tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post2374651890880057726..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: That’s the way the basketball bouncesJeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-48866608980019051642011-03-09T09:01:52.126-05:002011-03-09T09:01:52.126-05:00Prevent such a dilemma by outlining expectations f...Prevent such a dilemma by outlining expectations for the players and the parents before they sign on to the team. Possibly the coach told the players and parents his priority was player stats and team record wins and not player game participation. It just depends on what was expected by the people involved.tkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069434691320783902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-47106462802801126392011-03-04T12:07:34.260-05:002011-03-04T12:07:34.260-05:00This seems a good example of a true ethical dilemm...This seems a good example of a true ethical dilemma -- either action by the coach could be supported. On another level, however, this provides an opportunity for your reader, the coach, and other parents (and the team) to talk about the values and priorities for the team as well as the external pressures -- the coach's performance review or potential college scholarships, for example. <br />LeslieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-50348826301390833592011-03-03T11:46:47.635-05:002011-03-03T11:46:47.635-05:00If the coach was only trying "to crush" ...If the coach was only trying "to crush" the other team, he would not have put the bench kids in at all. It sounds as if the potential record breaking event may have been brought to the coach's attention. He did the right thing by leaving the benchers in to help her achieve that goal. It sounds like a win-win-win decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-6461667475089105012011-02-27T10:57:46.530-05:002011-02-27T10:57:46.530-05:00Ethical? Yeah, probably. But, do you know what w...Ethical? Yeah, probably. But, do you know what would have been noble? If the girl with the chance at the record had said to the coach, "Thanks for the opportunity, but I'd rather someone on the bench get a chance to play."<br /><br />Is that kind of magnanimity too much to ask or expect? Of course. But, wouldn't it be great if it happened?Sean O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287734264328253814noreply@blogger.com