Good leaders and coaches inform their players that they will have a nurturing culture, writes Peter D’Cruz
When I was appointed provincial men’s Under-21 coach in Canada, I knew the team had a toxic initiation hazing culture. From the first session, the team manager and I made it clear that it would be zero tolerance for any forms of bullying and hazing rites throughout our training process and until the completion of our national championship.
We just didn’t say it was zero tolerance. We told the players that if anything happened, the perpetrators would be dismissed from the team at any point in the process, including at the national tournament. The reason for the dismissal would be publicly stated, which would have been highly embarrassing.
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Peter D’Cruz is the founder of the Hockey Curriculum for Players & Coaches. More articles by Peter D’Cruz.
