tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post4617317944425153215..comments2023-06-10T06:19:28.892-05:00Comments on Why me, Saint Lidwina?: Smart phones, Silly CoachesSkate Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099319126365762647noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-31712128126352350512014-06-19T17:45:10.606-05:002014-06-19T17:45:10.606-05:00Yeah, that's pretty much what I thought. Than...Yeah, that's pretty much what I thought. Thanks. Shame, really, because I think she'd be perfect for my nieces. Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033941639288059816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-12238712416771281322014-06-19T07:04:59.061-05:002014-06-19T07:04:59.061-05:00There's a lot I won't put up with anymore ...There's a lot I won't put up with anymore now that I've been skating awhile. If it's behavior I'd get in trouble for at my job, it's bad coaching behavior. I can't put my clients off to take calls from family or "more important" clients, so why is it appropriate in a skating rink? It's not.Skate Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099319126365762647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-49967776214890778452014-06-19T06:57:34.304-05:002014-06-19T06:57:34.304-05:00Contactable 24/7? ORLY? Sorry but I find that hard...Contactable 24/7? ORLY? Sorry but I find that hard to buy. It's perfectly reasonable for her find a way to manage both her family issues and her coaching business, and check her messages between lessons like a functioning adult. I'd talk to her, get the honest story, and make your expectation clear: Unless someone's on their deathbed, no phones during lesson.Skate Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099319126365762647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-53316931484005050682014-06-19T02:58:45.009-05:002014-06-19T02:58:45.009-05:00There's a coach at my rink who is on her phone...There's a coach at my rink who is on her phone texting or checking messages about four or five times per half hour lesson. I was considering hiring her for some lessons with my nieces, but this has put me off greatly. I mentioned it to another skater I'm friendly with, and was told that this coach has family issues going on that require her to be contactable 24/7. My question is, how can this be acceptable? Surely if you're paying her, her attention should be focused on you? Is it reasonable to expect her to wait until the end of the lesson to check her phone? How would you handle it?Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033941639288059816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-50286731722661631842014-06-18T15:05:48.581-05:002014-06-18T15:05:48.581-05:00When I was a new skater I had a coach who had '...When I was a new skater I had a coach who had 'phone emergencies' every single lesson. I put up with it, but today, I'd point it out to the coach. Then if it didn't change I'd either get a new coach or deduct part of my payment. Coaching is a business. I'm paying the coach for their attention, not for their time! There's lots of coaches at my level who are professional and competent.Babbette Duboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721808053479678691noreply@blogger.com