This intriguiging photo is a genuine shot taken during an American high school football game. The team are the Venables (I think). What must practice be like?
The caption for this picture is completely wrong. First this does not depict an American high school football game as is clearly evident from the helmet of the player bearing the logo of the Kansas State wildcats. Next "Venables" does not refer to the team, but rather the name of the guy holding the paddle: Brent Venables, who was, at the time, a coach at K-State, and later the University of Oklahoma. It's common for spirit groups to have frat paddles and Venables had his own. Now whether he actually used it on the team members, as opposed to just screaming at them, I don't know, but it's fun to imagine.
I would imagine if Coach Venables wasn't afraid to bring out his paddle in the middle of a game to hold as a silent threat while he screamed at his player, it would stand to reason that said threat held some actual weight. I'm sure he did apply the paddle during/after practice when he felt it was necessary, otherwise why bring it out at all? It would hold no meaning to the player if the threat of a spanking wasn't to be taken seriously. It may not be talked about, or even acknowledged in today's world, but I'd say it's a safe bet that paddling's are still given to college level athletes by coaches who aren't afraid to administer them. And the players take it.
The caption for this picture is completely wrong. First this does not depict an American high school football game as is clearly evident from the helmet of the player bearing the logo of the Kansas State wildcats. Next "Venables" does not refer to the team, but rather the name of the guy holding the paddle: Brent Venables, who was, at the time, a coach at K-State, and later the University of Oklahoma. It's common for spirit groups to have frat paddles and Venables had his own. Now whether he actually used it on the team members, as opposed to just screaming at them, I don't know, but it's fun to imagine.
ReplyDeleteI would imagine if Coach Venables wasn't afraid to bring out his paddle in the middle of a game to hold as a silent threat while he screamed at his player, it would stand to reason that said threat held some actual weight. I'm sure he did apply the paddle during/after practice when he felt it was necessary, otherwise why bring it out at all? It would hold no meaning to the player if the threat of a spanking wasn't to be taken seriously. It may not be talked about, or even acknowledged in today's world, but I'd say it's a safe bet that paddling's are still given to college level athletes by coaches who aren't afraid to administer them. And the players take it.
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