Agree that it’s a life lesson that may prove useful. Agree that victim mentality doesn’t help. My intention is not justice for him, but a discussion about what coaches should do in a situation like this. I wanted to gauge whether people thought that was normal or not. It came across to us as pretty low class coaching behavior. My sister is the most patient and forgiving person that I’ve ever met and even she was surprised the coach didn’t bother to speak to him. I can assure you the first thing they said was, well let’s not blame anyone for this and move on. The only reason I knew how the cut was done was a personal email... they’ve said nothing on public social media that’s not who they are.

I wanted to gauge peoples thoughts. If everybody said oh that’s normal and it’s just how it’s done... maybe I wouldn’t feel as bad for the kid. But I do feel bad for him and wish the coach had done it differently. He could have easily made it less painful. And in a different kid it could really mess with them mentally and emotionally. But I’m not worried about this kid. And the coach won’t be approached about it. Everybody’s moving on.