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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=ThatSmileyFaceGuy]If it's your kid screwing around then talk to your kid AFTER practice. If you are close enough to the parents  then talk to the parents AFTER practice. If enough kids are paying attention then there will be less of a problem.

[b]We coaches have a hard enough time teaching the kids how to play the game and dealing with the few that are disruptive , we don't need parents to be disruptive too.[/b] [/quote]

Nailed it TSFG.  [/quote]

I disagree.  I coach in the 'minors' (9-10 yos) and have had numerous practices where there were too few coach/assistants to players.  Not every parent is able to get out and assist with coaching for a lot of reasons. At the practices I don't have as much assistance as I'd like, the boys may start messing around, especially when they're in the dugout. I have no problem with a parent appropriately telling them to settle down/pay attention/keep their hands to themselves/etc.  If a parent is inappropriate, I will address it with that parent.  These boys are a lot of fun but do require re-direction at times and I can't be on top of them all the time. I'd much rather have a parent step up and re-direct the boys than to have them or their kids complaining about how I'm not coaching.  If one kid in particular is problematic, I'll take it up his parent.[/quote]

I think you missed the point: he isn't objecting to reasonable help from a respectful parent who has offered help and then been engaged and helpful.  He's objecting to annoying, meddlesome parents.  We all know the kids who behave worse when their parents are around.  We all know those parents who complain (and complain in front of their kid) about the coach and just make things worse.  I managed a kids soccer team.  I worked with the coaches on sideline management.  Note, I worked WITH the coaches.  [/quote]

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