There are some posts about young ladies having some trouble on HS softball teams.
Could some of the women give me some insight into the thinking by the girls "being mean" to teammates? What causes that behavior? Is it simply bullying?
Is the problem that HS coaches simply don't know how to control it?
If one boy taunted another boy on a HS team, and the coach found out about it, both boys would be running two hours a day after school. But, it seems that if a girl taunts another girl, the coach talks with everyone, pats everyone on the head, and then assumes everything is OK.
My own kids experienced some of this stuff, but both worked through it after considerable tears. Basically, my kids loved sports so much that they would put up with the a**holes on the team just to get a chance to play.
Any thoughts?
Could some of the women give me some insight into the thinking by the girls "being mean" to teammates? What causes that behavior? Is it simply bullying?
Is the problem that HS coaches simply don't know how to control it?
If one boy taunted another boy on a HS team, and the coach found out about it, both boys would be running two hours a day after school. But, it seems that if a girl taunts another girl, the coach talks with everyone, pats everyone on the head, and then assumes everything is OK.
My own kids experienced some of this stuff, but both worked through it after considerable tears. Basically, my kids loved sports so much that they would put up with the a**holes on the team just to get a chance to play.
Any thoughts?