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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This guy is the worst, but I’d accept the plane ride. Probably the least despicable thing he has done. [/quote]
It shows a lack of situational awareness. You have to ask yourself, I am the owner of a swim club, is it appropriate for me to accept a free ride to Florida on the private plane of the parents of one of my club’s swimmers, when the rest of the club’s swimmers and their families are footing their own travel bills? The answer to that is no. [/quote]

To clarify, the main problem is now a lack of situational awareness, not because of the plane ride, but because other parents and swimmers paid their own travel bills.  We went from allegations of safe sport violations to lack of sensitivity to other people's feelings.[/quote]
I never said this was a safe sport violation, but it is exactly the kind of thing coaches should be smart enough to avoid. As the owner/head coach of a club you have an obligation to be aware of all of these things. You are held to a higher standard. You should be aware that accepting favors from a swimmer’s family is not appropriate. You should not be trying to curry favor with the parents of one of your swimmers. I would absolutely not want my teenage female swimmer swimming for someone who couldn’t grasp these most basic of concepts. But you clearly you feel comfortable with the guy and his decision making (or you are someone he curries favor with), so have at it. But as someone who does not know him, and he presumably is trying to drum up business in the swimming community, this is off putting to say the least. [/quote]

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