Subj : Re: All Blacks
To   : ogg
From : Bucko
Date : Sun Sep 04 2022 22:34:23

On 02 Sep 2022, ogg said the following...
 
 og> 
 og> It's the same here in the States.  What cured me of it was coaching my
 og> kids in both ice hockey and soccer. (I know!  Should be "football" like
 og> the rest of the world!)
 og> 
 og> Having started out with very young (under 5) to high school (under 19)
 og> gave me a much better appreciation for coaches AND referees.  Everyone
 og> should take a stint at both.
 og> 

I too coached my son from age 6 till he was 21 in Baseball and for 3 years in Football.. The crap I put up with at the younger ages was pitiful! I had parents pissing on me because I played their son where he belonged and not where they wanted him. All kids are shortstops in their fathers eyes.. Worst I got was a father called me out during a game, came into my dugout during the game and started pissing on me because his son was on the bench. Screaming like a lunatic! The umpire finally called Time out and told the father to get out of the dugout. I said Ok I put his kid at shortstop the next inning, we were getting our butts handed to us anyway. First ground ball hit to him goes between his legs. The next pitch, the kid on first takes off for 2nd, and the "shortstop" is standing on 2nd base and didn't catch the throw down! I looked at the father and shook my head! After the game I took the father into the parking lot and told him point blank his son will NEVER play shortstop again, nor will he play the infield because his son can not catch a ball or field a ground ball! If he doesn't like it too damn bad! Then I told him point blank next time he comes in my dugout yelling at me he better be ready to back up his words because we will come back out to this parking lot and settle it like men! He never said another word to me. I never drafted his kid again either, even though the kids mother asked me to because he liked playing for me!

Jeez..

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