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Originally posted by pony_trekker
Ok so I have a baseball team I am coaching of 9-10 year olds. One kid on the team is a very good player, probably best hitter, and behaves OK at games, though he tends to be "chippy" at practice. Hard slides, hard tags, etc., often directed at kids it shouldn't be directed at.
I have talked to this kid a million times and nothing works. I think now I have to suspend him from the team for a practice and a game -- quietly. I hope this sends him and the team a serious message.
And I don't have to worry what the kid's parents are going to say because he's my kid.
I need your thoughts.
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I would suspend him for the practice and one game. You need to sit down with him and remind him of all the warnings he's gotten, and ask why it is that he seems to be targeting certain of his teammates. Even if the discussion proves to be less than fruitful (and it will) at least it will reinforce that his actions are what led to the suspension and also clarify the connection between action and result.
