I have been struggling with one of the classes I coach - They don't listen, I am constantly having to repeat what I say, They don't respect what I say as authority and there is also a lot of pushing, hyper-ness and butting in line. I have started invoking the '3 strike & you're out' rule (After 3 strikes, they get sent to the office), and I've had girls get to 2 strikes, which my supervisor was concerned about. I have some girls who are actually halfway good and WANT to learn, but the class has to be constantly stopped for me to address the two-three girls who are causing trouble. It is a rec class of girls ages 6+ (youngest is just turned 6, oldest is 11).
I talked with our supervisor afterward and we'll be talking with the girls before class as well as the parents after class. We'd really like the parents support and assistance, because I'm just getting fed up with these kids. I'm just wondering what other coaches have said in situations like this, or what would you as parents like the coach to say? Or should I let my supervisor do most of the talking? They need to know what's going on, as they apparently have wrong assumptions about my coaching and don't seem to notice the girls' behavior at all.
I talked with our supervisor afterward and we'll be talking with the girls before class as well as the parents after class. We'd really like the parents support and assistance, because I'm just getting fed up with these kids. I'm just wondering what other coaches have said in situations like this, or what would you as parents like the coach to say? Or should I let my supervisor do most of the talking? They need to know what's going on, as they apparently have wrong assumptions about my coaching and don't seem to notice the girls' behavior at all.