I agree. Once you put an opinion out on social media you are asking to get attacked. I've only been coaching girl's softball for three years. I am often wrong. I just never understood why paid friendlies don't matter to some. I agree bracket games are different, but paid friendlies are just like pool games. People post pool games and no one complains.
Any ways, I've been a high school teacher and football coach for 27 years. I was a head coach for five and a defensive coordinator for three Hall of Fame coaches. Since joining this crazy softball world I have been so impressed with the level of coaching at the 12u level. There are a lot of good people out there doing it right. In fact, I've only witnessed two knuckleheads, one was an 02 coach, and another was an out of state coach. All of you deserve a ton of credit. I put as much time in coaching travel softball as I did coaching high school football and I used to get paid for it! I know everyone else works as hard as we do. I promise that your players will never forget you. I hear my high school students talk about their travel ball experiences all the time. Stay true to your principles and don't let people/parents get you down.
Good luck and go Vipers! I really like my team! I have great character players. They are tougher than some of my past high school football players.