[thackney]

Yes, but he was trying not to. No way you could hit someone standing still, significantly hit them, and not slow down.

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"No way you could hit someone standing still, significantly hit them, and not slow down."

A good stiff arm to the back of the coach's head wouldn't have slowed the runner down too much. Anyway, if he hadn't changed direction, the coach might have moved a little more quickly.