Reminds me of an article I read where Geno Auriemma, the UConn WBB coach, says that many coaches have become "afraid" of upsetting players because they might transfer and/or report the coach for verbal abuse.
"The majority of coaches in America are afraid of their players," Auriemma said. "The NCAA, the athletic directors and society has made them afraid of their players. Every article you read: 'This guy's a bully. This woman's a bully. This guy went over the line. This woman was inappropriate.'
"Yet the players get off scot-free in everything. They can do whatever they want. They don't like something you say to them, they transfer. Coaches, they have to coach with one hand behind their back. Why? Because some people have abused the role of a coach."
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26425589/most-coaches-afraid-their-players