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katakowsj  ·  1322 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: PSA: We are in the midst of a Hubski experiment.

Inflammatory comments setting to the wayside may be worth a try. When I coached high school soccer I learned to emphasize the “24 hour rule” to all players and parents.

I explained it in this way, “We’ll often be dealing in highly charged emotional states, so as I make decisions about games, your position and playing time during games perhaps, I ask of you to agree to allowing 24 hours to pass before we discuss concerns. That way we’ll all have had time for our emotions to fade and we’ll be better equipped to reasonably work out the differences.

I’ve learned to make it a regular habit in my life and don’t plan on going back.