I really hope (even though I fear it is not) that this is mainly a problem in Korea! There are several cases referred to in this disturbing article - really makes me ashamed to be a coach/instructor ...
Story:
"I wouldn't dare talk back to my coach. It's one of the golden rules of remaining on the court as a player. The rule is as good as a shackle." A rookie female professional basketball player thus defined the coach-player relationship in a sexual harassment complaint against her 45-year ex-coach.
This is not the only case in which a coach did not hesitate to use his dominance over his players to commit indecent acts, extortion, assault, and other crimes.
A group of male Judo players on a company-owned team stated in a recent police investigation that their 46-year-old former coach, had extorted 220 million won (US$236,559) from them over a five-year period."
If we wanted to remain as an active Judo player on a team that pays well and has a better chance of not being restructured, we had no other choice but to do what the coach said," one of the players said.
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