AITA for telling a new skater she's not ready and having her quit the same night?
me (28F), derby, four nights a week, i run the intake sessions. new skater (24F), about five months in. she wanted to be on the roster for a bout in september. she's improved fast and she's fearless, which sounds like a compliment and in derby is the thing that puts people in a neck brace. she hasn't passed her minimum skills. specifically she can't take a hit on the turn and she hasn't done the whip work. i told her, in front of the group at the end of practice, that she's not ready and she's not on the roster. i thought i was being clear and fair because everyone hears the same standard. she left and hasn't come back. that was three weeks ago. two people have messaged me saying she was embarrassed. the standard is the standard and i'd fail her again. i've been doing intake four years and i've never had someone quit over it, so something about how i did it was different and i can't tell what.
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