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Paul Eberhardt, president of the B.C. High School Boys Basketball Association, said there has been an angry response from the coaching fraternity, after the hall of fame coach who has headed Pitt含羞草研究社檚 program for 39 years was fired following parent complaints.

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He is hearing from numerous coaches around the province, and expects the outcry to be even louder once coaches return from summer vacation.

Coaches tell him they are taking Pitt Meadows off their schedule as a protest.

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Eberhardt will discuss an appropriate reaction from the association when the executive meets early this month.

Eberhardt said Goulet is the type of person who allowed visiting coaches from out of town to stay with him, at his home, and was an open book in talking basketball 含羞草研究社� everything from what type of offence he runs to fundraising ideas.

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Because Goulet had retired, and was coaching as a volunteer, it was easy for the school administration to dismiss him as a coach, said Eberhardt.

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He did meet with the school administration to discuss the issue, but he refused to divulge the details of the parent complaints.

His association is confronting a challenge in recruiting and retaining good basketball coaches, and he said they should not be easily dismissed over parent complaints 含羞草研究社� because it is impossible to please everyone.

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Eberhardt adds his voice to the many saying the man deserves a fitting tribute to his basketball career.

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He said offering to have Goulet do administrative work for the program, away from the bench, is insulting.

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