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Carol .... great point about making sure we let the gem families know that we appreciate them, and there definitely is still a lot of them out there.
I know high school coaches have to put up a lot with this issue as well. The ideal situation is telling problem families to take a hike as Martin suggests, but that's just not always possible in travel ball in order to have the rest of the team complete a season, or in school ball due to the threat of parents going to the administration thereby risking one's job. Joe may have a different view on this, but I envy college coaches some because they don't have to deal with parents, and are in a position that they can tell a player with attitude to take a hike.
It's a little funny to me how this thread has evolved some from parents complaining about coaches, to coaches complaining about parents. But we should not lose perspective that most girls and their parents really help make it all worthwhile.
I know high school coaches have to put up a lot with this issue as well. The ideal situation is telling problem families to take a hike as Martin suggests, but that's just not always possible in travel ball in order to have the rest of the team complete a season, or in school ball due to the threat of parents going to the administration thereby risking one's job. Joe may have a different view on this, but I envy college coaches some because they don't have to deal with parents, and are in a position that they can tell a player with attitude to take a hike.
It's a little funny to me how this thread has evolved some from parents complaining about coaches, to coaches complaining about parents. But we should not lose perspective that most girls and their parents really help make it all worthwhile.