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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, but it will contribute to her life success. How many times will she be stuck on a crappy project, overseen by a bad boss……good for her sticking it out. [/quote]

I am a former college athlete, coach's kid myself, and I HIGHLY disagree.

There is the typical 'hard' coach, yes--stick it out.  There is the you aren't everyone's cup of tea. There is 'you need to prove yourself'.  There is you need to earn your playing time, etc.

[b]Then, there are the psychologically, mind-game dangerous coaches.[/b]

You need to know the difference [b]AND [/b]you need to teach your kids the tools to stand up to this.

We have had a few scandals at our private where coaches were eventually fired after years.  The sport my kids play has such a highly dysfunctional program with really bad psycho coaches that players and parents for years privately complain about amongst one another.  It truly is a nepotistic ugly thing.

Teaching your kid WHEN to walk away is just an important lesson as sticking out when things are just 'hard' or you don't see eye-to-eye.  THIS builds a kid that learns to advocate for themselves and not be bullied.  AND they help other kids who are too afraid to stand up for the mistreatment themselves. Leaders.[/quote]

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