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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sad that the teammates especially the captains did not stand against this abuse of teammates by coach [/quote]

That’s pretty hard to do when there is an imbalance of power. [/quote]

An imbalance of power? [/quote]

Between coach and players. Read the article in the Washington Post.

[quote] The players, who typically make a minimum salary of $22,000, have no collective bargaining agreement, [b]and most could have been fired by Burke at any time[/b]. (The league says compensation is higher because of free year-round housing.) Under the NWSL’s current system, player rights are controlled by the Spirit even after players’ contracts expire.

[b]“The head coach is the power broker in a system of rules built on disempowering players,” said Meghann Burke, the executive director of the NWSL players’ union. “It shouldn’t be surprising, then, that players would be reluctant to speak out when a coach abuses his authority.”
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The NWSL had no formal harassment policy until this year. A spokesperson said players were given “live trainings” on policies in 2017 and 2019, but all three players said they didn’t know that and had no idea whom to turn to in instances of abuse.

One top NWSL administrator has been fired since the anti-harassment policy took effect. But the former Spirit players said they would have been unlikely to speak up because of fears of retaliation and concerns about their jobs.

“People quite literally can’t say anything,” McCullough said. “They fear for their contracts. That is their way of living.”[/quote]

[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/08/11/richie-burke-nwsl-spirit-verbal-abuse/[/url][/quote]

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