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[quote=Anonymous]Personally, I think it depends on the level.

For rec. sports, parents are volunteers.  Yes, often they aren't the best and sometimes they favor their own child and their children's friends, but really, if you don't like it, you can feel free to step up and coach. My son played on a rec. basketball team with a coach who instructed my son and the other defensive player that if they got a steal, they were NOT to shoot or move the ball, but instead should immediately pass to his son or another kid. The lazy shooters made no effort on defense, but the other kids had to give them the ball or else get yelled at.  I thought that was ridiculous, but the coach was a volunteer, so we kept quiet.

If I am paying for travel level, I would prefer to not have parent coaches at all. The only exception might be if the coach's kid is one of the best on the team. That way, there can be no question about playing time, position, or other decisions related to the coach's child - he or she deserves to be playing. My kids have played for a travel soccer club with parent coaches where it did not work well. In one case, the coach's kid really wasn't playing at the appropriate level for the team and in another, the composition of the team seemed geared toward keeping the coach's kid's friends together. As to the latter, that might not be a problem if you are one of the chosen. However, if you are a strong player on a weak B team who is as good as or better than the A team players and there seems to be no chance of moving because no one is going to be moved down from the A team, there is no reason to stay at the club. The only way it would work is if decisions are made fairly without regard for interests specific to the coach's kid.  But that is hard to do, even with the best of intentions.

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