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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]To be clear, [b]how is a player supposed to learn good decision making if former player Daddy is directing--I mean, yelling "constructive" things--from the sideline?[/b][/b][/quote]

Without taking a position one way or another, I think the thinking is that, say, if Graydon the MLS Next wunderkid has the ball outside the box and has a clear pass to another player who is unmarked, in the box, on-side, and in a clearly superior scoring position, and Graydon decides to take a wildly unsuccessful shot instead of passing to his teammate, then another parent yelling "You had Roberto open in the middle - look up, look for a pass!" might be -- might be, mind you -- an incident where Graydon factors that feedback into his decision-making next time.

I mean, nobody seems to bat an eye at Daddy yelling "Great job, Graydon! Keep shooting! It's all about who wants it!"

As for dealing with the "don't you dare say anything to my kid" parents out there, maybe the solution is for the other parents to just tell to Roberto "Hey, Roberto! Great positioning! You could have scored! Communicate! Tell your teammates instead of always shooting, they should look to pass the ball to other players sometimes! You were in a great scoring position!" Then nobody will get upset that you're yelling criticism to [b][i]their[/i][/b] kid.

Of course, ball-hogging and favoritism and parental influence do not play any role in youth soccer. At all. Perish the thought.[/quote]

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