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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]volunteer.

ok, mouth shut... for now...[/quote]

hate to say it but this is so true. I criticized the coaches once and the guy turned to me and said well if you want to volunteer to coach then do it. And he was right of course and I have kept my mouth shut since then.[/quote]

no! i wasn't going to criticize or complain to the coaches! i guess i titled the thread terribly. i was thinking of asking if they'd like us parents to say something to our kids about taking the practices more seriously.[/quote]

No, you are criticizing them by overstepping boundaries and trying to affect practice.  Listen- if you know how to run a practice and keep 12 nine year olds focused, then get off your ass and volunteer to coach a team.  Or talk to the coach and help out.  But you're going to yell at another parent's kid from the sideline?  Get over yourself.

There are typically two types of parents- those who sit on the sidelines and watch every practice but do NOTHING to help and those who drop off the kids and disappear.  There are very few parents who actually help out.  I can guarantee the coaches would love two or three parents with skill and knowledge to help and break into smaller groups.  Instead, you've got a couple volunteer dads trying to herd cats a couple times a week.

Listen, I think practices should be structured well, broken into small segments to keep practices from getting boring, especially at that age.  My guess is the kids were screwing around because the coach was doing something boring or for too long a time.  Instead of yelling at the kids, its far more productive to keep the kids engaged in a specific activity so you dno't have to yell in the first place.  Pretty hard to screw around when you have only 10 minutes to run a specific drill.

But you're not helping with that, are you?  You're sitting on the sideline and being judgemental about kids' behavior and the coaches' inability to maintain order.  Here's what will help- get off your ass and help coach.  Otherwise, shut your mouth.  Its a REC LEAGUE FOR NINE YEAR OLD BOYS.

Parents like you are why coaches quit.  [/quote]

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