If your kid is on a team sport, do you expect the coaches to provide updates on their arrival and departure times and

[Anonymous]

answer other random questions about your dc while he is at practice?

I’m on a group chat with other parents and there is a coach whose role seems to be to ‘manage’ the parents non stop personal inquiries. Yes, there are legit questions about schedule and uniform etc (although the coaches have online info, send comprehensive emails and hold a Zoom session at the beg of the season), but 90 percent of the questions make it seem like these parents think that the coach is their child’s personal babysitter.

Is this normal? I’ve maybe messaged the coaches twice when we first joined to arrange payments. Here is what I mean:

‘I dropped Larlo off at the intersection of Smith and Oak, can you confirm you see him walking up to the field?’

‘Larlo had a slight headache earlier, can you make sure he takes an Advil midway through practice?’

‘I am dropping Larlo off at Oak and Main Street because the traffic is bad on Smith. Can someone please go pick him up?’

‘Larlo didn’t charge his phone. Can he use yours to call me?’

I cannot believe the coaches put up with this, and manage to respond so politely.

[Anonymous]

Thankfully our chat is not like that. We just get a "X will be late because of Y" or similar.

For his school soccer team the coach usually sends out a "headed back to school" when they are pulling away so any parents picking their kids up know when to get there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thankfully our chat is not like that. We just get a "X will be late because of Y" or similar.

For his school soccer team the coach usually sends out a "headed back to school" when they are pulling away so any parents picking their kids up know when to get there.

Ok that’s better but why do parents need to send that even?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thankfully our chat is not like that. We just get a "X will be late because of Y" or similar.

For his school soccer team the coach usually sends out a "headed back to school" when they are pulling away so any parents picking their kids up know when to get there.

Ok that’s better but why do parents need to send that even?

For this team, the head coach asked parents to let him know if kids were going to be late or missing practice. I'm sure there is a way to message him privately on the app, but the group message is the default.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:answer other random questions about your dc while he is at practice?

I’m on a group chat with other parents and there is a coach whose role seems to be to ‘manage’ the parents non stop personal inquiries. Yes, there are legit questions about schedule and uniform etc (although the coaches have online info, send comprehensive emails and hold a Zoom session at the beg of the season), but 90 percent of the questions make it seem like these parents think that the coach is their child’s personal babysitter.

Is this normal? I’ve maybe messaged the coaches twice when we first joined to arrange payments. Here is what I mean:

‘I dropped Larlo off at the intersection of Smith and Oak, can you confirm you see him walking up to the field?’

‘Larlo had a slight headache earlier, can you make sure he takes an Advil midway through practice?’

‘I am dropping Larlo off at Oak and Main Street because the traffic is bad on Smith. Can someone please go pick him up?’

‘Larlo didn’t charge his phone. Can he use yours to call me?’

I cannot believe the coaches put up with this, and manage to respond so politely.

Holy Crap. This is why young kids are so anxious.

[Anonymous]

No this is crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer other random questions about your dc while he is at practice?

I’m on a group chat with other parents and there is a coach whose role seems to be to ‘manage’ the parents non stop personal inquiries. Yes, there are legit questions about schedule and uniform etc (although the coaches have online info, send comprehensive emails and hold a Zoom session at the beg of the season), but 90 percent of the questions make it seem like these parents think that the coach is their child’s personal babysitter.

Is this normal? I’ve maybe messaged the coaches twice when we first joined to arrange payments. Here is what I mean:

‘I dropped Larlo off at the intersection of Smith and Oak, can you confirm you see him walking up to the field?’

‘Larlo had a slight headache earlier, can you make sure he takes an Advil midway through practice?’

‘I am dropping Larlo off at Oak and Main Street because the traffic is bad on Smith. Can someone please go pick him up?’

‘Larlo didn’t charge his phone. Can he use yours to call me?’

I cannot believe the coaches put up with this, and manage to respond so politely.

Holy Crap. This is why young kids are so anxious.

Sorry - meant to add that parents didn't text the coach on our kids' teams. The coaches expected the kids to maintain communication. So, if DS was going to be late, he texted the coach himself and let him know. This started around the age of 9 or 10. And no, I'm not talking 20 years ago. Kid is 15 now and it still works that way. There was never a coach that was in charge of handling parent b.s. -- if you were such a parent, you risked your kid's playing time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer other random questions about your dc while he is at practice?

I’m on a group chat with other parents and there is a coach whose role seems to be to ‘manage’ the parents non stop personal inquiries. Yes, there are legit questions about schedule and uniform etc (although the coaches have online info, send comprehensive emails and hold a Zoom session at the beg of the season), but 90 percent of the questions make it seem like these parents think that the coach is their child’s personal babysitter.

Is this normal? I’ve maybe messaged the coaches twice when we first joined to arrange payments. Here is what I mean:

‘I dropped Larlo off at the intersection of Smith and Oak, can you confirm you see him walking up to the field?’

‘Larlo had a slight headache earlier, can you make sure he takes an Advil midway through practice?’

‘I am dropping Larlo off at Oak and Main Street because the traffic is bad on Smith. Can someone please go pick him up?’

‘Larlo didn’t charge his phone. Can he use yours to call me?’

I cannot believe the coaches put up with this, and manage to respond so politely.

Holy Crap. This is why young kids are so anxious.

+1 no, i haven’t experienced this in my many club and rec sport years. At the most i will get or give a direct text to a parent/friend saying someone is running late for pick up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer other random questions about your dc while he is at practice?

I’m on a group chat with other parents and there is a coach whose role seems to be to ‘manage’ the parents non stop personal inquiries. Yes, there are legit questions about schedule and uniform etc (although the coaches have online info, send comprehensive emails and hold a Zoom session at the beg of the season), but 90 percent of the questions make it seem like these parents think that the coach is their child’s personal babysitter.

Is this normal? I’ve maybe messaged the coaches twice when we first joined to arrange payments. Here is what I mean:

‘I dropped Larlo off at the intersection of Smith and Oak, can you confirm you see him walking up to the field?’

‘Larlo had a slight headache earlier, can you make sure he takes an Advil midway through practice?’

‘I am dropping Larlo off at Oak and Main Street because the traffic is bad on Smith. Can someone please go pick him up?’

‘Larlo didn’t charge his phone. Can he use yours to call me?’

I cannot believe the coaches put up with this, and manage to respond so politely.

Holy Crap. This is why young kids are so anxious.

Sorry - meant to add that parents didn't text the coach on our kids' teams. The coaches expected the kids to maintain communication. So, if DS was going to be late, he texted the coach himself and let him know. This started around the age of 9 or 10. And no, I'm not talking 20 years ago. Kid is 15 now and it still works that way. There was never a coach that was in charge of handling parent b.s. -- if you were such a parent, you risked your kid's playing time.

This makes sense to me, and I think this is how my kids other coaches would have handled things. I’m not sure why these particular coaches are so patient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer other random questions about your dc while he is at practice?

I’m on a group chat with other parents and there is a coach whose role seems to be to ‘manage’ the parents non stop personal inquiries. Yes, there are legit questions about schedule and uniform etc (although the coaches have online info, send comprehensive emails and hold a Zoom session at the beg of the season), but 90 percent of the questions make it seem like these parents think that the coach is their child’s personal babysitter.

Is this normal? I’ve maybe messaged the coaches twice when we first joined to arrange payments. Here is what I mean:

‘I dropped Larlo off at the intersection of Smith and Oak, can you confirm you see him walking up to the field?’

‘Larlo had a slight headache earlier, can you make sure he takes an Advil midway through practice?’

‘I am dropping Larlo off at Oak and Main Street because the traffic is bad on Smith. Can someone please go pick him up?’

‘Larlo didn’t charge his phone. Can he use yours to call me?’

I cannot believe the coaches put up with this, and manage to respond so politely.

Holy Crap. This is why young kids are so anxious.

Sorry - meant to add that parents didn't text the coach on our kids' teams. The coaches expected the kids to maintain communication. So, if DS was going to be late, he texted the coach himself and let him know. This started around the age of 9 or 10. And no, I'm not talking 20 years ago. Kid is 15 now and it still works that way. There was never a coach that was in charge of handling parent b.s. -- if you were such a parent, you risked your kid's playing time.

Yikes. A kid shouldn't be communicating directly with a coach like that Or have a phone so young! Seriously sketch parenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer other random questions about your dc while he is at practice?

I’m on a group chat with other parents and there is a coach whose role seems to be to ‘manage’ the parents non stop personal inquiries. Yes, there are legit questions about schedule and uniform etc (although the coaches have online info, send comprehensive emails and hold a Zoom session at the beg of the season), but 90 percent of the questions make it seem like these parents think that the coach is their child’s personal babysitter.

Is this normal? I’ve maybe messaged the coaches twice when we first joined to arrange payments. Here is what I mean:

‘I dropped Larlo off at the intersection of Smith and Oak, can you confirm you see him walking up to the field?’

‘Larlo had a slight headache earlier, can you make sure he takes an Advil midway through practice?’

‘I am dropping Larlo off at Oak and Main Street because the traffic is bad on Smith. Can someone please go pick him up?’

‘Larlo didn’t charge his phone. Can he use yours to call me?’

I cannot believe the coaches put up with this, and manage to respond so politely.

Holy Crap. This is why young kids are so anxious.

Sorry - meant to add that parents didn't text the coach on our kids' teams. The coaches expected the kids to maintain communication. So, if DS was going to be late, he texted the coach himself and let him know. This started around the age of 9 or 10. And no, I'm not talking 20 years ago. Kid is 15 now and it still works that way. There was never a coach that was in charge of handling parent b.s. -- if you were such a parent, you risked your kid's playing time.

Yikes. A kid shouldn't be communicating directly with a coach like that Or have a phone so young! Seriously sketch parenting.

Said the anxious Millennial raising an even more anxious kid. I hope you save for therapy because insurance doesn't cover it! By the way, kids don't always have to text from a phone. School-issued iPads were the usual communication tools for my kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer other random questions about your dc while he is at practice?

I’m on a group chat with other parents and there is a coach whose role seems to be to ‘manage’ the parents non stop personal inquiries. Yes, there are legit questions about schedule and uniform etc (although the coaches have online info, send comprehensive emails and hold a Zoom session at the beg of the season), but 90 percent of the questions make it seem like these parents think that the coach is their child’s personal babysitter.

Is this normal? I’ve maybe messaged the coaches twice when we first joined to arrange payments. Here is what I mean:

‘I dropped Larlo off at the intersection of Smith and Oak, can you confirm you see him walking up to the field?’

‘Larlo had a slight headache earlier, can you make sure he takes an Advil midway through practice?’

‘I am dropping Larlo off at Oak and Main Street because the traffic is bad on Smith. Can someone please go pick him up?’

‘Larlo didn’t charge his phone. Can he use yours to call me?’

I cannot believe the coaches put up with this, and manage to respond so politely.

Holy Crap. This is why young kids are so anxious.

Sorry - meant to add that parents didn't text the coach on our kids' teams. The coaches expected the kids to maintain communication. So, if DS was going to be late, he texted the coach himself and let him know. This started around the age of 9 or 10. And no, I'm not talking 20 years ago. Kid is 15 now and it still works that way. There was never a coach that was in charge of handling parent b.s. -- if you were such a parent, you risked your kid's playing time.

Yikes. A kid shouldn't be communicating directly with a coach like that Or have a phone so young! Seriously sketch parenting.

Said the anxious Millennial raising an even more anxious kid. I hope you save for therapy because insurance doesn't cover it! By the way, kids don't always have to text from a phone. School-issued iPads were the usual communication tools for my kids.

Hmm a coach texting a player is prohibited in our league. For safe sport reasons. I wouldn’t be comfortable with this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer other random questions about your dc while he is at practice?

I’m on a group chat with other parents and there is a coach whose role seems to be to ‘manage’ the parents non stop personal inquiries. Yes, there are legit questions about schedule and uniform etc (although the coaches have online info, send comprehensive emails and hold a Zoom session at the beg of the season), but 90 percent of the questions make it seem like these parents think that the coach is their child’s personal babysitter.

Is this normal? I’ve maybe messaged the coaches twice when we first joined to arrange payments. Here is what I mean:

‘I dropped Larlo off at the intersection of Smith and Oak, can you confirm you see him walking up to the field?’

‘Larlo had a slight headache earlier, can you make sure he takes an Advil midway through practice?’

‘I am dropping Larlo off at Oak and Main Street because the traffic is bad on Smith. Can someone please go pick him up?’

‘Larlo didn’t charge his phone. Can he use yours to call me?’

I cannot believe the coaches put up with this, and manage to respond so politely.

Holy Crap. This is why young kids are so anxious.

Sorry - meant to add that parents didn't text the coach on our kids' teams. The coaches expected the kids to maintain communication. So, if DS was going to be late, he texted the coach himself and let him know. This started around the age of 9 or 10. And no, I'm not talking 20 years ago. Kid is 15 now and it still works that way. There was never a coach that was in charge of handling parent b.s. -- if you were such a parent, you risked your kid's playing time.

Yikes. A kid shouldn't be communicating directly with a coach like that Or have a phone so young! Seriously sketch parenting.

Said the anxious Millennial raising an even more anxious kid. I hope you save for therapy because insurance doesn't cover it! By the way, kids don't always have to text from a phone. School-issued iPads were the usual communication tools for my kids.

Hmm a coach texting a player is prohibited in our league. For safe sport reasons. I wouldn’t be comfortable with this.

What?? Nobody said the coaches texted players. Players text coaches on the group text to let them know they will be late, absent, etc... We aren't talking about super secret, abusive, true crime podcast texts that make up your nightmares.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:answer other random questions about your dc while he is at practice?

I’m on a group chat with other parents and there is a coach whose role seems to be to ‘manage’ the parents non stop personal inquiries. Yes, there are legit questions about schedule and uniform etc (although the coaches have online info, send comprehensive emails and hold a Zoom session at the beg of the season), but 90 percent of the questions make it seem like these parents think that the coach is their child’s personal babysitter.

Is this normal? I’ve maybe messaged the coaches twice when we first joined to arrange payments. Here is what I mean:

‘I dropped Larlo off at the intersection of Smith and Oak, can you confirm you see him walking up to the field?’

‘Larlo had a slight headache earlier, can you make sure he takes an Advil midway through practice?’

‘I am dropping Larlo off at Oak and Main Street because the traffic is bad on Smith. Can someone please go pick him up?’

‘Larlo didn’t charge his phone. Can he use yours to call me?’

I cannot believe the coaches put up with this, and manage to respond so politely.

Holy Crap. This is why young kids are so anxious.

Sorry - meant to add that parents didn't text the coach on our kids' teams. The coaches expected the kids to maintain communication. So, if DS was going to be late, he texted the coach himself and let him know. This started around the age of 9 or 10. And no, I'm not talking 20 years ago. Kid is 15 now and it still works that way. There was never a coach that was in charge of handling parent b.s. -- if you were such a parent, you risked your kid's playing time.

Yikes. A kid shouldn't be communicating directly with a coach like that Or have a phone so young! Seriously sketch parenting.

Said the anxious Millennial raising an even more anxious kid. I hope you save for therapy because insurance doesn't cover it! By the way, kids don't always have to text from a phone. School-issued iPads were the usual communication tools for my kids.

Hmm a coach texting a player is prohibited in our league. For safe sport reasons. I wouldn’t be comfortable with this.

Cray
This is a group chat through a special app

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer other random questions about your dc while he is at practice?

I’m on a group chat with other parents and there is a coach whose role seems to be to ‘manage’ the parents non stop personal inquiries. Yes, there are legit questions about schedule and uniform etc (although the coaches have online info, send comprehensive emails and hold a Zoom session at the beg of the season), but 90 percent of the questions make it seem like these parents think that the coach is their child’s personal babysitter.

Is this normal? I’ve maybe messaged the coaches twice when we first joined to arrange payments. Here is what I mean:

‘I dropped Larlo off at the intersection of Smith and Oak, can you confirm you see him walking up to the field?’

‘Larlo had a slight headache earlier, can you make sure he takes an Advil midway through practice?’

‘I am dropping Larlo off at Oak and Main Street because the traffic is bad on Smith. Can someone please go pick him up?’

‘Larlo didn’t charge his phone. Can he use yours to call me?’

I cannot believe the coaches put up with this, and manage to respond so politely.

Holy Crap. This is why young kids are so anxious.

Sorry - meant to add that parents didn't text the coach on our kids' teams. The coaches expected the kids to maintain communication. So, if DS was going to be late, he texted the coach himself and let him know. This started around the age of 9 or 10. And no, I'm not talking 20 years ago. Kid is 15 now and it still works that way. There was never a coach that was in charge of handling parent b.s. -- if you were such a parent, you risked your kid's playing time.

Yikes. A kid shouldn't be communicating directly with a coach like that Or have a phone so young! Seriously sketch parenting.

Said the anxious Millennial raising an even more anxious kid. I hope you save for therapy because insurance doesn't cover it! By the way, kids don't always have to text from a phone. School-issued iPads were the usual communication tools for my kids.

Seriously.