Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Basketball Team- Similar Case I coached a high school womens basketball team. Several players on the team were openly lesbians. Throughout the course of four years, more and more players "came out." I heard several rumors that one player, Chelsea, was approaching another player, Sarah, and wanting to "date" her. Sarah was not a lesbian and politely handled the matter by simply saying no. After several no's, Chelsea began punishing Sarah on the basketball court. She would not pass Sarah the ball, set picks for Sarah, and continously complain that Sarah wasn't doing her job. Since Chelsea was the leader of the team and of the lesbian group, the other lesbian players treated Sarah the same. It's not fair to Sarah to allow the other players to treat her this way, but I can't call attention to the lesbians without them thinking I'm discriminating.How do I handle this situation? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would approach this situation by doing two things. Firstly, I would have a team meeting discussing what it means to work together as a team and how teammates should be treated. After having meeting with the team I would call Chelsea over individually after the meeting to talk to her about the situation with Sarah you have been observing. I would emphasis to Chelsea that as a team leader it is her responsibility that the team is functioning successfully as a team. I would also add to Chelsea that if she is unable to manage the team and help the team work together that a new team leader would be put in place who could do so.