Sounds like her problem and insecurity, why would someone beat you up for helping?? Marty
EXACTLY
She is a control freak who feels the need to be the expert. She is also incredibly jealous of the fact that the kids turn to me as the actual expert (
and I do NOT claim to be an expert)
Last year her Assistant Coach was telling students to see me for answers to questions about NCAA rules, college scholarships, etc. and NOT to go to the head Coach. The Asst Coach even told one of the students they would be better off traveling to universities and tournaments with me than with the head coach. The Asst Coach also helped 1 student violate the rules set by the head Coach so the student could attend an outside tournament that helped the student get recruited by some colleges. I had provided the Asst. Coach all the rules that proved the Coach wrong, and pointed out errors. We spent several days going over conference rules, state high school rules, and NCAA rules. After that she realized the Head Coach was/is full of s#!t. So the Asst Coach ran interference to help the kids get the correct answers from me.
And, along with several team members and the 2nd Asst Coach and also myself (
Volunteer Saber Coach) the Asst Coach resigned. I believe that I am being blamed for that, but it was the head Coach's issues that caused all the actual rifts.
This is the same Coach who lied to the foreign exchange student & her mother to get the student to fence for the team. The Coach promised expert coaching for the student despite the fact that there was NO qualified coach for this student. I'm the best (
so I've been told by other coaches) Saber coach in NW Indiana/South Chicago for high school level fencing and I was
1) NOT planning to even help at that school. And
2) NOT qualified to help that foreign exchange student as her skills are well above my coaching level (
she is near Olympic level), the best I could do was get her so she wasn't crying at practice daily and arrange for a world class coach to give her 1 day a week lessons. This girl was used to 6 private lessons per week with a world class coach. The head Coach actually expected this 17 year old student to take an Uber to a train station, a train to downtown Chicago, then 2 busses to the north side of Chicago to get daily lessons (
roughly 2 hours commute each way).
Apparently her failures are my fault?