgan coberly and the rest of his club west coaching staff, but they were dismissed by ketterling and holk as a bunch of complaining parents mad that their daughters were cut from the volleyball team. These parents raised serious concerns. I hope someone in the district is holding holk's and ketterlings hand over the fire now!