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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ice breakers are dumb. I have 2 bachelor's and a master's and several certifications and recently for asked at work what superhero I was. I wanted to respond "I don't give a f* what superhero I am or my coworkers are; I have work to do and you're wasting my time." But I smiled and said I'm Catwoman and I survived the whole ordeal because that's what people do. I'm glad he learned early that this is just what you do, even if you think it's dumb.[/quote]

And learning teammates' names is arguably a lot less dumb than what superhero they are. Being able to yell out "Mike--I'm open!" or understand what to do if the coach says "Kemaris, John, and Evan--go scrimmage while I work with Carlo and Tim" makes the team more effective.

OP, your kid was disrespectful. It's ok to get embarrassed. It's not ok to let your shame come out as rudeness. This is an important life lesson. It sounds like the coach tried to give him an out (encouraging him to ask what a kid's name was, which is a good thing to feel comfortable doing...certainly I've had to swallow my embarrassment at times and say to someone "I'm so sorry, but can you remind me of your name?") and your kid just dug a deeper hole. I'd focus with your son on how he can listen so he learns the kids' names, and how to be polite even when he's feeling awkward. If you're going to argue with the coach about discipline and tell your kid he doesn't have to do what the rest of the team is doing, it would be better to just take your kid off the team right now.[/quote]

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