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A high school football coach in Tennessee resigned his coaching position after a recording of an angry and sometimes profane pregame speech was made public on YouTube. Shawn Abel was in his second season as Head Coach at Collierville (Tenn.) High School, replacing Paul Cox, who had won 280 games in 34 years before retiring.

Abel said that he offered his resignation as head coach to the school's principal, Tim Setterlund, when the recording showed up on YouTube three days after Collierville fell to 4-5.

"(Collierville principal) Dr. (Tim) Setterlund did not (ask for my resignation). That was my doing," Abel told the Memphis Commercial Appeal. "My superiors have been very fair in dealing with everything.

"My initial thought was, 'I can't believe the sanctity of the locker room has been violated.' But I have to be the grown-up in this situation. I have to be smarter. It was a lapse in judgment and I didn't use good judgment."

Abel told abc24 in Memphis that he was trying to motivate his players and went about it the wrong way.

"My methods were entirely wrong and I'd love to go back and relive it and not do it," Abel said. "There are more important things we're trying to teach the kids, especially at this age, and there are a lot of things I do well in the classroom, even on the field. There are some things that I do not do well. That day was not one of my finer moments."

Abel was also placed on paid administrative leave from his position as an Advanced Placement Calculus teacher.

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In Kansas, the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at the University of St. Mary was put on administrative leave after a profanity-laced recording of him yelling at players in the locker room was released by a local television station. The recording of Conan Salanoa was reportedly made by one of the players as he warned them to not have their parents talk to him.

"Warn your f****** parents to never say a f****** word to me. I am just saying I don't want to hear sh** from the crowd they are not telling me what to do does everyone understand that?"

Salanoa was placed on leave while the school investigated the video, but returned to his position less than a week later. University officials said they took the matter seriously, reviewed the facts and made it clear to Salanoa this type of behavior will not be tolerated in the future.

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Two high school football coaches in Florida were put on paid administrative leave after they were arrested and charged with obstruction of justice. They allegedly tried to convince a player to not pursue criminal charges against a teammate he said had punched him in the head. According to the Pensacola News-Journal, the police report stated that Escambia High School Head Coach Scott Anderson told police investigating the fight to tell the parents of the victim that it would be better if charges were not filed related to the fight.

"It would mess up the team chemistry and he would be unable to ensure the safety of the (player)," the police report states. "Coach Anderson further asked Deputy Echele to tell the parents ... that if no charges were filed, he would be able to ensure the safety of their child then."

The school's Principal, Mike Sherrill, was informed of the coach's comments, and instructed the coach to stay out of the matter. Three days later, the player who was hit reported that assistant coach Timothy Jansky told him that if he pursued charges he would no longer be able to play football. Both Anderson and Jansky told police that Jansky talked to the player at Anderson's request, but Anderson denied instructing Jansky to tell the player he would no longer able to play football.

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In Chicago, a football coach was charged with misdemeanor assault for his alleged role in an attack of a student suspected in the robbery of a football player. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Cassius Chambers was suspended as Head Football Coach at Fenger High School after he and an assistant coach reportedly did not stop the attack by two carloads of football players.

The victim's relatives said a coach stopped by their house and asked the victim about the robbery of Nike slippers and an mp3 player. When the teen responded he knew nothing about the incident, the coach said "I guess you'll know something when the next 50 people arrive." The family also said that minutes later, two carloads of players arrived at the house and beat the teen who lost a tooth and had a prosthetic eye knocked from its socket.

The Head Coach's father, Chuck Chambers, a long-time Chicago high school football coach told the Sun-Times that his son was at the house to diffuse the situation.

"As a coach, Cassius tried to prevent what could have been a volatile situation. It is a sad state of affairs when the culprits are being made to look like they are the victims,'' Chuck Chambers said.

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A high school football coach in Michigan was punished for using the "N-word" in front of his team. Although school officials at the school refused to disclose the exact punishment, parents reportedly told a local television station that the coach, Rob Beaudrie, was suspended for one game. He also serves as the school's athletic director.

He supposedly used the slur to reference the opposing team during warm-ups for a Friday night game. The school's program director said that school officials believe Beaudrie is "not a racist." He reportedly apologized to players and parents as well, but some parents felt the punishment did not go far enough.

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After allegations of sexual harassment were made against a college volleyball coach in Ohio, he was reassigned and was limited to scouting other teams while officials investigate the charges. He is not allowed contact with the school's volleyball team or other teams.

The allegations against Southern State Community College Head Coach Bruce Davis were made by his assistant coach and some of his players. According to the school's director of public relations, Kris Cross, the decision to limit his duties to scouting was made after advice from the Ohio Attorney's General office, which is working on the investigation with the school.

"They were allegations of sexual harassment. I really can't say anymore than that because it's a personnel issue," Cross said. "... We're still gathering information from the athletes to make sure we do a complete investigation."

James Bland, vice president of student affairs and enrollment management at SSCC, told Ohio Community News that the school has to balance the safety of the students and the due rights process of those involved. He said the school is following its policies for this type of situation.

Dennis Read is an Associate Editor at Athletic Management.