I know that I just posted in here but I have had another issue come up and wondered if I could get some advice....or maybe just some consoling from other coaches
Tiny bit of background: Our gym has been open for about 15 months. We are in a TINY space and teach all rec classes. I have one group of kids...there are 6...that are working on level 4. We have 2 coaches for the 6 kids.
Ok, the situation: The other coach (6 years of experience) was placing one of my gymnasts in the correct position in splits...I saw her do this and she did not push but just squared her hips. After class the little girl (8 years) went to the car and started sobbing to her dad that the coach pushed her too far and her legs hurt. The dad came back into the gym and wanted to discuss this with me. I explained the stretching technique. He was still mad but left the gym. I went to the car and explained the stretching to the gymnast. Anyway, I'll try to sum this up. The mother then called me because the dad had carried the little girl into the house because she was so "hurt." The mother is furious and says the girl wants to quit because my coach does not like her and intentionally pulled her muscles.
What do I do? I hate to just say "too bad" because we are growing facility and would not want bad publicity. On the other hand it really seems the little girl is milking this for all it is worth. ARG!! And I wanted my own gym
Tiny bit of background: Our gym has been open for about 15 months. We are in a TINY space and teach all rec classes. I have one group of kids...there are 6...that are working on level 4. We have 2 coaches for the 6 kids.
Ok, the situation: The other coach (6 years of experience) was placing one of my gymnasts in the correct position in splits...I saw her do this and she did not push but just squared her hips. After class the little girl (8 years) went to the car and started sobbing to her dad that the coach pushed her too far and her legs hurt. The dad came back into the gym and wanted to discuss this with me. I explained the stretching technique. He was still mad but left the gym. I went to the car and explained the stretching to the gymnast. Anyway, I'll try to sum this up. The mother then called me because the dad had carried the little girl into the house because she was so "hurt." The mother is furious and says the girl wants to quit because my coach does not like her and intentionally pulled her muscles.
What do I do? I hate to just say "too bad" because we are growing facility and would not want bad publicity. On the other hand it really seems the little girl is milking this for all it is worth. ARG!! And I wanted my own gym