[brandda]

There are a couple of different points here. First off, what the coach is doing is in no way illegal so he can't be "made" to stop.

On the other hand, it is bad baseball and not terribly bright. One day he will get caught in a situation where plays need to be made in multiple places in quick succession and then he is up the creek because only one player on the team is capable of playing.

If you have discussed your concerns as a group with the coach with no luck and several parents have taken their kids off of the team, then you have a few different avenues available to you.

1) As a group go to your division commissioner who represents the board and ask him or her for their assistance with the situation. Different leagues take dramatically different stances on these types of things so I cannot speculate as to how this will turn out, but, if you have good people on your board, they may be able to help you out.

2) If that does not work, you may have to gut the situation out for this year and then you have a couple of different choices. When you sign up for next year, most leagues will allow you to specify a coach that you do not want your child to play for. Definitely do this. If you think the problem is more systemic, then I would recommend that you get together with other like minded people and try to change enough board positions out to change the focus of your league. Just my two cents.

Believe it or not, this is also a learning experience for your son. As he grows older, he will encounter people in positions of authority who are incompetent. While he is a little young to have to learn about this, he would have to sooner or later. Just try to help him understand that some situations simply have to be tolerated and not to take it personally.