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Y34rZer0 t1_j5nwqow wrote

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

but don’t players selected their coaches? It’s not the same power dynamic really

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GreatAndPowerfulNixy t1_j5o4vhd wrote

Not usually, no

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SpicyUnicornBrittle t1_j5onltp wrote

Actually sort of, the dynamics between a tennis coach and player are different than the usual coach of a sports team. A basketball coach can take you off the team, a tennis coach can't stop you from a joining a tennis tournament(unless he was running it). To your point, The dynamics are more similar when it's the coach of a college tennis or highschool(eww) team. For younger athletes you'd probably see more sexual favors passed from parent to coach.

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