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BroForceOne t1_j5n892q wrote

Reply to comment by RandomActsOfKidneys in Tennis great Pam Shriver calls for end of coaches sleeping with players by andyring

Honest question, but how is the power dynamic in favor of the coach? The athlete makes the money and is the employer, the coach is hired staff.

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TheWoodsman42 t1_j5n9m77 wrote

It’s heavily in favor of the coach when the athlete is underaged, which is what this is about:

“Shriver, who revealed last year that she had an inappropriate relationship with her coach Don Candy when she was a teenager, told The Age in an interview published Sunday that bringing the hammer down on coaches who sleep with players is as important as cleansing the sport of those who use performance-enhancing drugs or attempt to fix matches.”

That’s literally the first sentence of the article.

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Y34rZer0 t1_j5nws16 wrote

oh ok, if it applies to junior athletes or under age ones that get groomed then I totally agree, it should be like with teachers and students.

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