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Activity: Coaching Objectives-What Would You Do? Scenario 3: Academic Problems Kevin, one of the starters on your team, has been in constant academic trouble. One day in the locker room, you overhear some players saying that two other members of your team sat next to Kevin in class and gave him the answers on the midsemester geometry exam. Without this help, Kevin would have flunked the course and been ineligible to play on the team. 1. How would you respond? Why? 2. Is there a risk associated with this decision? 3. What would your decision be if you followed the Athletes First, Winning Second philosophy? You confront the other two team members about what you overheard, and they admit that they gave Kevin the answers because they thought it would help the team. 1. How would you respond? Why? 2. Is there a risk associated with this decision? 3. What would your decision be if you followed the Athletes First, Winning Second philosophy? Activity: Coaching Objectives-What Would You Do? Scenario 4: Playing Time It's late in the fourth quarter of a basketball game against your crosstown rival. Tina, a young reserve point guard, has been in for several minutes, allowing your starter to rest. Tina has played well enough, but now with the score tied and a time-out called, your starter could come back in. Like all players on your team, Tina can benefit from more playing time, but she may not have the presence on the floor that is needed to win the game. 1. Would you keep Tina in? Why or why not? 2. Is there a risk associated with this decision? 3. What would your decision be if you followed the Athletes First, Winning Second philosophy? Activity: Coaching Objectives-What Would You Do? Scenario 1: Playing an Injured Athlete It's the state basketball championship, and Margie, your star center, has sprained her knee. The trainer suspects a Grade II sprain, which means the ligament is stretched and has some tearing but portions are still intact. Margie can function at only about 65 percent. However, if she plays, your team's chances of winning are much better. Being a competitor, Margie desperately wants to play because the championship is the culmination of three difficult years of training for her. The trainer advises you not to play her, he says she has a good chance of injuring herself even more seriously if she plays. 1. Would you let Margie play? Why or why not? 2. Is there a risk associated with this decision? What would your decision be if you followed the Athletes First, Winning Second philosophy? Activity: Coaching Objectives-What Would You Do? Scenario 2: Playing a Problem Athlete Fred is a problem athlete with great potential and an awful attitude. He's also one of the stars on your team. You've counseled Fred a few times about the rules and the consequences of breaking them, but so far nothing has changed. He disrupts practice, and his negative attitude is adversely affecting some of his teammates. As you are contemplating whether to cut Fred from the team, you run into his mother. She tells you that Fred really wants to be part of the team, and that his involvement is making a positive difference in his life. 1. Would you keep Fred on the team? Why or why not? 2. Is there a risk associated with this decision? 3. What would your decision be if you followed the Athletes First, Winning Second philosophy