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Re: FRC team crisis - any suggestions?

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Originally Posted by supernoodle View Post
I won't quite believe that it was for the goodness of the team...and I also refuse to believe that it was the best choice.
If you hope to have a productive conversation with Coach Z then you are going to need to change this attitude. You don't have all of the information of the situation and it sounds like weren't involved in any of the discussions that led to this decision.
Suggesting that the decision was not made for the goodness of the team will immediately discredit you if you were talking to me about an issue like this.

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Here is what I believe why Coach Z initiated some of the things he initiated. . . .
This is why it is critical that you ask him his reasoning. If your speculation is wrong and you try to bring that into the conversation I don't think it will go well for you.

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That is why I believe that Coach Z is sucking out ALL the fun out of Robotics this year. He is not very relatable and doesn't have the very appealing personality. If I had to say, he was more of a control freak. I feel like he is a very slothy coach as of now.
It sounds like you have a pretty low opinion of him as is. The tough part is that sometimes you will have people that you don't like as your leader in life. But he IS your leader. And the best thing for the team is for the student leadership (presumably you and some others) and him to be aligned on what the goals of the team are. And that requires the mature meeting we suggested. Just hoping that he leaves eventually won't help your team in the long run.
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