Quote Originally Posted by Intense View Post
Hard one. For starters, when you witness real harm being done. Even running the girl for 3 hours. What kind of condition was she in? How hot was it? How hydrated was she? In sports it's important to be observant, right? You bend when circumstance requires it. The Athlete could easily go past the point of no return without being aware of it. It's not all that uncommon. 9 Year old, 3 hour run, I think there might be some interesting history here. On the surface, it seems like abuse. That and stupidity.
Yep, even hard ass coaches with highly trained athletes have to be completely aware of the condition of those athletes.

Personally I waterboard my children when they fuck up. Gotta teach them little bastards a lesson.