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05-19-2022, 10:32 PM | #2 |
Curmudgeon
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: North by Northwest
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I'm still wrapping my head around 6 out of 9 players getting MVP pins. The "M" stands for Most. How can 6 out of 9 be "Most"???
It sounds to me that you will never be happy with this coach, so move along. Take you kid to another league, move him down a division, or have him play baseball. |
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05-19-2022, 10:52 PM | #3 | |
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05-19-2022, 11:10 PM | #4 |
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Join Date: Oct 2013
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Can we all appreciate the fact that when he ranks his kid at “best” 6 or 7 out of 9, he’s really an 8 and a 7 on a good day??
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05-19-2022, 11:21 PM | #5 | |
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YOU AREN'T THE MFing coach. Unless it's a safety issue then leave him and the running of the team alone. If you think your son is being taught something wrong then teach him on your own time. If he wants to pass out some awards and your son doesn't get one then big effing deal. Work harder. |
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05-19-2022, 11:24 PM | #6 |
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"Competitive" youth sports is a cash grab against parents wanting to live vicariously though their kids or thinking they have the next Tiger Woods or Serena Williams without having to do any work developing them themselves.
You're either a gifted phenom or you aren't. Those kids tend to get free "scholarships" with these teams and the rest of the parents are there to finance the operation. |
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05-20-2022, 06:46 AM | #7 |
Someone pass the antifreeze
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Miami (North Cuba)
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He’s 8 dude, there are no collage scouts there, tell him to have fun. And you enjoy watching your boy have fun.
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05-20-2022, 07:25 AM | #8 |
Curmudgeon
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: North by Northwest
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Did you ever consider soccer isn't his sport? While the MVP pins were a dick move, it still doesn't take away the fact YOU have a problem with this coach. I coached competitive baseball for many years and I can tell you there's always going to be a parent or 2 that aren't happy that little Todd isn't pitching, only gets to play 1/2 a game, bats 9th, etc. I once had a Karen mom fly into orbit because her kid played RF that night and it was too far away for Grandpa to get a good picture of him. It's not that Gramps couldn't walk around the fence for his action shot, that'd be way too easy.
The simple answer is to move the kid away from this coach if you're not happy. Waiting for the league to knock your kid down or hoping the coach will move is only allowing you to get out of a tough decision. Buck up and do what's best for the kid. |
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05-20-2022, 07:44 AM | #9 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Dakota Country
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1st world problems.....sheesh. Quote:
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05-20-2022, 08:12 AM | #10 |
best in the biz
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Under Pressure
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This is about your son having fun, and being part of a team.
Anything after that, looks like it's about you. |
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05-20-2022, 01:14 PM | #11 | |
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I know a coach that was coaching one of the MLS Academy teams. He was telling me about during tryout the mom of the best player on the team was questioning him about playing time and playing position. He was called over and cut from the team immediately. When you have coaches that are being paid and paid well they do not want to deal with crap from parents. In summary, pete, you are in the wrong. |
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05-20-2022, 01:41 PM | #12 | |
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To me all you can really do is at the end of the season or after your son is done with this particular coach maybe then have a conversation/letter about some of these minor points he could improve upon. If he is serious about coaching youth it might be something he will actually think about. |
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05-20-2022, 01:51 PM | #13 |
#triggering
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05-20-2022, 02:07 PM | #14 |
In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Northern Kansas
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Team is also playing/played for a tournament championship, so the hated coach must be doing something correct.
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05-20-2022, 07:52 PM | #15 | |
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Location: Olathe, Ks
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And the coach you think is doing something right, ran them and the rest of our "good players" into the ground in a game that meant nothing and 3 hours later in the final they were gassed because our coach was so worried about winning a game that didn't matter. |
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