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[scarlet_woman156k]

I totally stumbled on this topic...how ironic for me! I agree w/SJCFU#2 on this one. And I speak from experience, I was BSU fencing club's president at one time (did you all decide on a club patch yet?).

Doesn't sound like anything's changed much. However, it's good advice. Just step back and let him do his thing. He's going to push harder if you cause problems in his mind. I'm sure you have the best interest of the club at heart, and sometimes that's taking a back seat to let things cool down. You've got to remember that BSU's fencing club is, and will stay (for a long time at least, there's always hope), a recreational club. So it's a way for students to get a look at a sport as well as give BSU students a volunteer opportunity to lead a small organized group. Great experience...whether it turns out well or poorly, the experience gained is wonderful for the students. Plus, I think the primary goal at that college club was to just have fun and do it safely. Keep it in perspective.

[erooMynohtnA]

The above post reminded me. It's going to be really funny when the president finds this thread through google or something. Maybe he already has.

[thekoby]

The above post reminded me. It's going to be really funny when the president finds this thread through google or something. Maybe he already has.

I had thought of that, but there is not much he can do about it. If he wishes to pull rank of president and do something drastic such ass forcefully remove me from the club roster, he will need to follow the precedures outlined by the club constitution (which requires a 2/3 majority vote from all senior members).

But I have seriously considered just stepping back, letting do his thing, and learn the hard (or possibly the easy) way that things are not as easy as they look to be. Trying to run a club plus teach the classes takes a lot of time and devotion. On top of working a part-time job and taking a full load of classes, I'm affraid he's going to burn himself out to the point that he just won't care anymore (or his grades will start to suffer). As much as I would hate to see the club faulter under his leadership, and I would also hate to see him faulter with his school work. I have always told members of the club that school comes before fencing and that if they have homework, practice should only be a short break from studying.

I agree with everybody else that I should just step back, focus on learning to be a good coach, focus on my fencing so I can earn at least my C rating in epee this year, and focus on training people to eventually fill my shoes. Like SJCFU#2 said, evetually I WILL have to leave, and if I don't do my part as a coach to make sure someone else is there to take my spot, then I have no one to blame for the downfall of the club in latter years than myself.

[erooMynohtnA]

Oh yeah, I doubt he can do anything about it, but I wish I could be a fly on the wall if he ever asks about it.

I learned to find awkward situations really funny from my girlfriend.

[Fencergrl]

I want to be a fly on the wall when he realizes we've been giggling at him posing in women's clothing.

[whiteandbluefencer]

Agreed Fencergrl!

[thekoby]

I want to be a fly on the wall when he realizes we've been giggling at him posing in women's clothing.

do you want just the jacket, or should I find him a chest protector as well?? ;-)