TIPS AND SNIPPETS by Bill Cleary
Sean Gorman (photo) has been named The Coach of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Gloucester County Times newspapers. Gorman coaches the Gloucester City High School Girls Basketball Team. Under his guidance, Gloucester High captured the school’s first South Jersey title in girl’s basketball and reached the Group I state championship. The Lions record for the year was 27-3. Gorman is a 1998 Gloucester City High graduate who is a guidance counselor at the school. His assistant coach this season was his father, Joe, a special-ed teacher at the school.
Here is a disturbing piece of news. A Gloucester City Little League coach was assaulted in the parking lot of a Brooklawn restaurant last Saturday by a parent of one of the Little League players. The parent hit the official from behind knocking him to the ground. The official suffered a dislocated shoulder. Nearby witnessing the altercation was the official’s children. Police were called and the parent was allegedly charged with aggravated assault. With this type of behavior by a parent it is no wonder that youth organizations have trouble attracting coaches.
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