I am really struggling. I was an assistant coach of my 8 year old’s club soccer team in the Salt Lake área last year until a parent, who happens to have some power with the club itself, had a problem with how I coached their kid. The head coach was an utter coward and did not force the parent to speak to me until after I felt the need to resign because there was no way forward. Then my kid was not picked for this year’s team because “there were too many talented kids” who tried out, to which I say baloney. In the years my kids have played club soccer, if you were on the team last year, you were on A team the next year, even if it meant you moved down a level. I felt they punished my child because they were trying to CYA.
In the spirit of being a good Christian and in an effort to not put my older kid in jeopardy with the club, I haven’t blasted the club on social media or ripped apart the head coach of my younger kid’s team But the more I think about it, the more it bothers me.
I’m sure many of you have vast experience with youth club sports. What should I do here?