Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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csprig9 said:
Yep
Parents are psycho
My son is 2 and I’ve told my wife I’m not coaching anything bc parents are insane assholes when it comes to youth sports
Some of my friends have kids 5-17 and they all say baseball, softball, dance, youth football, the parents get way out of hand. It’s like they are trying to relive their youth.
I will say my buddy whose sons play soccer say they actually never have a any problems with parents compared to the other sports
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It’s truly sad.
I said the same thing but I love that it gets my daughter and I time together with something I love and that she’s learning to love. I cherish the time with her but it’s almost not worth it. This year has been awful. The pitcher (still coach pitch) getting cussed out cuz of bad balls? Come on..
They enjoyed soccer a lot. My daughter cheered for years but once she moved into competitive cheer she didn’t want to do it anymore. 1. Because of the parents. 2 was the amount of traveling we all did. She was almost truant at school. That was insane.
 
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ugg said:
I had a dad come out of the stands and threaten to kick my azz for taking his daughter out of the lineup with three minutes left in a playoff game. I was planning on putting her back in just resting her. A few months later he was DUI and rolled his truck with her in it unrestrained. Luckily only broke her leg. There were several other issues but that was the worst. I stopped coaching because of parents. This was 10U basketball.
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Oh man. That’s awful. Not only to put her life in danger but what could have come out of that. People are nuts man. Im sorry you got pushed from wanting to coach by parents. It’s getting there. Less and less fun for sure. It plays with my heart strings seeing grown adults make children cry over nonsense.
 
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WesTnVol said:
Parents🫣😢
I had a mother threaten me with a bat after a game one night because I wouldn’t let her son play infield but instead always had him in the outfield. I said because I care about your son’s safety. He can field grounders or heaven forbid a line drive.
At first she tried blaming me but I reminded her, her son only made half the practices and none of the extra work Saturdays.
On all my teams we informed parents that if their child needed a ride to or from practices ,we would make sure they could get a ride. Thankfully someone called the police because she was past being reasoned with. They walked her out of the park but it was touch and go for a minute😬
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Golleeee. Yeah baseball is way different than softball. My sons 6u team cranks the ball.
How did you handle that parent after that?
 
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WesTnVol said:
Parents🫣😢
I had a mother threaten me with a bat after a game one night because I wouldn’t let her son play infield but instead always had him in the outfield. I said because I care about your son’s safety. He can field grounders or heaven forbid a line drive.
At first she tried blaming me but I reminded her, her son only made half the practices and none of the extra work Saturdays.
On all my teams we informed parents that if their child needed a ride to or from practices ,we would make sure they could get a ride. Thankfully someone called the police because she was past being reasoned with. They walked her out of the park but it was touch and go for a minute😬
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And on that day her neck was red.
 
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Volsdeep4 said:
It’s truly sad.
I said the same thing but I love that it gets my daughter and I time together with something I love and that she’s learning to love. I cherish the time with her but it’s almost not worth it. This year has been awful. The pitcher (still coach pitch) getting cussed out cuz of bad balls? Come on..
They enjoyed soccer a lot. My daughter cheered for years but once she moved into competitive cheer she didn’t want to do it anymore. 1. Because of the parents. 2 was the amount of traveling we all did. She was almost truant at school. That was insane.
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I have two boys, 4.5 and 2.5. I'm honestly dreading the sports thing with them. Most of my friends have kids older than mine and they've either been through it or are well into the travel ball/insane teammate's parents years and they all say it's a nightmare. Cost, travel, time, etc.

When I was a kid, youth sports were pretty relaxed and travel ball wasn't really a thing. The pressure and competitiveness didn't ramp up until middle school at the earliest. It was purely for fun. It doesn't seem like that even exists anymore outside of the first couple of years of play for kids. Once they're 6-7 years old people start taking it way too seriously. My niece is about to turn 10 and has been playing soccer since she was 5. It got serious quickly and my sister-in-law has been paying for private lessons for her just to keep her competitive enough to stay in the "A" tier of her local league.
 
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Volsdeep4 said:
Little rant:
I got voted to coach my towns 8U softball all star team. I brought the 2 assistants that have been with me all year. I’ve coached the majority of the girls team for 3 seasons now. Most of the parents know me and how we operate. No coming to dugout during games. I bring water and other necessities for the girls.

I’ve had parents whisper/yell at their daughters really mean things.

So tonight we have a scrimmage to get ready for district. Our third base lady missed a pop up. No big deal. After the inning is over I talk to her about getting under the ball and we will work on it more next practice. The dad comes over and yells at her, she starts crying. I ask his daughter to come to the fence and cheer on her team with the other girls. He says it’s my daughter she will come over there when I tell her. I ask her again to go and she does so. I ask him what good does that do during the game. He said if I coached better he wouldn’t have to say anything to his daughter. I told him if he doesn’t like the way I coach, there’s a form at the beginning of every year asking parents who want to coach. Told him to put in for it. These girls are 8 yo. Man it breaks my heart seeing these girls cry cuz a grownup yelling at them. Please don’t let that be any of
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Its behavior like this why I will not participate in youth sports as a coach or as a referee. And these coaches and officials aren’t paid in most associations.

Youth sports parents are toxic. You’ll see the worst in people and it’s unfortunate.
 
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Man at work says. . .

Man at work says that you'll catch more fish if you dig up the worms in the ground next to where you're fishing because they're more "balanced" with the water there than worms from anywhere else. . .
 
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Volsdeep4 said:
Golleeee. Yeah baseball is way different than softball. My sons 6u team cranks the ball.
How did you handle that parent after that?
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Actually her husband who wasn’t there that night(thus not the man WHO was there) apologized for her behavior. Really never had anymore trouble. I’m sure the park and league commissioner spoke with her.
The worst part is several of our players and their parents witness the whole thing. I didn’t bring it up again and just coached the boys like nothing happened.
 
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Aesius said:
I have two boys, 4.5 and 2.5. I'm honestly dreading the sports thing with them. Most of my friends have kids older than mine and they've either been through it or are well into the travel ball/insane teammate's parents years and they all say it's a nightmare. Cost, travel, time, etc.

When I was a kid, youth sports were pretty relaxed and travel ball wasn't really a thing. The pressure and competitiveness didn't ramp up until middle school at the earliest. It was purely for fun. It doesn't seem like that even exists anymore outside of the first couple of years of play for kids. Once they're 6-7 years old people start taking it way too seriously. My niece is about to turn 10 and has been playing soccer since she was 5. It got serious quickly and my sister-in-law has been paying for private lessons for her just to keep her competitive enough to stay in the "A" tier of her local league.
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If you enjoyed sports. It’s awesome to coach them young and get that time with them. Sports and hunting is when my kids and I spend the most time together.
That’s how it was for me growing up. Rec ball was the most fun you could have. The friendships and memories. I’m 33 and still have friends just from rec league.
Shewweee don’t get started on the travel ball money these people are getting. Pop up tournaments $300 a team for a weekend. Geeez.
 
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