Parents of multiple former volleyball players at Trophy Club Byron Nelson have asked the school to fire the head coach, accusing her of fat-shaming girls and...
“For years, Byron Nelson volleyball has not been a healthy environment for our girls,” Myers said. “Behind the gym doors, it’s an abusive and toxic environment. The worst part is, Byron leadership has known about this. They have received complaint after complaint and have chosen to ignore them all, and even went as far as to retaliate against those who spoke out.”
Former Amarillo High coach Kori Clements, who went to high school with Barker-Groth, defended the Byron Nelson coach. Parents said players sought therapy, endured panic attacks and attempted to hurt themselves as a result of verbal abuse and bullying. One player who said she was fat-shamed said it caused her to develop an eating problem.
Deardorff, Faris and Northwest ISD athletic director Joel Johnson did not respond to messages seeking comment, and executive director of communications Anthony Tosie said the district can’t comment on a pending grievance because “all of that would be confidential.” This isn’t the first grievance filed against Barker-Groth. In 2018, the parent of a former player accused her of managing the team poorly, mistreating players and making inappropriate comments. The player’s parents met with athletic director Johnson, who they said told them Barker-Groth’s record speaks for itself. It didn’t go beyond that.
“It was a very abusive environment, just the way they spoke to the girls,” she said in an interview. “They focused a lot on body and character. It was very ugly. It had nothing to do with playing time. Girls were constantly in tears. It got to the point where my daughter, the mental aspect of it, couldn’t take it anymore. It was having physical effects, severe abdominal pain, and it went back to stress and anxiety. She had it better than some of the other girls who were on the team.
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