Whos Worse?

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but a mother will poison everything around her and the team will rot from the inside out.

That's SO true. ?I coached a couple of years ago and had a poison on my team like this. ?This "cancer" as we called it spread and eventually ruined the entire atmosphere of our team. ?

Here's the kicker to all of this....all of this drama and insanity comes from the parents and the KIDS are never even upset or complaining. ?IT'S ?ALWAYS ?ABOUT ?THE ?PARENTS!!! ?

 

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I've been around travel ball for 6 years now and have seen just about everything from moms and dads..last year i heard a mom trash her own daughters team as they were taking the field and the same mom tried to secretly(without the coaches knowledge) lobby the parents against the team going to nationals even after the team(parents) decided to go weeks earlier...come to find out she had done the same thing the year before with their old team causing them not to go to nationals..(Believe it or not, we overheard her bragging about it and the sad part was that she was proud of it) where does it end?

I think the main problem is parents forget that the kids are the ones playing the game.....not them


Go Tribe!

 

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bretman, no doubt that fouled-mouth batter acts the same way at home
the reason?
because she's allowed to
and then it's supported instead of punished by the parents at the ball field
sad state of affairs
i would have gotten my butt kicked for four days at home if i'd pulled a disrespectful, embarrassing stunt like that!!

 

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catsbats,

One thing I did say to the guy, after he had called me every name in the book for five minutes and I had tried to explain to him that what his kid did is an automatic ejection at the youth level, was, "Now I see where the kid gets it from".

Some definite anger management issues going on there!

 

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Re: Who's Worse?

I think the Dads tend to be harder on their own kids than anyone else's. I know if my kid takes strike three on an outside pitch I'm not mad at the ump BTW it couldn't have been the parents fault, it must have been rap music video games and tv ;D

 

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I hate to say it but through my many years of coaching my biggest problems have been mothers, including my own who knows nothing about the game and is great at giving me her thoughts once a year if she comes to watch one game out of 100 throughout the season. ?

Fathers will have a conversation, not always good if it is not what they want to hear, but for the most part will approach you ?and ask for a discussion. ?Mothers on the other hand typically "brew" and stir hornets nest. ?Usually they also do not always have a clear perspective on what competitive travel ball is about and that equal is not always the way it goes on Sundays. ?They do sometimes have a tendency to baby or make excuses for their children and their performances. ?Even with the many pre discussions of the what and hows of the expectations for the season, there still seems to be some issues toward the end of the year.

Again, this is not all just some experiences over the years. ?There can be fathers that do the same things also. ?

As far as fathers being harder on their daughters, better ask my daughters about that opinion. By far they would say mom is tougher on them.

 

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A team of 11 - 12 orphans is the best!!!

Parents have every right to ask questions. As a coach you have the right to answer those question or not answer those questions. EVERY person has an opinion as to who is the better players on the team. As long as you can justify your reasons as to who plays and who sits and why and you are up-front with parents your season should be a happy one!


Best of Luck to ALL coaches, players and parents!!! ;D

 

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ONE thing to remember, you never know when a college coach may be watching a game.They watch you parents as much as the players. They do not want to deal with you over a 18-22 yr old player.So sit back and enjoy the SPIRIT of the game and enjoy.But foremost keep YOUR mouths SHUT,and show good sportsmanship win or lose it save you a bundle and let you daughter play the sport she dearly LOVES at the school of her choice.

 

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In my experience, parents are equally out of control at certain times. I have had just as much trouble with mothers as I have had with fathers. The way they handle the situations are either equally extreme or equally as diplomatic.