Originally Posted by CoachZ:
. Its funny, because last year i had a situation where i had a freshmen make a egocentric error. good player, just trying to be a hero and spark a rally by stealing a base without a sign .... I had found some articles online about mental toughness ..... Told him he was to read the articles and write me a little response .... Kid got all flustered about it and went to the principal (real hot headed freshmen kid). our principal was also our AD...she called me into her office and overruled me right in front of the kid. said that he didn't have to do it and i would play him in the next game.
Please tell me that the hot headed freshman kid is no longer in your program.
On second thought, you mentioned your school is small. Is it a small private school? Does fear of losing a paying $tudent enter the equation? If so, then being realistic I can see why you're exploring ways of disciplining that don't involve benching.