Gymnastics club coaches screamed at my daughter and threatening legal action

[Bethany34w]

DD 14 and friends decides to donate some of their old gymnastics clothes as they had loads that are for smaller sizes. Their gymnastics club got taken over by new owners and coaches and they put the prices x3 higher for everything including club attire, my daughter and her friends overheard some parents getting upset that they can't afford it in the car park. So they set up a stall in car park that is not owned by the club and gave all the clothing out for free. The club found out and called my daughter and her friends for a meeting and screamed in their face and said things along the line "who do you think you are threatening our business and our money" and "we are considering taking legal action", daughter is mortified and has barely left her bedroom in days.

The previous thread seems irrelevant - very different circumstances.

Definitely report to British Gymnastics. They should take it really seriously. I'd also consider calling the police. Have you spoken to any witnesses?

Your daughter did NOTHING wrong but I understand why she is so upset. There was absolutely no way that an adult should behave that way towards a child.

Unfortunately the culture in BG has been toxic for years, England Swimming is pretty bad too.

irrelevant to this specific scenario

but i’d wager definitely not irrelevant in terms of how you interpret this scenario

I’d take legal action against him for threatening a child.

For those referring to my other recent post - it's a different daughter

I agree with going to the police as it's common assault. The children must have been terrified at a grown man screaming and being aggressive. It's common assault if a person believes they're about to be harmed.

If anything they are protecting their business as those that can't afford uniform would just give up and no class fees

Probster could you expand on your meaning?

Is this also the daughter that you don't know how to deal with her exceptional D&V as well, except by letting her order a kebab

Ugh I took my daughter out of gymnastics because it all gave me a bad feeling. I would look at moving her to a different club but not before I’d given them a piece of my mind about being money grabbing bastards bullying young girls trying to do a good deed.

As the mum of a former ballet dancer I'd say the behaviour from the coaches must have been extreme for the daughter to even tell her mum as most kids sweep it under the carpet and downplay it.

How many dd do you have OP? You've stated "different daughter" on a couple of threads now...

Daughter with an upset stomach
Another daughter in m&s

Hmm. Devils advocate it’s tough running a small business and I know dds small dance school is struggling despite being very popular and well attended. If these small clubs fold there won’t be any clubs for the children to attend at all.

As a small business owner it is stressful and it may have been the last straw seeing some kids outside your business taking away one of your income streams. Not saying it’s ok or that they weren’t too aggressive but seeing the other side.

I believe there is a coaching federation you can complain to.

I also understand their perspective. However screaming into the faces of little children and banging tables, detracts from any sympathy.

Well, for one, they're not little children, they're teenagers. And I am sceptical as to whether they screamed or raised their voice. Still shouldn't have happened, but not the end of the world.

If they didn't raise their voices then there isn't a problem here. The whole thread is about kids being screamed at and aggressive behaviour like banging on tables. The OP says:

The club found out and called my daughter and her friends for a meeting and screamed in their face

That's an adult leaning into a child's face and raging. Unacceptable in any situation, let alone one with children.