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I remember my senior year in high school -- i kept the bench very warm and after about 3 or 4 games of not getting any playing time I was upset and my parents noticed it. I wanted to quit but the time I put in to make the varsity squad was not going to be thrown out because I wasnt getting playing time. All I could do was what I could which was practice 100% and when I got in put forth 100% effort.
In all my years of playing sports any problems I had with a coach I had to deal with them and my parents made it clear they would only get involved if the coach ever crossed the line. Any participation issues I had I took it up with the coach and heard first hand what, why and how.
When I coached for 1 year and learned that I will not be repeating that again not 1 kid brought up any of their concerns to me but several parents did -- all this after I made it clear to all the kids (boys fresman) that I DID NOT want to hear their compalints and frustrations through their parents but would rather hear from them firsthand.
Parents need to learn that they are depriving their kids of a very essential skill needed in life communication, problem solving, and thier ability to fight their own battles.
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