Is an 18 year old female coach having sex with a 17 year old a pedophile?
I don't know about the label, but I do know that if you are a coach you must be held to a higher standard with regard to your conduct towards your athletes. You are in a position of authority and trust. Compromising that can be damaging to the athlete (if only for an older athlete's reputation), the team/teammates (team morale/favouritism/etc) and yourself (professionally). If you can't keep it zipped - regardless of gender - go into another line of work where you won't be tempted.
If an employee of a business was having sexual relations with a 17 year old intern at the business, there would be heads rolling. (Unless it's the U.S. Congress, of course...)
When I was 17, my girlfriend was 21. I don't think of her as a pedophile - I confess I still think of her rather fondly - but she also wasn't my track coach.
-LBJ
Is an 18 year old female coach having sex with a 17 year old a pedophile?
I don't know about the label, but I do know that if you are a coach you must be held to a higher standard with regard to your conduct towards your athletes. You are in a position of authority and trust. Compromising that can be damaging to the athlete (if only for an older athlete's reputation), the team/teammates (team morale/favouritism/etc) and yourself (professionally). If you can't keep it zipped - regardless of gender - go into another line of work where you won't be tempted.
If an employee of a business was having sexual relations with a 17 year old intern at the business, there would be heads rolling. (Unless it's the U.S. Congress, of course...)
When I was 17, my girlfriend was 21. I don't think of her as a pedophile - I confess I still think of her rather fondly - but she also wasn't my track coach.
-LBJ
