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Dad pulls gun on son's football coach

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NightmaresDad;642381; said:
One response to the "I paid good money for him/her to play" argument is: How much of your own time have you spent with him/her teaching him/her the fundamentals of the game and practicing what we teach them at our practices?
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We're talking about 6 and 7 year old kids. Don't punish the kid because dad's a dick. Very few of my girls in softball have a dad or mom dragging them to the batting cage twice a week like I do with Ali. Or go out back and run glove drills.

The kid should play, whether the dad is a self absorbed prick or not.
 
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scooter1369;642396; said:
We're talking about 6 and 7 year old kids. Don't punish the kid because dad's a dick. Very few of my girls in softball have a dad or mom dragging them to the batting cage twice a week like I do with Ali. Or go out back and run glove drills.

The kid should play, whether the dad is a self absorbed prick or not.
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I don't see how what I posted could be construed as "punishing a kid".
The point is that many parents see youth sports as some kind of babysitting service, and that their kids should have just as much opportunity and success without the same level of effort given by other kids and parents.
This, to me, is a terrible lesson for the kids to learn.

My main goal in coaching youth sports is to see each and every kid improve throughout the year, and enjoy the game. If some kids have worked harder and improved more than others, then by God they will be recognized for it.
 
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NightmaresDad;643318; said:
I don't see how what I posted could be construed as "punishing a kid".
The point is that many parents see youth sports as some kind of babysitting service, and that their kids should have just as much opportunity and success without the same level of effort given by other kids and parents.
This, to me, is a terrible lesson for the kids to learn.

My main goal in coaching youth sports is to see each and every kid improve throughout the year, and enjoy the game. If some kids have worked harder and improved more than others, then by God they will be recognized for it.
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You didn't say "punish", but the point remains the same. You have Kid A and Kid B. Kid A has an involved dad you takes him outside throws the ball with him, works on fundamentals and preaches "learning the game". Kid B's dad is an airline pilot, almost never home and can't spend the time with him that Kid A's dad does.

Somehow this justifies Kid A getting considerably more playing time in a U7 pee wee league? I just don't see the logic.
 
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