I am Warren Milburn, the author of the Gym Press article on the Ringelmann Effect. Thank you to everyone who has contributed feedback and thank you to Valentin for introducing me to the Chalk Bucket.
It's not always quite as simple as that. I coached some kids and then I stopped being their coach for a good while. During that time I became friends with their parents and we're still all good friends. When things weren't going so well during their kids training, the parents asked if I would...