Kids Sports, Coaches and Use of Profanity

[Anonymous]

One of DS's baseball coaches is known to have a colorful vocabulary, but lately it's gotten over the top. This weekend was, to me, the last straw: a 20 minute profanity-filled "pep talk" BEFORE a game - not yelling at them for bad playing or a loss. The kids are 10 and 11.

I'm ready to address the coach about this. Otherwise, we like him but I think this is really inappropriate for kids this age. I think he owes the players and the parents an apology, and an attempt to clean this up.

Am I overreacting?

[Anonymous]

What kind of profanity?

[Anonymous]

Not good no matter what but are you paying this guy?

[Anonymous]

OP again. According to my 11 year old, it's "the S word, the D word, the F word and even once the N word." Language that does occasionally creep up in our house on a bad day (except the N word - never), but I don't like and don't allow in everyday conversation.

And yes, we're paying the coach as it's part of a travel team.

[Anonymous]

You could report him to league. My son had a coach who flipped out on an umpire and was suspended by NVTBL. Kids later told their parents how he rotuniely swore at them during their huddles before and after the game. We have left that team.

We were at a game this weekend and the other team’s coach was SCREAMING at the kids to run between bases. If they didn’t run fast enough he would chastise them loudly enough for all to hear. It was awful! He even yelled at the first base coach on how to do his job.

[Anonymous]

Totally inappropriate....report him.

[Anonymous]

I don't think you're over-reacting. Reporting it to league officials is probably your best bet.

[Anonymous]

Nope. There is no reason at all to talk to kids like that. No reason.

[Anonymous]

The F and N word are not needed....but they kids are probably hearing on the field anyway.

We had a fight break out at 9yo soccer - between a girls team next to a boys team (obviously they were not playing each other). Girls beat up one boy pretty good for talking trash to them for no reason. I am sure it will end up on youtube.

[Anonymous]

I am against authority figures swearing in front of kids,particularly people PAID to teach my kids. I am not paying someone to swear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again. According to my 11 year old, it's "the S word, the D word, the F word and even once the N word." Language that does occasionally creep up in our house on a bad day (except the N word - never), but I don't like and don't allow in everyday conversation.

And yes, we're paying the coach as it's part of a travel team.

Either the coach goes the very next day or my kid goes. No way I'd let my kid back onto his team.

[Anonymous]

I'm not a strict parent and would have no problem with the S, D, or F words as long as they were not directed at a person, like, "Luke, you f'ing sucked today!"

The N word is a hard NO. I don't see HOW or WHY that would come up during a pep talk about baseball. I'd ask for him to step down because of that alone. Disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a strict parent and would have no problem with the S, D, or F words as long as they were not directed at a person, like, "Luke, you f'ing sucked today!"

The N word is a hard NO. I don't see HOW or WHY that would come up during a pep talk about baseball. I'd ask for him to step down because of that alone. Disgusting.

I agree with this 100%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again. According to my 11 year old, it's "the S word, the D word, the F word and even once the N word." Language that does occasionally creep up in our house on a bad day (except the N word - never), but I don't like and don't allow in everyday conversation.

And yes, we're paying the coach as it's part of a travel team.

N word.

Oh no, none of that

I would go over his head on this one.

All of them are inappropriate but that word and the f word are worth making a stand over.

[Anonymous]

What? No. Not acceptable. How was the N word used? OMG, get rid of this guy.