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If the kids want to stay with their town coach then not sure what the big deal is. They're 10!

Town coach should build a town travel program instead of making his parents pay the outlaws $2500 to get the same coaching . And kids can get a lot better sitting on the A bench practicing 2/3 times a week then playing 20 minutes for the B team that gets together once a week weather permitting

Town coach should build a town travel program instead of making his parents pay the outlaws $2500 to get the same coaching . And kids can get a lot better sitting on the A bench practicing 2/3 times a week then playing 20 minutes for the B team that gets together once a week weather permitting

Then find a real travel team not one that relies on town teams to make the core of their teams . Don't you think the town coach made a ton of promises to get those parents to pay $2500 and more to follow him to a travel team

I imagine that parents can make their own decisions about whether or not to join this specific team. If this guy has a following of kids who want to play under him at that price point then he must be doing something right

I agree. The coaches must be doing something right if he has a following. Sitting on a bench is better than touches on the ball and playing time? Did I read that right? Nothing beats playing time, game time touches on the ball, and a great coaching staff. Clearly, that team has both. They are well coached and are a very competitive team. We have played them several times.

$2500 to play for the Outlaws B team coached by your town team PAL coach is down right stupid. A "following"? what is he a bartender or a hair dresser lol. That team does not have any travel A players or they would be on the other team I can assure you of that

Daddy coaches have always ruined town teams. Always have always will. The problem is their kid is usually no where near as good as they think they are and that causes problems with everyone around them. Sad but true.

Look I have no dog in this fight, but I'll reply anyway since you were replying to what I wrote. I'll repeat, parents can make their own decisions about whether or not to join this specific team. You can think it's stupid, but it's parents doing what is best for THEIR kids. Not sure why this triggers you so much. And yes, parents "following" a coach from one organization to another, would be "a following". Get it?

Lol dad coaches ruined PAL you said. I got 2 ideas for you. Instead of complaining on BOTC, do something. A, become a coach yourself, volunteer your time after a long day of work, taking train home or driving home in traffic to coach 15, 20 kids .Or B, hire a coach. Pay a good coach probably 6, 7 thousand of your money. A non dad isnt coming for free. Do one of those 2 things. Don't be that annoying dad on the sidleines that just complains and complains. Make this PAL season better and do 1 of those 2 things.

AMEN!!

Dad coaches have ruined town teams? Am I missing something? was there ever a time where professionals coached town teams? If town teams have become ruined, it's because of parents like you. You complain on the sidelines while dad coaches coach your kid on a volunteer basis

Not in my town. Anyone who wants to help coach doesn't get turned away. Always room for assitant coach to come help. Did you actually say , duh. Are you 12 years old. Thats when I used to say that.

First, how do you know i am not a coach,
secondly, anything revolving with town recreation always has people in place and leaves no room for outsiders,
lastly, MOST of these dad coaches have to put in the effort to coach because their son's , whom aren't half as good as they think, would not get the best positions or most playing time if they were evaluated from an unbiased coach.Why do you think PAL is like the Superbowl to half these guys, its the only limelight their kid gets for now.

How come no one's ever thought of that!! WOW, its because the dad coach board members have a tight grip on it and don't let anyone else get involved....duh

First, how do you know i am not a coach,
secondly, anything revolving with town recreation always has people in place and leaves no room for outsiders,
lastly, MOST of these dad coaches have to put in the effort to coach because their son's , whom aren't half as good as they think, would not get the best positions or most playing time if they were evaluated from an unbiased coach.Why do you think PAL is like the Superbowl to half these guys, its the only limelight their kid gets for now.

You're an idiot. You don't coach because you don't know how to. Either you never played, are too lazy to learn, or you don't know how to deal with kids. Either way, parents like you on the sidelines are the worst! All you do is [lacrosse] and interfere and all that does is make the coach resent your kid. Good luck with that. Let me take a wild guess... your town has A and B teams and you think your kid is an A player? Sound about right? Let me answer for you. He's not. He's not nearly as good as you think he is and because you've never played the sport, you can't understand why no one see what you see. I don't even know you and I already hate you. I can only imagine how your sons coach feels.

Every team, in every sport has dad or 2, who just complains and complains. They know who they are, coaches know who they are, other parents know who they are. They [lacrosse] and stand on sidelines angry about something, every practice and every game. I coach PAL lacrosse and I coach basketball for my fifth grader. I coach my daughters softball too. I have to say there is always that pain in the [lacrosse] parent. I work long hours, than I race from train station, change from work clothes to shorts in parking lot. Usually on train ride, I'm emailing parents about practices, upcoming scrimmages that I try to line up, I'm also emailing the league about all other stuff, make up games, gym times etc. Practice ends about 7:30. Dinner about 8, when I get home for the nite. Forgot to say, I leave my house 5:30 am for train, its a long day. I coach a lot of hours to help kids get better at those particular sports, I played in college, I know the sport. Am I qualified to be a high school head coach, no. More than qualified to coach kids,yes, and my son is a very good player, he would be real good, no matter who his coach was. Nobody would ever say I favor my son because I don't, in fact he probably gets it a little worse, just so I don't have to hear those couple of people, who always [lacrosse] (behind my back of course). My point of this is, I have my 2 assistants. Nobody else ever asked to help.if you think you can do better ask to help. Grab a stick and whistle and help. Do something, devote your time , like us coaches do. I make zero money for this, I don't want to make money, but I do want appreciation. The dad coaches like me who do this, have jobs, families, homework that kids need help with, housework that needs to be done, etc, etc, etc. You should thank these people who try help your kids.

Every team, in every sport has dad or 2, who just complains and complains. They know who they are, coaches know who they are, other parents know who they are. They [lacrosse] and stand on sidelines angry about something, every practice and every game. I coach PAL lacrosse and I coach basketball for my fifth grader. I coach my daughters softball too. I have to say there is always that pain in the [lacrosse] parent. I work long hours, than I race from train station, change from work clothes to shorts in parking lot. Usually on train ride, I'm emailing parents about practices, upcoming scrimmages that I try to line up, I'm also emailing the league about all other stuff, make up games, gym times etc. Practice ends about 7:30. Dinner about 8, when I get home for the nite. Forgot to say, I leave my house 5:30 am for train, its a long day. I coach a lot of hours to help kids get better at those particular sports, I played in college, I know the sport. Am I qualified to be a high school head coach, no. More than qualified to coach kids,yes, and my son is a very good player, he would be real good, no matter who his coach was. Nobody would ever say I favor my son because I don't, in fact he probably gets it a little worse, just so I don't have to hear those couple of people, who always [lacrosse] (behind my back of course). My point of this is, I have my 2 assistants. Nobody else ever asked to help.if you think you can do better ask to help. Grab a stick and whistle and help. Do something, devote your time , like us coaches do. I make zero money for this, I don't want to make money, but I do want appreciation. The dad coaches like me who do this, have jobs, families, homework that kids need help with, housework that needs to be done, etc, etc, etc. You should thank these people who try help your kids.

Best post ever on this site. Thanks for all you do. Sidelines parents have no clue what goes into it. And you do see the same parents involved in different sports. To coach youth sports and be involved in organizing puts a huge bullseye on your back. There are some that do so for the wrong reasons but most our trying to give your kid a chance to have fun and learn a game

Every team, in every sport has dad or 2, who just complains and complains. They know who they are, coaches know who they are, other parents know who they are. They [lacrosse] and stand on sidelines angry about something, every practice and every game. I coach PAL lacrosse and I coach basketball for my fifth grader. I coach my daughters softball too. I have to say there is always that pain in the [lacrosse] parent. I work long hours, than I race from train station, change from work clothes to shorts in parking lot. Usually on train ride, I'm emailing parents about practices, upcoming scrimmages that I try to line up, I'm also emailing the league about all other stuff, make up games, gym times etc. Practice ends about 7:30. Dinner about 8, when I get home for the nite. Forgot to say, I leave my house 5:30 am for train, its a long day. I coach a lot of hours to help kids get better at those particular sports, I played in college, I know the sport. Am I qualified to be a high school head coach, no. More than qualified to coach kids,yes, and my son is a very good player, he would be real good, no matter who his coach was. Nobody would ever say I favor my son because I don't, in fact he probably gets it a little worse, just so I don't have to hear those couple of people, who always [lacrosse] (behind my back of course). My point of this is, I have my 2 assistants. Nobody else ever asked to help.if you think you can do better ask to help. Grab a stick and whistle and help. Do something, devote your time , like us coaches do. I make zero money for this, I don't want to make money, but I do want appreciation. The dad coaches like me who do this, have jobs, families, homework that kids need help with, housework that needs to be done, etc, etc, etc. You should thank these people who try help your kids.

You're a good man. The board is full of trolls who are impersonating the worst of the worst parents.

Parents do appreciate the time and effort. I know I have time and time again. What they don't appreciate is watching the coaches kid who is no better then any other kid, never leave the field. What they don't appreciate is saying your team is SELECT when you barely practice. Then they go to a tournament get smoked by a team that does put in the effort. What they don't like is watching the dad coach scream at his team and embarrass 10 year olds in front of the other team and parents in a game.
Simply said, just because you played and want to put in the time for your kid doesn't mean you are qualified to be a coach. In this case you need a lawn chair instead of a whistle. You aren't appreciated because you treat people terribly and everyone sees it but you.......

Why would you assume all of these bad things without knowing the guy we're talking about?