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Originally Posted by Old School
The coaches can be your friends if you give them the chance. If you remove that chance, they can be your worse enemy.
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There's a difference between working a game to "make friends" and working a game to "gain respect". Given the choice, I'll take the latter every time.
BTW - if I saw a coach hit a player, in anything other than a teasing, playful way (like a "mock" tap just to be funny), that coach is gone, a report will be filed and I would be available to testify in court in a child abuse case.
Off topic - my wife and I raised three wonderful kids who are now grown and have families of their own. Not once in their entire lifetimes did I ever raise a hand to them and hit/spank them. I told them they can pay me back by treating their kids the same way. So far, with all seven grandkids, it's working great.