.....Among their claims: - Female
athletes were subjected to public weigh-ins and required to track food
and calories consumed — practices experts say can cause and perpetuate
eating disorders.
- Some runners were pushed by coaches and
support staffers to overtrain, often while injured, raising their risk
for injury or permanent damage.
- Less successful athletes were
ignored or punished for breaking minor rules, while some more successful
athletes were given repeated passes for breaking team and school rules.
- Serious mental health issues were neglected or glossed over by coaches.....
...more Bethany`s Notes: I post this story to bring awareness we can always do better. Everyone situation has 2 sides (or 3, your side, their side, and the truth). My hope with this post is just to bring awareness and to be able to review your own coaching style and your interactions with your student athletes.
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