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"Most coaches said they see a difference in letting a profane word or two slip during a pregame speech to fire up a team and berating a player with a profanity-laced tirade. But the school district wants the athletic environment to be an extension of the classroom," said Alonso athletic director Kent Glover, "and that means coaches must adhere to those standards."
Is it OK for the boss to give an employee a beatdown if the boss is a coach? What about a player? When I was in high school, Coach Q would not hesitate to hand out a cussing or even slap a player on the back of the head when the player was not doing what he was supposed to do.
Now an NFL coach may go to jail for busting the assistant coach upside the head! Should a coach be given some leeway in discipline of the team?
Anytime he wants to get as good as he gives--or worse. He lays a f***ing hand on me, I'll take my firing and go elsewhere, but I'm not going to take it.
LOL at this question. Some coaches feel that physical assault and/or verbal abuse will motivate their players to do better. This may work on some, but not all athletes.
Coaches and employers are in a position of power. They have a reponsibility to elicit good performance from their subordinates. However, there is a difference between strictness and abusiveness. The latter involves disdain and humiliation. A "beatdown" is never required or advisable. In the worst case, it is entirely feasible to release a subordinate professionally.
For what it's worth, when I have witnessed beatdowns, they were delivered by individuals who 1) who lack the skills to instruct or motivate others and 2) compensate with anger.
Beatdown? If an athlete can't take a smack on the back of his head, what does he do when someone in the locker room whips a towel on his butt? Or is it just a matter of the doer being the boss and visions of dollars dance in his head? Maybe it never happened on his tee ball team because it wasn't about winning so he doesn't know good athlete touch from bad athlete touch as an adult.
Is it OK for the boss to give an employee a beatdown if the boss is a coach? What about a player? When I was in high school, Coach Q would not hesitate to hand out a cussing or even slap a player on the back of the head when the player was not doing what he was supposed to do.
Now an NFL coach may go to jail for busting the assistant coach upside the head! Should a coach be given some leeway in discipline of the team?
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