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[quote=Anonymous][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]

+100

You want the kid with balls. Not the one that will continue to bend over when things are more and more and more dysfunctional.  The one other kids look to for guidance.

Future whistleblowers.[/quote]

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