shadow
Coach
we have a major issue with attitudes with our girls in the gym. some of our girls don't like to be told no and they don't like to be told what to do... they get attitudes when us coaches ask them to try something that they do not want to do. for example i told a girl that she has to do 3 bar routines before she moves on to the other event. She did not like that at all because she told me that she did not want to do that and she also said that she WASN'T going to do bar routines. So, she purposely messed up her skills or did not complete them or wasted time until it was time to move on so she did not get them done. Another example is when i asked a girl to work on back handsprings on the beam without the pad being on the beam. this girl is 13 and she literally threw a fit because she didnt want to do it or because she "can't" do it without the pad. all i asked is if she would try them!!. i was even going to spot her and she wouldn't accept that. she started to cry and say that she was going to get hurt and it was going to be all my fault because the pad wasn't on there...
How do you handle these issues?!!! we've tried setting them down and not having them participate in the rotation but they think its a game and WANT to sit out. also, they would be sitting out more than they would be practicing and the parents have a problem with that. we have told the parents about their child's attitude and some parents listen to us and talk to their child about it and others don't because they believe that their child is perfect!!! We know that some of this comes from the parents and how they have no discipline at home because we have seen the way that some of these kids treat their parents and its not pleasant.. but we cant help that. but how do we handle the issues within the gym?
How do you handle these issues?!!! we've tried setting them down and not having them participate in the rotation but they think its a game and WANT to sit out. also, they would be sitting out more than they would be practicing and the parents have a problem with that. we have told the parents about their child's attitude and some parents listen to us and talk to their child about it and others don't because they believe that their child is perfect!!! We know that some of this comes from the parents and how they have no discipline at home because we have seen the way that some of these kids treat their parents and its not pleasant.. but we cant help that. but how do we handle the issues within the gym?