Bottom line is this: Is it possible to coach the team and be friends with all the parents at the same time?
We use stats and our observations, along with the girls' desires and goals to help us set the lineup. We are developing players and we play to win, and positions are earned. We very rarely play a set lineup an entire game, as we know girls want chances at other positions and have earned those chances with their hard work and effort. We coaches are unanimous in our decisions and it seems relatively straight-forward to us.
But we hear the chatter from the bleachers about "why are they doing this?" and "why are they playing her there?" and so on and so forth. It's causing contention.
Any thoughts or advice? Is that just how this goes? We're 10U, and are told by other coaches we talk to that this does settle down as parents get more familiar with the game.
We use stats and our observations, along with the girls' desires and goals to help us set the lineup. We are developing players and we play to win, and positions are earned. We very rarely play a set lineup an entire game, as we know girls want chances at other positions and have earned those chances with their hard work and effort. We coaches are unanimous in our decisions and it seems relatively straight-forward to us.
But we hear the chatter from the bleachers about "why are they doing this?" and "why are they playing her there?" and so on and so forth. It's causing contention.
Any thoughts or advice? Is that just how this goes? We're 10U, and are told by other coaches we talk to that this does settle down as parents get more familiar with the game.
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