Just spotted a couple of doozies in this morning's news, I'm sure there's been plenty of other examples over the years.
case 1
In 1975, however, Tuddenham’s methods became too much for some of his teammates and charges when, after an 80-point loss to Carlton in Round 14, he demanded they crawl on hands and knees around the training oval twice. Former Bomber Barry Davis recalls, playing for North Melbourne at the time, recalls, “They had to get down on hands and knees and go right around the whole 400 metres, twice.”
Another former player, Ken Fletcher, told the historian Dan Eddy that Tuddenham, “lost every single player for the way he treated us that day”. “And if everyone had not got down and done it, then no-one would’ve played the next week. None of us liked doing it, but we all did it. It was really degrading.
“The most degrading thing I have ever done in my life, in fact.”
www.foxsports.com.au
case 2:
Defence is investigating a training mishap where soldiers sunk to the bottom of a swimming pool while wearing 20 kilogram weighted vests.
The ABC has confirmed that one of the participants was taken to hospital as a precaution, while Army sources claim another also had to be rescued from the water.
Witnesses claim both soldiers came close to drowning during last week's incident, and a lifesaver assigned to the activity had been unable to reach the bottom of the pool.
www.abc.net.au
case 1
In 1975, however, Tuddenham’s methods became too much for some of his teammates and charges when, after an 80-point loss to Carlton in Round 14, he demanded they crawl on hands and knees around the training oval twice. Former Bomber Barry Davis recalls, playing for North Melbourne at the time, recalls, “They had to get down on hands and knees and go right around the whole 400 metres, twice.”
Another former player, Ken Fletcher, told the historian Dan Eddy that Tuddenham, “lost every single player for the way he treated us that day”. “And if everyone had not got down and done it, then no-one would’ve played the next week. None of us liked doing it, but we all did it. It was really degrading.
“The most degrading thing I have ever done in my life, in fact.”
‘Most degrading thing I’ve ever done’: Ex-Bombers coach’s brutal punishment explained
‘Most degrading thing I’ve ever done’: Ex-Bombers coach’s brutal punishment resurfaces
www.foxsports.com.au
case 2:
Defence is investigating a training mishap where soldiers sunk to the bottom of a swimming pool while wearing 20 kilogram weighted vests.
The ABC has confirmed that one of the participants was taken to hospital as a precaution, while Army sources claim another also had to be rescued from the water.
Witnesses claim both soldiers came close to drowning during last week's incident, and a lifesaver assigned to the activity had been unable to reach the bottom of the pool.
Claims soldiers nearly drowned during army training exercise in Queensland pool
A soldier was taken to hospital and others had to be helped after sinking to the bottom of a pool in heavy gear, in what witnesses described as near-drownings.
www.abc.net.au
