Your talk here comes with interesting timing for me today. One of the mothers at my daughter's gymnastics had been writing something up for the coaching team, which touches on some of these areas, after a particular coach has been taking out her frustrations on the athletes. It's something I've been assisting a little on to help cover some other grievances of athletes and parents. Thankfully the majority of the coaching team are shining examples of good coaching/teaching. Unfortunately, not every athlete gets to have them as their coach.

It's amazing how some teachers can take a subject that is loved by a child and get them resenting it if they approach it wrong.