Angry parent

I can't get past the subscription page for the paper, but I think this type of stuff happens alot (maybe not to quite this extreme) and it doesn't get reported. My sister lives in Norman, Oklahoma and every year I try to make my nephews BB games(he's really good and 6'5 and growing). In the five games I have attended, I have seen a mother throw stuff on the court in objected to her son being benched, an entire family threaten to meet the referee(maybe 20) after the game to knock his blanked blank head in, and others say the most horrible things directed at the athletes themselves.

Louisiana games are just as bad. One of the worst was at a high school baseball game. I can't even get the context right on HB because it was all cussing and I can't get the words past the sensor. Without cuss words the meaning would be lost. I did give her artistic credit because the F-bomb was used in many different parts of the same sentence: an adverb, an adjective, a verb, and maybe even as the subject. Mom did eventually drop her pants at the ump to show her disapproval. I am scared to go to any more high games of any kind.

 
teachercd said:
I could post emails that I get from parents about my coaching...you would be shocked!
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Here are some emails I got. Damn, I got freaking lucky with the parents on my team!!! By posting these Im not saying your a bad coach at all, just showing there are some awesome parents out there.

CJ, thanks for all of your hard work this past season. It has been a pleasure watching you work with the players and see them develop. They have come a long way since last year.

I look forward to next year.
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We are so lucky to have such a great coach for our boys. The time and dedication you put into this team is amazing and so appreciated! Harrison absolutely loves you and has learned so much about baseball, teamwork, sportsmanship and respect. Rob and I value your expertise and hope this journey with our team continues for many more years. Thank you for everything you do for all of us and especially for tolerating Rob (just kidding), but he does love hanging out with you!!
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I've said it before and I'll say it again-You make those boys into the ball players they are. They play different when you're leading them. You are a amazing coach! I can see why others want you to be their head coach. You are quiet and mighty while some of the dads try to over coach. I would love to see the dads more on the sideline and not so involved but I know that it takes a lot of work to manage them. Thanks for all time and effort you've put in to help these guys. I would love to have some private lessons for AJ if you're available on the off season.
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CJ-

A small token of our appreciation. You have been such a wonderful role model for our son and we are eternally grateful for your kindness!!
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Those are just a few but all eleven families on my team are awesome and Im so blessed to have the team I do. I realize you coach high school, though and your teams change constantly. That must be pretty tough!

 
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I get the nice ones too, way more than the bad. But its the bad/crazy ones that stick out for me! But no, its never really about coaching its always about playing time.

 
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I've promised myself that I will NOT be one of those parents that freaks out on coaches or makes his kids play a certain sport. My boys can play whatever sport they want to as long as they are having fun with it. I don't want them to feel like they have too and I'm not going to embarass them by screaming at their coach. Stupid............

 
BIGREDIOWAN said:
I've promised myself that I will NOT be one of those parents that freaks out on coaches or makes his kids play a certain sport. My boys can play whatever sport they want to as long as they are having fun with it. I don't want them to feel like they have too and I'm not going to embarass them by screaming at their coach. Stupid............
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Also, the reason I'm this way is because of my mother. I'm not tooting my own horn here, but I played baseball and football throughout my high school years. During my freshman year in high school I found out that I could sing...................really really well. Once my mom found out she pushed me and pushed me to sing EVERY WHERE. It was annoying and eventually pushed me out of singing because she drove me crazy. At one point I was working with an agent in Nashville when I was 18 years old. She drove the joy out of it for me and I broke ties with the agent in Nashville because of it. To this day I won't sing in front of anyone, but my boys because I don't want people to make a big deal out of it. I take that back.................I've sang at a few friends weddings and then it turns into a huge deal with everyone at the wedding and they start bugging the crap out of me about it, "Are you a professinal singer?" "How long have you been doing this?" "You really need to pursue it!" It drives me nuts and it's because of my mother. To this day I hold negative feelings towards her because of it..................pisses me off because I KNOW I could do it for a living, but she only wants me to do it so she "could be rich!" She's told me that before..........................it's sickening. I will NOT push my boys that way!

 
BIGREDIOWAN said:
BIGREDIOWAN said:
I've promised myself that I will NOT be one of those parents that freaks out on coaches or makes his kids play a certain sport. My boys can play whatever sport they want to as long as they are having fun with it. I don't want them to feel like they have too and I'm not going to embarass them by screaming at their coach. Stupid............
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Also, the reason I'm this way is because of my mother. I'm not tooting my own horn here, but I played baseball and football throughout my high school years. During my freshman year in high school I found out that I could sing...................really really well. Once my mom found out she pushed me and pushed me to sing EVERY WHERE. It was annoying and eventually pushed me out of singing because she drove me crazy. At one point I was working with an agent in Nashville when I was 18 years old. She drove the joy out of it for me and I broke ties with the agent in Nashville because of it. To this day I won't sing in front of anyone, but my boys because I don't want people to make a big deal out of it. I take that back.................I've sang at a few friends weddings and then it turns into a huge deal with everyone at the wedding and they start bugging the crap out of me about it, "Are you a professinal singer?" "How long have you been doing this?" "You really need to pursue it!" It drives me nuts and it's because of my mother. To this day I hold negative feelings towards her because of it..................pisses me off because I KNOW I could do it for a living, but she only wants me to do it so she "could be rich!" She's told me that before..........................it's sickening. I will NOT push my boys that way!
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I still remember being on the wrestling mat and hearing my Mom over all the crowd noise. My biggest fan, and wrost critic.

 
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