I have seen daddy ball in all sports. I know it exists , but what most fail to understand is that without these parents there wouldnt be teams because nobody else wants to spend the time it takes to step up and coach a team. Most of them just want to sit back and complain about the coach. The "daddyball" excuse just becomes their convenient way to do it. In my area , there isnt one single team 8u-14u (probably around 60 teams) that has a coach without a kid on the team.
It is always amazing to me how many parents complain about 'daddy ball', but none of them will 'step up' and coach....they prefer to just sit in the stands and complain. I also love it when a kid comes to tryouts and we find out from her parents that she has been on 5 different teams in the last 3 years because every coach played 'daddy ball'....... I am not saying 'daddy ball' does not exist, but I think it gets over exaggerated by disgruntled parents who wear 'rose colored' glasses regarding their DD's abilities!