My son's football coach is holding a meeting today with parents where I expect he'll propose effectively punishing players for bad grades or bad behaviour at school or at home. (He hinted at it last game and put one player on the bench with this reasoning)
I disagree with this and plan to tell him and everybody.
Home should be where the buck stops and most behaviour issues should be dealt where they occurred, with parental support.
Behaviour at home should be dealt with there and parents that seek to punish in other contexts look weak. They should be able to talk to their kids. In this case they're 12 year olds.
OTOH, they can only benefit from a sports activity.
I understand it can be complicated if the sports is the only thing they really care about, but I can think if other ways to deal with behaviour that are more direct consequences of it.
What are your views? I'd like either to present good arguments or be convinced they're right and I'm wrong.
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To think that, discipline wise, school, home and sports should stay separate?
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Lweji · 13/11/2017 07:49
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