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baseballplussoftball.com · 07-10-2008, 08:09 PM

I coached fast pitch for seven years. Enjoyed the coaching. Stopped coaching a couple of years ago, to take a break from parents. It's funny, the dads that caused the most problems were the ones that only came to games ever so often. Now, I'm just a dad watching his daughter play (her team plays 90 to 100 games in the spring/summer) and she was all-conf. and all-dist. on HS varsity as a freshman last year.

I always have two words for parents: "chill out". It's not life and death. Recognize that everything that happens (good and bad) during your child's participation on a team has value. You, as a parent, can enhance the value or diminish the value by your attitude, words, behavior, etc. etc. etc.

I played college football. It is important to know that not every kid aspires to play in college. There are tons of kids with the skills to play in college. Not all have the desire.

CoachJimKrusherz18U · 07-11-2008, 07:03 PM

Amen !!

My wife has been on a break for the past 6yrs for the same reasons !! The girls we coached together thought it awesome to have a female on the field to look up to. Sad that the parents didn't feel the same way and drove a female role model away from the game. I miss her as well, I could always look to her and she'd tell me how they were feeling or what her instinct would be on certain movement of players for the benefit of the team.

It's a shame that parents act this way. I can relate as I've done some of the same things. The difference is I catch myself.

Sometimes or most times, the parents want more than the kids do, that's the bottom line of all Parental issues.

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07-10-2008, 08:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
baseballplussoftball.com Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 17	I coached fast pitch for seven years. Enjoyed the coaching. Stopped coaching a couple of years ago, to take a break from parents. It's funny, the dads that caused the most problems were the ones that only came to games ever so often. Now, I'm just a dad watching his daughter play (her team plays 90 to 100 games in the spring/summer) and she was all-conf. and all-dist. on HS varsity as a freshman last year. I always have two words for parents: "chill out". It's not life and death. Recognize that everything that happens (good and bad) during your child's participation on a team has value. You, as a parent, can enhance the value or diminish the value by your attitude, words, behavior, etc. etc. etc. I played college football. It is important to know that not every kid aspires to play in college. There are tons of kids with the skills to play in college. Not all have the desire.

07-11-2008, 07:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
CoachJimKrusherz18U Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 21	Amen !! My wife has been on a break for the past 6yrs for the same reasons !! The girls we coached together thought it awesome to have a female on the field to look up to. Sad that the parents didn't feel the same way and drove a female role model away from the game. I miss her as well, I could always look to her and she'd tell me how they were feeling or what her instinct would be on certain movement of players for the benefit of the team. It's a shame that parents act this way. I can relate as I've done some of the same things. The difference is I catch myself. Sometimes or most times, the parents want more than the kids do, that's the bottom line of all Parental issues.