Despite the fact coaches take the time to have a team meeting to try and curb this behaviour - parents just can't help themselves. It seems the higher level they play the worse these parents get.
One example ..... using "ice time" or "field time" in my case ....
When I played soccer, we (the players) were told simply that they have been selected to the team. Your position on the starting lineup is yours to keep and protect. The other 7 players were also told, clearly, they have been selected as prospects to the team, are welcome to join the team and sign up, but it was their job to get themselves time on the field. As of that moment they knew not to expect equal play time. They knew they would get opportunities, and they knew they had to work to keep those opportunities. And, you bet, we worked our butts off to keep our jobs !!!! Not one single parent was an issue.
Fast forward some 25 years - Seems like despite our kids club having the exact same policy - parents still felt their kid deserved more than his/her talent would allow. They would corner the coaches and give us a hard time. Tireless, relentless, poisonous.
What happened????? When did all these parents become some bold??? Why is everyone an armchair expert???? Something happened to society that has transitioned into kids sports.
SAD
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