Let me start by saying this is a serious question and involves high school athletes. I have been searching for answers and thought this might be a place where I could get some knowledgable answers.
Is it common practice for coaches and/or athletic trainers to conduct supervised naked stretching in the shower? I have yet to find anyone to say that this is common practice or a new breakthrough that is becoming acceptable.
Your curiosity is probably peeked so let me provide more details as to why I ask. A high school football coach was making 4 members of his team do naked shower stretches while he supervised. In the meantime, more than 40 other players were in another locker room. The 4 who were made to shower stretch often did it 3 times a day, sometimes alone with the coach. One stretch they had to do was a backbend, all with the coach standing literally 2 feet away.
The coach has claimed that shower stretching is a new trend that is promoted by athletic trainers and that he has attended clinics on the topic.
Can anyone help me out...is this common practice?
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