south carolina Football coach Shane Beamer was spotted on camera yelling at female athletes to get off the field during Saturday’s game against England as part of Title IX’s 50th anniversary celebrations. . georgia bulldog.
Beamer apologized on Sunday, saying he was caught in the moment as he was unaware that the ceremony was scheduled to take place and the team was preparing to attempt a force-down conversion.
“We were preoccupied with making decisions about what we were going to do,” said Beamer. During his weekly conference call. “I was worried about what was going on at our own aggressive gathering. I apologize to anyone who was offended. That was my first reaction.”
The incident occurred during a television timeout between the first and second quarters. South Carolina football player Jilissa Harris went viral after she shared what happened on social media. , wrote that the program shouldn’t do it just to “check a box”, but should put in more effort.
Beemer added that game officials told him to line up players as soon as possible after the television timeout ended. However, when the television timeout ended, the female athlete being honored was still in the end zone.
After the break, the Gamecocks failed to convert a fourth down and turned the ball over. It wasn’t a good day for the Gamecocks as Georgia won him 48-7.
In several other posts, Harris didn’t blame Beamer’s reaction, the real question is how the program chose to do the bare minimum to honor female athletes. According to Harris, Beamer “I just support women’s sports.”
That’s the same sentiment that the coach tried to emphasize in his apology because he didn’t want people to think the incident didn’t care about women’s sports.
“I want people to know me better and know that I am an advocate for women’s sport,” Beamer said. “I have two daughters who play sports. I am here in Carolina. I attend as many women’s sporting events as I can because I believe in them and support them, and I don’t know anyone who thinks otherwise. “
