Subj : Re: All Blacks
To   : ogg
From : Bucko
Date : Mon Sep 05 2022 08:19:53


On 04 Sep 2022, ogg said the following...
 og> 
 og> It's amazes me what you have to learn as a coach that's not related to
 og> the sport.  Parent management should be discussed in every leagues'
 og> pre-season coaches meeting.
 og> 

I agree. When I became a board member of my local Babe Ruth league I installed a parent meeting for all parents that was mandatory. They came and I discussed with them behavior during games, (we were a very laid back league everyone plays etc.) this was installed right after that Hockey dad killed the coach in another state.. They all had to sign codes of conduct including their child. You know what? Everyone had a good time, everyone played different positions, in fact 1 kid on my team became a high school pitcher after not pitching a game in his life! I tossed the kid on the mound and told him have fun! Turned out he had excellent control and a really good fastball!! The following year when the freshman team was having tryouts I told the kid to try out and he said he wasn't good enough but would try anyway. I called the coach who I knew from previous years and told him to look at this kid as a pitcher. The coach tried him out as a pitcher and he made the team! In fact he pitched 4 years for the school. This kids father was a mental case during little league in fact when I threw the kid on the mound in Babe Ruth the father walked over and said " You sure you want to do that? " I said yea! That kid saw me about 5 years ago, he came over to me shook my hand and thanked me for everything I did for him! 

It's those things that parents don't see.. Ah I am rambling..

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