Stop complaining about hold backs. What kills a team is daddyball. Dads with sons on their team always skews towards their kid, most subconsciously. This will kill a team faster than anything. After a kid is on a team and the parents pay the fee its to late. Most parents who speak up get branded for complaining. No one wins, everyone loses.
Directors: don't get conned into letting this happen. Even when you know the dads, make it a club rule. The rest of the team will think you and your club will be stronger for it.
Hazard county refers to Harford! I know a team in Hazard county that has a huge problem with this. Son plays attack and can not move. Team is man down on offense and on rides. Too bad. Feel sorry for the kid and the other players. Dad is doing him no favors.
If you are referring to 2020, the team is not from Howard County and played out of St Paul's.
Seen it soooo many times across many youth sports teams...Dad coaches (or is involved at management level) so kid stays protected from being cut or ensuring playing time. Its part of the deal with youth sports and always will be. However, if you know its gonna happen you can always pick another team for your kid to tryout for. Even if it doesnt effect your kid directly its poison for the overall team environment.
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