These players are getting paid to play and perform. These are youth, and parents are paying the coaches to actually COACH, not berate and belittle our children. |
This has been my experience lmao |
Mine too! |
You sound like a very whiny and weak parent. I bet you complain about a bunch of stuff that normal people are able to deal with. Is it really that difficult to understand what the coach is asking for and just do it? |
Nonsense. Parents are paying for a service. Coaches need to understand who their customers are. |
| Is this about a VRSC coach? |
Correct. If it's not criminal, they're staying. |
| It's futile to think they will. They will protect each other before they would side with the family or family. Better to leave and have peace then try to fight it because it's the right thing to do. |
If the lines are “blurred” it’s abuse. You just accept it because you think the coach playing your daughter or son means they’re good or you accept it because you think she’s getting recruited. Just accept that by doing nothing you are telling them it’s ok to be treated this way and they will likely let others treat them this way also. |
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How about a U17 GA coach who has told players they suck, are "just not f-ing good enough," he does not trust them to be on the field, and that if a college coach is trying to recruit any of them, he will tell the coach that she is lazy and not to take her? This are just a few examples of way too many to count.
He has coached all confidence out of them. They are terrified to make mistakes, hate going to practice, and lose every game. GA Director was told by multiple families, but nothing has changed. |
I would have moved my child to another team already. |
Safe Sport does nothing. |
True. My son was experiencing retaliation, humiliation, and harassment from his coach. Outraged parents of other kids on the team recommended me to report him to Safesport so I did. They did not even respond to my email. |
Seems to happen more often than we like. They would justify that it’s the competitive environment and blame the child is weak and needs to toughen out. Any adult who feels that is justified to bully a play under 18 shouldn’t be coaching youth players. |
Outraged parents? What exactly did they do? Are their kids still on the team? Did you or anyone else pick up a phone and call the club director? Or did everyone just act like cowards like they always do? |