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gymcoachindy
At my new gym, I am experiencing a few discipline problems that I've had the fortune of avoiding in the past. I'm having some serious problems with some of my team gymnasts talking back, complaining, and even refusing to do something. Actually, at my last job, if I had trouble with a gymnast, I could just send them to the office to talk with the owner or director. If it were a serious problem, we would schedule a meeting with the parents.
The two worst are the owner's kids (11 and 14, Level 7's) -- whose position is, "you're the coach, deal with it however you think is best."
Aside from saying, "I'm the coach -- shut up and do it," or getting upset and yelling, what are some methods that work? I never like to kick anyone out of class (doesn't help anyone), but that's how I've been handling it, lately. Unfortunately, they seem to return with a worse attitude than before. If I keep it up, we'll end up with a team of only 4! Suggestions?
The two worst are the owner's kids (11 and 14, Level 7's) -- whose position is, "you're the coach, deal with it however you think is best."
Aside from saying, "I'm the coach -- shut up and do it," or getting upset and yelling, what are some methods that work? I never like to kick anyone out of class (doesn't help anyone), but that's how I've been handling it, lately. Unfortunately, they seem to return with a worse attitude than before. If I keep it up, we'll end up with a team of only 4! Suggestions?