Originally Posted by Anonymous
If a coach is paid, a coach could also be fired unlike parents


They also should have the autonomy to bench kids who need benching/attitude adjusting etc.

Unfortunately, sometimes parent coaches have a level of familiarity w/ kids/families that doesn't allow them to be objective. Especially when it comes to talent evaluation as it pertains to infusing new kids into the team...

Just because kids are top of the heap in 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade doesn't mean they are still there in HS... Everyone should start out on equal footing at tryouts every year. Cream always rises to the top, teams should use independent evaluator of talent if parent coach is biased.