Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Basketball Team When the high school principal first offered me the job, he said that my main role would be coaching the basketball team. He told me that his school's basketball team had not been doing well, and this year was the first year in a long time that the team has a collection of very good players. He said multiple times that he wanted championship at least at the county level. I had coached basketball teams before and enjoyed many championships. My first meeting went very well with the players; it was a nice group of students from variety of backgrounds. Players worked very hard in the practice meetings. Two weeks before the matches began the team players found out that one of their teammates, David, was gay. They immediately started isolating David in the practice games. The team sent a representative to tell me that they did not want David in the team and that if he is not removed, they would sabotage the games. David was one of my best players, and without him it would be very difficult to win the championship. Plus, I thought it was unfair to David that he would have to leave the team because he was gay. I did not have a problem with him being gay. Things got more complicated for me when the principal asked me to remove David from the team. I disagree with the principal, but I do not know what to do. Please offer a solution with a justification. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) The principal is wrong in asking you to remove David from the team. That could definitely lead to a law suit. I've faced a similar situation that I will post as a new case. I believe you should provide an inquiry traning approach that points out the differences of all players, such as religions. Also point out that David's sexual orientation has no effect on the team. I understand if players do not want to change clothes or shower in front of David, so provide other options for the players that feel uncomfortable. If the team members do not like your decision, then they could quit. Chances are, most good players will prefer to play basketball with a gay teammate than not play at all.