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[quote=Anonymous]Why are only most Dad coaches a-holes? i’ve met a few Moms who sucked at coaching in the same way. All coaches are fair game for being a-holes.

That aside, a rec team should get kids playing and if you don’t like the coach step up. If your kid makes it to rec practice, you or your SO have time to coach. Get on youtube, contact the club, buy a book on how coach soccer.

Unequal playing time is not an issue. Your child, if you are not the coach, should expect 50% of the available time of the number of season rostered players on the team (not the ones who show up to the game).

Some rec coaches actual have planned out practice and games beforehand. Playing Johnny/Susie the ball chaser (which is probably most kids who arent the coaches kid) until he is too tired to continue but wont come out without tears and parents complain is a recipe for coaching frustration.

As a volunteer coach, I hoped for kids not to show up to the team in the season start or to games. I had too many kids on the roster for a great playing experience. the club begged for more parents to volunteer, most did not. some coaches took on 2 teams to train at practice and the second team had to rotate parents as a coach for each game because no one parent would take responsibility.

Lots of different experiences because of very different expectations. My kid was there to learn to play soccer, make some friends, have a good time, and try her hardest to play good soccer and to win if it happened. Some of her teammates loved being in her team, but were not there for the same reasons.

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