A truly eye-opening and painful article in The Atlantic describing how many coaches are the real bullies in school and, by extension, youth sports.

Moreover, this abusive behavior is applauded by many parents who see this treatment as character building. These parents have seen too many so-called inspirational movies (such as the recent film Whiplash about an abusive music school teacher) in which mean and angry coaches (or music or dance instructors) are seen as heroes for bringing out the best in children.

The author makes the obvious, though ignored, point that if teachers treated their students the way that many coaches treat their young athletes, they would be fired and sued.