Psycho Parent qu'est-ce que?

[chinamigarden]

Ugh - sorry you had to deal with that - especially in front of your daughter! DD's team has had more than their share of crazy...for instance:

2 yrs ago DD had a teammate with a crazy dad. He would yell at her after every pitch (she is a pitcher). She would only take instruction from her dad and his main instruction was throw the opposite of what the coach called. So if the call was low and outside she was to throw high and inside. DD would catch for her and have such a hard time getting set up not knowing if the girl was going to follow the coaches instructions or her dads.

One game she decided to follow the coaches instruction. The dad flipped out. He started throwing around f-bombs and finally stormed into the dugout (during the game) and threw all his daughters stuff out of the dugout, grabbed her when she returned to the dugout and yelled at the coach that they were done. Coach started yelling back they she was not welcome back on the team. This went on for probably 5 minutes. Parent, umps, kids all just staring in disbelief. Craziest part is - she was back playing the following weekend like nothing had happened.

And then a year later we had another parent who towards the end of the season just decided that the coach was the worst coach ever and ambushed parents in the parking lot on their way into a tourney and gave us a packet of info "detailing" the coaches shortcomings, money mismanagement, dishonest behavior, etc. it was so weird because he was waiting behind a large utility bax and jumped out and confronted parents. Ugh. That is the part of softball I do not like! This past year that same parent refused to get out of DD's teams pic after they won a tourney against his daughters team. He stood behind the backstop making faces and obscene gestures so he would be in every picture. Pretty pathetic.

I would have taken a dozen pics with that jackwagon in the background and posted everyone of them on social media and every softball board I could find

 

[xdfp01]

Ugh - sorry you had to deal with that - especially in front of your daughter! DD's team has had more than their share of crazy...for instance:

2 yrs ago DD had a teammate with a crazy dad. He would yell at her after every pitch (she is a pitcher). She would only take instruction from her dad and his main instruction was throw the opposite of what the coach called. So if the call was low and outside she was to throw high and inside. DD would catch for her and have such a hard time getting set up not knowing if the girl was going to follow the coaches instructions or her dads.

One game she decided to follow the coaches instruction. The dad flipped out. He started throwing around f-bombs and finally stormed into the dugout (during the game) and threw all his daughters stuff out of the dugout, grabbed her when she returned to the dugout and yelled at the coach that they were done. Coach started yelling back they she was not welcome back on the team. This went on for probably 5 minutes. Parent, umps, kids all just staring in disbelief. Craziest part is - she was back playing the following weekend like nothing had happened.

And then a year later we had another parent who towards the end of the season just decided that the coach was the worst coach ever and ambushed parents in the parking lot on their way into a tourney and gave us a packet of info "detailing" the coaches shortcomings, money mismanagement, dishonest behavior, etc. it was so weird because he was waiting behind a large utility bax and jumped out and confronted parents. Ugh. That is the part of softball I do not like! This past year that same parent refused to get out of DD's teams pic after they won a tourney against his daughters team. He stood behind the backstop making faces and obscene gestures so he would be in every picture. Pretty pathetic.

Oh.dear.LORD. omg

 

[YOCOACH]

I could tell you a horror story that would curl your toes about my past season but I'll just leave it at that. Follow Cannonball's advice and dump them. You and your team will be much better off without them

 

[CoachJD]

OK, so first, let me state that this father was obviously out of line. Everyone's saying that, and they're right.

That said, I think you should talk to your player and see if those little mid-at bat instructions are a distraction for her. It's possible that he's delivering a good message in the worst way. I'm not saying you're yelling instructions as the pitch is coming or anything, but she might just need to shut everything out and focus while batting, and she might be afraid to tell you.

So see if it's bothering her. If it is, give her the reminder or two before she goes up to the plate, and if she screws up during the at bat, just tell her after the inning.

 

[GoCaboNow]

Just the other day I was talking to a young coach and asked her what she learned in her first year of coaching high school ball. She said after the game get to the parking lot as soon as possible and try not to make eye contact with any parents.

 

[marriard]

Nice story... amateur hour compared to these morons from 2015. Both guys got one years probation.

One guy drove almost 4 hours to get in a fight over his daughter being kicked off the team.

Softball dads from N.J. arrested for bloody brawl over girls - NY Daily News

 

[Mad4Ball]

Nice story... amateur hour compared to these morons from 2015. Both guys got one years probation.

One guy drove almost 4 hours to get in a fight over his daughter being kicked off the team.

Softball dads from N.J. arrested for bloody brawl over girls - NY Daily News

Wow that takes he cake. However there is behind the scenes damage to reputations that I've heard of that can be just as bad.

 

[TMD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpUVcOBVbaQ

Yep, there's crazies in this stupid game we love!

Best line ever: "I wish I coached a team of kids whose parents were all dead."

 

[Shelbylynn]

Nothing to add but great title to the post.

 

[GXsDad]

Nothing to add but great title to the post.

Agreed.... and somebody needed to add this.