Why are "Daddy" coaches a waste of time? My son had excellent coaches who both played the game at a high level, played the kids equally and taught them skills and the game. My son has moved on from PAL but regards both his coaches as being the best he has had in terms of both teaching and motivating. Sorry to hear your experience was different. My other son had a paid trainer supplementing the parent coach because he admittedly felt he was stopped out in terms of his knowledge of the game and we've found his (the trainer)commitment to the team and kids was definitely not the same.