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Old Tue Dec 13, 2011, 12:37am
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Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
These are called "helicopter parents", they hover around their kids. The main reason why I gave up coaching a few years ago.
If I had a lick of coaching ability, I still wouldn't want to do it today. I've heard too many horror stories from coaches-turned-officials to want to deal with that crap. I'll say it again: Parents get mad at officials for 5-10 seconds, and it usually goes away. People hold grudges against coaches! No wonder the turnover rate is so heavy.

Kids have to learn that life can be competitive. The better you deal with that, the better you can deal with life.
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