re: F.B.I. Investigating Former Rutgers Assistant for extortion

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I haven't kept up with this thing too much but I personally did not find the video disturbing at all. Growing up I had hardasses for coaches and it was normal to get pushed around and chewed inside out. To me and others it built character. Maybe it just shocks people that didn't play sports or women but its tough to be a man and my father and my coaches would make the Rutgers coach look soft.

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It's not normal and not ok to push a kid around. And just because you went through it doesnt make it acceptable. If you can't get your point across in another way, quit coaching.

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I haven't kept up with this thing too much but I personally did not find the video disturbing at all. Growing up I had hardasses for coaches and it was normal to get pushed around and chewed inside out. To me and others it built character. Maybe it just shocks people that didn't play sports or women but its tough to be a man and my father and my coaches would make the Rutgers coach look soft.

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Same here. When I played basketball in junior high, my coach got in my face to yell at me, spit flying out of his mouth and all. This was nothing new because I sucked at basketball, the coach yelled at me a lot at practice. Well this day he chewed me out really bad, no personal space separation. He then threw the ball at my face with force but I was able to block it with my forearm, it bounced off my forearm to my coaches face. He was pissed as can be so he pushed me, i lost balance and fell because I didn't expect it. At that point I had enough so I got up, I cocked my fist back and with my other hand I opened the door get on the floor everybody walk the dinosaur.