Connecticut youth basketball coach accused of vehicular assault after argument about

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Not sure what your response has to do with the incident. The person who was hit was the coach of one team, and the person who hit him was the coach of the other team.

Person hit was initially identified as a parent on our local radio and television.

Of course, regarding a game on this low level, the person hit could have been both a coach and a parent.

As a retired teacher and coach, I'm very familiar with "helicopter parents".

My son, a college professor, also has the same problems with parents of his college students.

If other Forum members aren't familiar with the phrase, I can expound.

[ChuckS]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

As a retired teacher and coach, I'm very familiar with "helicopter parents".

Helicopter parents is actually an older term, which has been supplemented by "lawnmower parents"....getting rid of all obstacles in their kid's way. Of course, both are awful.