Anonymous
03/25/2014 20:31
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
Athletic family . Division I, II, and III in various sports from grandpa on down . you can learn a lot from sports and they are fun but academics, family time and friends are also very important to our family. It's hard to balance around here.
Anonymous
03/25/2014 19:12
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
Anonymous wrote:If coach can't say that, time for a better coach.
Can't say what?
Anonymous
03/25/2014 19:10
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
Anonymous wrote:1. Your kid is not tall and not fast. Your kid is not going Division I.
2. Your child's outside club coach, to whom you and the other parents are paying tens of thousands of dollars, might not be the most unbiased observer or your child's ultimate athletic potential.
3. Please stop screaming at the officials/referees/umpires. You're often not right about the rules and you are embarrassing your child and this school.
4. Is your child worried about lack of playing time, or are you worried about your child's lack of playing time?
5. Please let your child talk to the coach about playing time before you intervene.
6. If you say "my kid would kill me if s/he knew I was calling you" maybe that's an indication your call was a bad idea.
7. If you say "we're not the type of parents who complain" we instantly know that you (a) not only complain all the time; but (b) are probably delusional about it.
8. That college coach that you think doesn't care what the high school coach thinks? Just called about your kid.
9. You can't will your kid to be a great athlete by your desire or your bank account. See # 1 above.
10. We love having your kid on our team. You, we could take or leave . . .
11. Hey, Catholic Mafia - chill out for once.
Anonymous
03/25/2014 18:53
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
I curious about parents of children who were pretty good athletes when they were younger, but their athletic prowess wained during high school.
Was it all worth it?
Were all of the weekends and expenses related to travel teams, coaching and equipment worth it? Perhaps your child didn't get a scholarship to college for athletics, but perhaps athletics taught them life lessons and helped them enjoy their childhood?
Also is it worth it to attend a second tier college so you can play sports?
Was it all worth it?
Were all of the weekends and expenses related to travel teams, coaching and equipment worth it? Perhaps your child didn't get a scholarship to college for athletics, but perhaps athletics taught them life lessons and helped them enjoy their childhood?
Also is it worth it to attend a second tier college so you can play sports?
Anonymous
03/25/2014 17:44
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
If coach can't say that, time for a better coach.
Anonymous
03/25/2014 17:21
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
Anonymous wrote:And from a private school parent to coach:
*** I don't send DC to private school for the sports.***
Do you disagree that many parents are over the top about sports? I certainly see this at our school. I would say that 90% plus of the poor parental behavior I've seen in a school setting has somehow been sports-related.
Anonymous
03/25/2014 17:08
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
And from a private school parent to coach:
*** I don't send DC to private school for the sports.***
*** I don't send DC to private school for the sports.***
Anonymous
03/25/2014 17:03
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
12. Why do you as the parent care more about the outcome of the game than your child or other team members?
Anonymous
03/25/2014 17:01
Subject: Re:10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
11. Your child is average. Get over it.
Anonymous
03/25/2014 16:57
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
Anonymous wrote:What parents would like to tell the coach: you are an ass.
Awesome, you totally validated the original post! That's what you were going for, right?
Anonymous
03/25/2014 15:38
Subject: Re:10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
Didn't you post something like this last spring?
Anonymous
03/25/2014 14:45
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
What parents would like to tell the coach: you are an ass.
Anonymous
03/25/2014 13:48
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
Shorter list:
1) Raise the child you have, not the child you want.
1) Raise the child you have, not the child you want.
Anonymous
03/25/2014 13:45
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
Re: #7 above, I wish parents knew how often people say that when they are calling someone at a school (academic teachers too).
It has become the "check is in the mail" of parent communications -- it may well be true, but it just casts immediate doubt on the credibility of the calling parent. If you must call or write, just do it, don't say "I don't usually call or write." You've just called or written. If you are a pain in the neck, they'll know it, and if you're not a pain in the neck, they'll know that. The substance of your complaint/concern will not be strengthened by your assertion that you are not the type of person who would make a complaint.
It has become the "check is in the mail" of parent communications -- it may well be true, but it just casts immediate doubt on the credibility of the calling parent. If you must call or write, just do it, don't say "I don't usually call or write." You've just called or written. If you are a pain in the neck, they'll know it, and if you're not a pain in the neck, they'll know that. The substance of your complaint/concern will not be strengthened by your assertion that you are not the type of person who would make a complaint.
Anonymous
03/25/2014 13:36
Subject: 10 Things Your Kid's Private School Coach Wishes S/he Could Say to Parents
1. Your kid is not tall and not fast. Your kid is not going Division I.
2. Your child's outside club coach, to whom you and the other parents are paying tens of thousands of dollars, might not be the most unbiased observer or your child's ultimate athletic potential.
3. Please stop screaming at the officials/referees/umpires. You're often not right about the rules and you are embarrassing your child and this school.
4. Is your child worried about lack of playing time, or are you worried about your child's lack of playing time?
5. Please let your child talk to the coach about playing time before you intervene.
6. If you say "my kid would kill me if s/he knew I was calling you" maybe that's an indication your call was a bad idea.
7. If you say "we're not the type of parents who complain" we instantly know that you (a) not only complain all the time; but (b) are probably delusional about it.
8. That college coach that you think doesn't care what the high school coach thinks? Just called about your kid.
9. You can't will your kid to be a great athlete by your desire or your bank account. See # 1 above.
10. We love having your kid on our team. You, we could take or leave . . .
2. Your child's outside club coach, to whom you and the other parents are paying tens of thousands of dollars, might not be the most unbiased observer or your child's ultimate athletic potential.
3. Please stop screaming at the officials/referees/umpires. You're often not right about the rules and you are embarrassing your child and this school.
4. Is your child worried about lack of playing time, or are you worried about your child's lack of playing time?
5. Please let your child talk to the coach about playing time before you intervene.
6. If you say "my kid would kill me if s/he knew I was calling you" maybe that's an indication your call was a bad idea.
7. If you say "we're not the type of parents who complain" we instantly know that you (a) not only complain all the time; but (b) are probably delusional about it.
8. That college coach that you think doesn't care what the high school coach thinks? Just called about your kid.
9. You can't will your kid to be a great athlete by your desire or your bank account. See # 1 above.
10. We love having your kid on our team. You, we could take or leave . . .