profmom
Proud Parent
If my kid is fooling around or not paying attention, I would like for the coach to implement some kind of consequence. I don't think excessive conditioning should be used, but no one ever died from a rope climb (or more than one for optionals) or 25-50 pushups. I have no real stake in what precise technique is used to maintain order and respect (pushups, hollow rocks, sending a kid out, scolding, whatever); it's more about how the coach handles it for me. If pushups or rope climbs or whatever happen all the time as a result of losing a contest or as part of a conditioning set, I don't think it hurts at all for them to be used as a discipline technique. If, however, the only time they ever happen is for discipline and they are used inconsistently, then I'm more likely to have issues as a parent. I also don't have issues with group consequences for the most part unless they are excessive. A good team should have members who hold each other accountable for doing their best.
And obviously a coach should be treating a pack of rowdy and hormonal optionals differently than a pack of six to seven year old L4s.
And obviously a coach should be treating a pack of rowdy and hormonal optionals differently than a pack of six to seven year old L4s.