Coach Kilmer Was A Lot Like My Old Coach!

Coach Kilmer played by Jon Voight was the typical "win at all costs"
high school football head coach. Yes he was a team leader who
strived to win though he seemed so obsessed to be winning at his
players expense. Now I did find one scene so implausible which
was where James Van der Beek witnessed one of his teammates about
to get an injection from the school's trainer. It must have been
for a pain killer and Coach Kilmer shut the door right before
his player took the injection. Now in no public or private high
school is any head coach of the school's varsity football team
going to encourage and even allow this practice to occur! Of
course the scene in question was done for dramatic effect though
still highly implausible. College sports and of course the pro
leagues certainly allow their athletes to receive pain killer
injections though not at the high school level! And Coach Kilmer
reminded me so much of my former high school head varsity
football coach in N. California whose name I won't mention.
Though will say that he was mean, rude, condescending, arrogant
and even racist! Both myself and the majority of my old
teammates couldn't stand nor even respected our old football
coach! By the way he took over the position at the beginning
of my senior year after being 1st assistant coach for many
years and we suffered through an embarrassing and humiliating
losing season that year! And no thanks to my former head coach!!!
Good riddance to him forever!!!

Lawrence Sunny California


Call me a sailor or a swabby just don't call me a squid!