Editorial: Tough love coaching styles do not justify verbal abuse

Editorial: Tough love coaching styles do not justify verbal abuse

The phrase “tough love” is often thrown around by parents, teachers, or even friends, but few really pause to think about its true meaning, especially in sports. Coming from coaches, tough love can be crucial to the development of athletes, though only when it is done with the players’ best interests in mind. Tough love is the idea that coaches should be hard on their players to encourage them to do better and to bring out their potential. Howev…