@justpeachy Your poor baby girl. I am SO SORRY this happened to you. At the end of the day, coaches can forget that sports are intended to build character, confidence, and strength in children. It's not an excuse, but I know that we can all fall into the "win over everything" trap. However, the coach in your situation went WAY too far. I can't imagine how this was even permitted by the owner.
Is your daughter still cheering on her other teams, or did you decide to pull her from the gym all together? Would hate to see a kid stop cheering because of a horrible coach. :( That would be the icing on the cake for me.