Article: "Student-athletes to parents: 'Grow up'"

[Adam]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

Nothing worse than watching your kid ride the pine while the coach's kid plays when he wants, where he wants and for as long as he wants. I see this far more often than I see parents getting out of control with a coach. I've seen coaches pull kids from a game for a simple error while their precious flesh and blood commits unforced turnover after unforced turnover. Then there are the coaches with their buddies as assistants and no one else need apply

This happens. It also happens that the coach plays the AD's kid, or the councilman's kid, because failing to do so will result in a loss of his job.

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This happens. It also happens that the coach plays the AD's kid, or the councilman's kid, because failing to do so will result in a loss of his job.

In my case, it was president of the school board's son who got the playing time over my brother and myself.