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Jul 16, 2020
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SJS
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Lol, you’d think so, but no. That group has so much capacity to complain.
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Well my son’s baseball season is over and so is my managerial career.
mobomanjoe
7/16/20 5:56am
Little League is bad. Try swim team. That’s people with money acting like Little
Iman23
7/16/20 6:13am
Swim teams are bad...
1984coug
7/16/20 6:15am
Why?
Cougarrr
7/16/20 7:20am
Summer swim teams- usually have novice coaches and soccer moms yelling at them
1984coug
7/16/20 7:23am
Then get a good one. Or just a former swimmer. As long as they aren't abusive,
Linkcoug
7/16/20 8:00am
Summer swim teams are different than USA year round
1984coug
7/16/20 8:45am
The advantage of the swim team is there is not much complaining about who plays
Blue Heart
7/16/20 12:11pm
Sports with clocks are awesome! “The clock don’t lie” is what my former coach
cougfanz
7/16/20 12:41pm
Haha. Pass.
mobomanjoe
7/16/20 6:26am
Huh? Having coached HS football and now I have a swimmer on a club team I don't
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
7/16/20 6:43am
I played youth sports growing up (mostly the 90s). Amazed at what it is now.
CosmoK
7/16/20 7:18am
We've had 3 kids swim. Great experience. Much better than team sports.
Orem58thBall
7/16/20 8:21pm
Where did they swim?
1984coug
7/16/20 11:00pm
Dimond High
Orem58thBall
7/24/20 9:17am
You rock for being the parent that volunteered. I did that for many many
SouthernBlueBlood
7/16/20 6:15am
I've got a kid on my Tball team whose dad played in the majors briefly. He's
dYrtbYkerYder
7/16/20 6:16am
But you are a hero
PortlandBlue
7/16/20 6:35am
RE: But you are a hero
mobomanjoe
7/16/20 6:47am
Thank you for sacrificing of yourself for those kids. Your son will remember it
Big Daddy D
7/16/20 6:40am
This. Your kid's memory of it will be very different than yours.
shoganai
7/16/20 7:00am
Pro tip: treats are on the parents
whirl
7/16/20 6:40am
Pro tip: team treats are done when tee ball ends
SJS
7/16/20 6:58am
Not my problem. The parents can work that out. They'll spend their energy
whirl
7/16/20 7:09am
Lol, you’d think so, but no. That group has so much capacity to complain.
SJS
7/16/20 7:31am
Only response needed: get out here and coach yourself or shut up
MormonThug
7/16/20 6:43am
Those same whiny, complaining people are the ones who make FB games
Division Bell
7/16/20 6:48am
RE: Well my son’s baseball season is over and so is my managerial career.
Oat'n'bow
7/16/20 7:04am
Obviously this is much more of an indication of the parents than anything else.
brazilcoug
7/16/20 7:06am
Sounds brutal sorry to hear. Where do you live?
wisconsincougs
7/16/20 7:06am
Yea that’s brutal
cougfanz
7/16/20 7:08am
RE: Well my son’s baseball season is over and so is my managerial career.
gwill
7/16/20 7:18am
But how big was the trophy they got?
gwill
7/16/20 7:23am
The worst thing about sports isn't the kids, it's ALWAYS the parents. ALWAYS
RockyBalboa
7/16/20 7:28am
Advice from 7 years coaching my son's bb teams
jsaskew
7/16/20 7:31am
You should send this in an email to all the parents.
kccougar
7/16/20 7:35am
Just remember, no good deed goes unpunished
thejimmer
7/16/20 7:57am
I’m well aware. I guess we just forget.
mobomanjoe
7/16/20 8:26am
Parents in sports suck.
nslcougar
7/16/20 8:31am
What a nightmare...sorry but not unexpected.
ordinary tri guy
7/16/20 8:33am
I coached for 18 years, I can check all those boxes minus the last comment
g$
7/16/20 10:29am
Just my two cents on going back...
ordinary tri guy
7/16/20 1:12pm
Club/travel teams that don’t have parent coaches have been awesome for us
cougfanz
7/16/20 1:18pm
Similar experience. Signed up to assist coach, he had heart attack. Suddenly,
AF_Puma
7/16/20 8:47am
Yes, parents suck
Peter Venkman
7/16/20 9:01am
I was a first year coach this year as well. Here’s something I did that worked:
GilaHank
7/16/20 9:06am
Wow. Bunch of whiners. Sounds like you did well in a tough spot.
bluecheese
7/16/20 9:19am
Parents can ruin youth sports. City league parents are the worst of the bunch.
Busting Coveys
7/16/20 9:24am
The parents at my kids' activities drive me absolutely nuts.
Roko's Basilisk
7/16/20 9:27am
Baseball is the hardest in that respect.
HenderCoug
7/16/20 9:35am
Lessons I learned from coaching multiple sports, both rec and comp.
Bin01015
7/16/20 9:45am
You’re a good man. When I was your age I got into coaching the same way you did
Bullrider
7/16/20 9:50am
Sorry to hear your experience, you are a great man, and your kid and those kids
Blue for Life
7/16/20 10:35am
5th graders don’t need treats and most development should take place at home
SlantRoute
7/16/20 11:32am
You just inspired me to write my son's coaches and tell them how much I am
cougstyle
7/16/20 12:47pm
I need to rewatch The Badnews Bears.
ditch
7/16/20 1:35pm
Yep. Baseball is the worst
MaxxPower
7/16/20 2:53pm
You are a saint; great reminder for everyone
Extra Biscuits
7/16/20 3:26pm
Parents are the hardest part of my job and I work with tons of behaviorally
doubled1981
7/17/20 1:32pm
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