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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I honestly think that 90% of this is the coach's job. If the kid is being disrespectful (which includes not trying, attitude, disinterest, distractedness), you pull them off the field and send them to their parents. Tell the parents why (or tell the kid to tell the parents). If the parents don't want to do anything about it and/or the kid doesn't shape up on his/her own, the kid doesn't get to play in the game again. If the kid does this in practice, you send them home or make them run laps. End of story.[/quote]

I think this can be tough for a coach because it's often a parent volunteer who has to interact with that other parent at school, other activities, etc. Kicking a kid off the field and telling the parent that they need to do something about the kid's behavior can end up having social consequences beyond just the team, which sucks for the coaching parent. Also, some rec leagues have rules that rec coaches can't bench players unless they've gone through a whole disciplinary process with the league, which can get really ugly. Finally, even if you can get permission from your league to bench a player, what happens if the team ends up short a player at that game? Do you let the benched player play anyway (and undermine your discipline)? Play down a man and let the whole team suffer?[/quote]
Ugh, this sucks. Sounds like paid coaches are an excellent solution. Why can't they raise the fees (and supplement for lower income kids when necessary) and hire somebody?[/quote]

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