When Coaches Cross the Line

Guest: David Barney, Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Brigham Young University Coaches are stereotypically tough. It’s their job to push their athletes beyond their limits. But when you are working with students at the high school or college level, there are limits to how far you can push. Threats to life and limb may be rare, but yelling and other forms of emotional abuse are common. At every level of amateur sports, from youth, through high school and college, the desire to compete and win can pave the way for abuse