- Jan 24, 2011
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Yep , parents always see what those dumb old coaches don't. They know how to get Little Susie to perform. She just doesn't because the coach doesn't like her
Yep , parents always see what those dumb old coaches don't. They know how to get Little Susie to perform. She just doesn't because the coach doesn't like her
I guess I hang around with the wrong parents. Nearly every one of them I talk to can't get Little Susie to do ANYTHING they tell her to do, and often comment that me telling her the EXACT same thing has made a big difference. I use my co-coaches the same way with my own Little Susie. Within 1 practice, one of the coaches got my DD doing things that I had been trying to get her to do for 6 months, and the lesson has stuck.
Awesome , then coaches really do have some value. I knew parents were crazy , know it alls
As many of you know, I resigned my baseball position to watch my dd play in HS and then became her HS coach. Saturday, I spent time watching my dd play 23U and another former coach came up to me. He asked me if I would get back in to coaching after BB graduates. I asked him the same. After all, he has 24 years of experience like me and is very well known in the area. He said that there is no way and much for the same reasons that I outlined here. If things go wrong, blame the coach. Coaches aren't expected to coach and so how does a coach coach? I can't think of one "expert" in our area that I think knows more about hitting than I do. However, parents are paying for lessons to some of the "experts" who I know know nothing. Some of these people are a joke and that is putting it mildly. Still, they are experts and I'm just a HS coach. I told this gentleman that I'm out. There is no way I would coach again.
I coach golf now, have never had a freshman who has played, have one or two girls make it to sectional play each year, win 18 matches and the parents love me because I am the only expert that they can afford for their girls. That is because I am free. I have 7 girl golfers playing in college now and that will do me just fine for the next 5 years.
As a baby softball parent and coach for my young daughters, I've got to admit finding this forum has been eye opening. I know parents are harsh, but I'm a little put off with the prospect of putting myself out there. With the depth of complaints, it appears parents forget that coaches are human, no one person knows it all, and above all, the coach is giving his or her time to try to make a team and the individuals successful. While coaches are not perfect, they are typically trying to do something good. Apparently there is no benefit of the doubt for coaches.