If this had been set in the U.S. rather than Britain…
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marlarkey — 13 years ago(September 12, 2012 10:05 AM)
In the UK it would probably be illegal as the legislation does not just apply to school staff and students but applies to any situation where an adult is in a position of trust working with a minor.
For instance, my son (18 years old) is a sailing instructor and was working over the summer at a youth activity centre. In order to instruct children he had to go through a criminal record check and vetting process. Any relationship in that situation (eg an 18 year old with say a 17 year old) would be illegal because he would be in a position of trust. -
isis_maat — 13 years ago(September 19, 2012 04:39 PM)
I assumed they were all at least 18Jess is waiting to start university, and she and Jules head off to the University of Santa Clara at the end of the movie.
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jaystarstar — 12 years ago(December 22, 2013 02:33 AM)
The girls are high school age presumably it is a U18 team since they enter a US university as freshmen the next fall.
And any coach of ANY US U18 girls team in any sport would get in tons of trouble if he carried on any kind of romance with any of his players.
It would be WORSE if it was a school team, but still bad if it was an independent club.- You ever seen Superman $#$# his pants? Case closed.
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hppg — 12 years ago(December 27, 2013 03:50 PM)
Pretty sure that's not true. It was a community club. They had both just finished school and were quite possibly 18. I don't think there are any laws against it. It might be "wrong", but I don't think it was illegal. If it had been a school team, yes, but it wasn't. Was it even a youth team? Wasn't it just a general open women's team? I'm not sure if there are laws on that, it might be looked down on or go against coaching principles if they are under 18 but people do date coaches frequently in community groups. The age of consent certainly isn't 18.
What's the age for night club entry in Germany? I think you can get in at 16 if you leave before midnight. If not, 18, then I guess they were 18. Does it say their ages? I can't remember. -
jaystarstar — 10 years ago(July 13, 2015 04:38 AM)
Well I know Britain does not have high school sports comparable to the U.S. but even if it was a U20 team and all the players were "legal" in terms of age of consent, if the male coach is in a "position of authority" he woul be subject to several kinds of sexual misconduct charges if he actively pursued any players romantically.
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hppg — 10 years ago(January 02, 2016 11:19 PM)
Yeah, I'm assuming they have the "position of authority" thing in the UK too, but I'd be surprised if it applied to an adult, non-school team with adult players and an adult coach, because the authority isn't quite the same as when there are minors involved, nor it is a school/university setting with a certain hierarchy.
Having said that, it did seem to be against club rules/code of conduct, as Jules makes reference to the fact that he is not allowed to date (or "shag", as she said) players. That didn't stop her pursuing him, and clearly he was also willing to take the risk with Jess. I think the only consequence would be him losing his position though, it wouldn't be a criminal issue or a public issue.