How should a coach handle trash talking on Facebook?

I am a high school volleyball coach. Although I am not Facebook friends with any of my athletes, it was recently brought to my attention that some of my star athletes (those who I thought were team leaders) have been trash talking the coaching staff on their pages. Other than keeping a printed record of these posts, how should I address this issue?|||My initial thought was, "Make them work harder and tire them out at practice!!!" More drills, longer practice, more times a week, etc. But that will obviously lead to more criticism and trash talk, correct? That's where I see the problem; you can't really fix that overnight.





I'm just a 17 year old kid, so hell if I know haha But I'd definitely confront the players about it, maybe not in front of everyone, but at least after practice or before practice. It's just rude and disrespectful of them, especially if you truly are doing your job correctly and efficiently.





So all in all, I'd talk to them, being pretty stern about it, and punish them with more drills or practice, whichever you prefer. They need to understand that they have a consequence for their actions.|||I think you should bring up the matter with the school administration! There may be a policy about Facebook et al., or one about out-of-school actions of students.