No, actually, the fault lies on the coach - if someone is asking for water, you give them some damn water! The only consequence to staying too hydrated is bathroom breaks and that's better than dehydration by far! It's just the stupid notion that if you aren't suffering, you're too pampered.

OP shouldn't have to ask for water several times. Even if OP just wanted to get water just because he was thirsty, the coach should have allowed it. Not to mention that the weather channel says it is 90 in North Carolina and exercising in the heat can dehydrate someone quickly and even kill them.

21, on top of that, coaches should pay attention to their athletes and be able to notice when faces are ashen and/or breathing is really labored. A productive training session requires everyone completing drills and taking breaks together, but all these stories of coaches/teachers refusing people water upon request indicates that most don't LOOK carefully enough at their students or don't know how to identify certain signs. No bueno.