Coaches Humiliating Players

[refchaser]

I think it is disgraceful for coaches to humiliate kids especially at games. I experienced the coach at Dickson County in a game with Waverly when the DC coach publicly verbally abused a player that did something he didn't like or was supposed to do. The humiliation continued for several minutes with the coach in his face. He sat him on the bench and every minute would turn and yell at him some more or look at him, like he shot his dog or something. I was embarrassed for the kid and this was not my home school. I am from Waverly.

This coach's action was classless and I think he should be reprimanded or even fired for his action. There is no room for things like this. Yell if you want, correct if you want, but don't humiliate. These are kids.

What do ya'll think?

My high school basket ball coach kicked me in the left buttocks cheek during practice. It never even occured to me to go home and tell my Mother because it was my choice to play or not to play. I am not taking up for him; just making a point of how soft kids have become. At least what you witnessed was only verbal and was in front of people. You don't say what the coach said, so how do you know it was humiliation rather than challenging? The coach might have been saying "You are smarter than this...I expect better from you!"

[ladyeagle]

Coaches are teachers when they are at school. They are also teachers when they are on the basketball court. However, the difference is, a kid who is playing basketball can walk out, quit, opt out, etc at any time they want to. They don't have to take this so called humiliation...so it can't be that bad or they wouldn't put up with it. This is why there is a different standard for teachers as opposed to coaches. Kids have to go to school, they have to sit in a classroom...they don't have to play sports!