[Back In The Saddle]

The only problem I have with how you handled it was....where was your partner? He should have had the second one for you.

I agree that after you give the first, you need to be prepared to let the coach vent a little, get it out of his system. But if he uses that extra bit of leash to escalate, to the point where you're hearing him clearly across the floor, he's abused the opportunity.

I know you're questioning whether there was anything you could have done better in this situation, but you simply cannot be responsible for a coach who chooses to compound bad behavior with worse behavior.