Word: munro
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Fortunately, the soccer players appear ready to start over again and build with Munro a team that could create a unity that never existed last year. But the Athletic Administration deserves no credit for the new initiatives...
Regardless of the decision on Munro's coaching status, the soccer crisis required, more than anything else, that a team and its coach meet to redevelop respect for one another. Instead of trying to find common ground for discussion between Munro and the players, Watson encouraged the team to believe it was selecting a new coach. At the same time, Munro was assured by Watson that the players were only troublemakers running around behind Munro's back...
...pointed out that the personal feud was a symptom, not a cause. We acknowledged the personal problem, but Munro should never have let it affect his running of the entire team. Will every player suffer against next year if there is one 'Gomez' on the team?" Thomas said...
...players were also questioned about Munro's successful relations with the lacrosse team. "We could only answer by documenting our own disappointment in the soccer season," Thomas said...
Although one of Thomas's major criticisms of Munro was his lack of technical ability to coach soccer, the Faculty Committee did not question that point. "The Faculty are more interested in Harvard's angle on the dispute rather than a purely athletic approach." Wilmot said...