You don't like my coaching style...I get that.
Your kid doesn't like something her coach did or said at some point in time...welcome to team sports.
Now, let's make sure something is clear. When the HC was looking for help, I stepped forward, and you didn't. When you put your daughter on the team and decided to sit behind the fence, you accepted the coaches. If you decided later that you didn't like the coaching, you could have volunteered to help or found another team. If you think you can do it better, then step up next year and show everyone what you've got.
You've made no effort to get to know me, and if you think that you know the full extent of my interaction with this team from your very distant vantage point, you are fully out of touch with reality. I've done everything possible to help your kid be a better player, and it's apparent that my effort exceeds what they've received from you. In your kid's case, that help extended to providing protective equipment that you only recently saw fit to purchase. Praise far exceeds criticism, and direct talk only follows a lack of effort, bad behavior, or a failure to follow directions. I don't get on anyone for a physical error during a game, but address mental mistakes whenever possible. I never use foul language around the kids, but when I raise my voice, it's so I'll be heard over a distance or the crowd noise. If you can't see and understand that, then you're going to have a difficult time going forward.
Your actions last weekend were way out of line. Going after a coach on the field is bad, but doing it after a great come-from-behind win is comical in its timing, and makes you look like a monumental jackass. There are acceptable ways of addressing concerns, and they don't include angrily confronting a coach at the ballfield. If you do, don't be surprised when there's a defensive or even hostile response. If you really believe it can't wait, you should call the police, because the coach has already done something that justifies them being taken to jail. Failing that, YOU may be the one on the way to jail. In any event, on most teams, you would have been gone after a stunt like that. Our season is almost over, but if you want your kid to play on ANY team in the future, keep it in mind.
Your kid doesn't like something her coach did or said at some point in time...welcome to team sports.
Now, let's make sure something is clear. When the HC was looking for help, I stepped forward, and you didn't. When you put your daughter on the team and decided to sit behind the fence, you accepted the coaches. If you decided later that you didn't like the coaching, you could have volunteered to help or found another team. If you think you can do it better, then step up next year and show everyone what you've got.
You've made no effort to get to know me, and if you think that you know the full extent of my interaction with this team from your very distant vantage point, you are fully out of touch with reality. I've done everything possible to help your kid be a better player, and it's apparent that my effort exceeds what they've received from you. In your kid's case, that help extended to providing protective equipment that you only recently saw fit to purchase. Praise far exceeds criticism, and direct talk only follows a lack of effort, bad behavior, or a failure to follow directions. I don't get on anyone for a physical error during a game, but address mental mistakes whenever possible. I never use foul language around the kids, but when I raise my voice, it's so I'll be heard over a distance or the crowd noise. If you can't see and understand that, then you're going to have a difficult time going forward.
Your actions last weekend were way out of line. Going after a coach on the field is bad, but doing it after a great come-from-behind win is comical in its timing, and makes you look like a monumental jackass. There are acceptable ways of addressing concerns, and they don't include angrily confronting a coach at the ballfield. If you do, don't be surprised when there's a defensive or even hostile response. If you really believe it can't wait, you should call the police, because the coach has already done something that justifies them being taken to jail. Failing that, YOU may be the one on the way to jail. In any event, on most teams, you would have been gone after a stunt like that. Our season is almost over, but if you want your kid to play on ANY team in the future, keep it in mind.
