PEK
12-14-2007, 11:47 AM
It is a shame that coaches can't enforce disipline with own players without owner interferring. See attached newspaper article out of the Bismarck Trib.
Litke resigned Tuesday in a dispute with owner Thom Brigl over team rules. Some players violated curfew after the team was given a warning that there would be zero tolerance for any more incidents.
Litke had deals in place to send those players elsewhere. Brigl stepped in and overruled him, prompting the coach to resign.
"I was always big on accountability, and if I stayed, I wouldn't have been accountable to myself," said Litke, who by Thursday was weary of the whole situation.
Litke resigned Tuesday in a dispute with owner Thom Brigl over team rules. Some players violated curfew after the team was given a warning that there would be zero tolerance for any more incidents.
Litke had deals in place to send those players elsewhere. Brigl stepped in and overruled him, prompting the coach to resign.
"I was always big on accountability, and if I stayed, I wouldn't have been accountable to myself," said Litke, who by Thursday was weary of the whole situation.