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This happened to us today.  DD is 7 and one of the youngest on her team.  The coach says she does great but another parent today kept yelling criticisms about my daughter’s dribbling and aim.

Is this considered acceptable?  
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I coach a different sport for 10 year-olds. At the first parent meeting I lay down the law: I will not tolerate coaching from the sidelines and badmouthing any player (on our team or our opponents) . Do it once, your kid is going to sit. Do it twice, your kid is off the team.  I will NOT have it.  They are also directed to follow a 24-hour rule with any concerns with me (as in, you can raise issues 24 hours after a game, but never immediately after). And I urge them to NOT discuss games on the ride home. We also do not, as a team, have post-game meetings. Rather, we talk about the competitions at the beginning of our next practice.

I've only had to kick a kid off a team one time for this in 8 years. I think I have a reputation for having very clear boundaries, so the kids who come to me, the parents already know what to expect and are on board with it.

This is youth sports. It's supposed to be developmental. They are going to make mistakes. We will address them in practice. But I will not criticize, denigrate or yell corrections during a game (which is different than quietly making an adjustment one-on-one on the sidelines). The kids should hear the coaches and only the coaches talking to them -- not the parents. If you can't keep your mouth shut, you can take your kid to another team. At least I can protect them from your insanity.

Works for me. I don't lose much.

This is youth sports.[/quote]

Good for you, Coach!!  There are similar coaches that does this for youth soccer too. Kudos to you for not tolerating this poor behavior. [/quote]

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