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My post only referred to the situation as described in the original posting. I am fully aware of the problems in youth sports, and that coaches are to blame for many these problems. These problems bother me probably as much as many of you. I know many coaches that agree with my viewpoints, and many others who represent the worst in sportsmanship, player development, etc. My request was merely that one look at the situation rather than giving a general criticism of coaches in a situation that did not warrant it. We aren't all bad all the time.
Since williebfree asked what officials and parents could do, I would also point out that parents are usually the worst problem. They have less undersanding of what is going on than coaches and are less aware of sportsmanship concerns,player development issues, perspective based on age level and level of competition, etc. Some of my biggest problems in getting players to do what I think they should do is getting past what their parents tell them to do when they provide their individual coaching before, during and after games.
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