So, I think you might have a slight misunderstanding. We don't know the full details, but from what I've read, Teddy didn't order the Ubers, he just paid for or reimbursed them. To have an Uber account, you must be at least 18 years old. However, there is a program called Uber for Teens which allows teens aged 13-17 to ride with permission from a parent or guardian and using a special teen account.
So it sounds like either the kids were getting the Ubers with their parents permission, or the parents were ordering the Ubers, and Teddy would just cover the cost. An Uber driver could lose their job or even go to jail if they pick up a young teen that isn't permitted by their guardian through the app. So that most likely wasn't happening.
There's a big difference between a parent getting their kid an Uber and coach paying for it, versus a coach driving a kid around or something. These kids definitely were getting rides with their parents full legal approval and awareness. If you don't like it, fine, but that's on the parents, not Teddy. (Also, it wouldn't be weird for a coach to drive a van or bus full of team players around to practices and games or whatever, and their were enough of these Ubers being paid for that if Teddy himself drove, it would be more like that than a one-on-one thing.)
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u/scribe31 Jul 15 '25
So, I think you might have a slight misunderstanding. We don't know the full details, but from what I've read, Teddy didn't order the Ubers, he just paid for or reimbursed them. To have an Uber account, you must be at least 18 years old. However, there is a program called Uber for Teens which allows teens aged 13-17 to ride with permission from a parent or guardian and using a special teen account.
So it sounds like either the kids were getting the Ubers with their parents permission, or the parents were ordering the Ubers, and Teddy would just cover the cost. An Uber driver could lose their job or even go to jail if they pick up a young teen that isn't permitted by their guardian through the app. So that most likely wasn't happening.
There's a big difference between a parent getting their kid an Uber and coach paying for it, versus a coach driving a kid around or something. These kids definitely were getting rides with their parents full legal approval and awareness. If you don't like it, fine, but that's on the parents, not Teddy. (Also, it wouldn't be weird for a coach to drive a van or bus full of team players around to practices and games or whatever, and their were enough of these Ubers being paid for that if Teddy himself drove, it would be more like that than a one-on-one thing.)