Great post, daboss! Coaches do make mistakes sometimes, but they're almost always trying to do what's best for the team and the training of the individual players. Now, I have had a few times when I signalled something to a girl, and she called time out to make sure she saw the signal right and/or to ensure that's what I really wanted (e.g., do you really still want me to bunt with 2 strikes?), and I am OK with it because at least she is thinking (though on a couple of times that's ruined my strategy of surprising the other team!). But such situations are great life lessons for the girls ... it's not going to be any different when they go off to work ... we all know we get asked to do things or take approaches that we don't always agree with in our jobs ... and while it's usually OK to ask the boss the reason and/or if they are sure, we have to align ourselves with the organization's goals, or go find another something else to do.