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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This depends so much on the coach. At our school tennis and lacrosse (boys and girls) are the “mean kid” sports, volleyball and basketball are known for being supportive and welcoming. 20 years ago when I taught at a private middle school dance team was the mean girls and wrestling was the mean boys. All of this tracks directly to the attitudes of the coaches and what behavior they encouraged, tolerated, and rewarded. [/quote]

Tennis? At my school a mean boy tennis playing trying to intimidate a basketball or football play would have ended up with a broken nose[/quote]

Ah, but tennis is the rich kids who have had private coaching, for the most part. And then the coach is really awful (seriously, I don’t know how he’s still employed there). It’s a toxic combo. The school doesn’t have football, and the coaches who run the basketball program are very on top of creating a positive environment that prioritizes inclusivity and mental well-being (over winning, really). [/quote]

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