View Full Version : Things parent hate
mightylakers
05-28-2009, 12:38 PM
Manager/coach in favor of their own kids.
Last year my son's rec ball coach always had his boy who got zero skills to play infield and catcher all the time and hitting second. It was so bad that the parents celebrated in a game when he was out of town with his kid.
songtitle
05-28-2009, 12:41 PM
This could be the top trio of posts of all time.
wogdoggy
05-28-2009, 12:43 PM
how bout a high school coach playing all his favorites from the basketball team...wouldnt that get you Pi$$ed?
AgentX
05-28-2009, 12:44 PM
Not having a plan for rainouts.
Parents need to know before they get to the field whether the game/practice is still on. In FL, this is especially acute because it could be raining buckets at the field while the sun shines brightly over homes a few miles away.
mightylakers
05-28-2009, 12:46 PM
Not having a plan for rainouts.
Parents need to know before they get to the field whether the game/practice is still on. In FL, this is especially acute because it could be raining buckets at the field while the sun shines brightly over homes a few miles away.
That's why we stay in Southern Cal:):):)
bbb3601
05-28-2009, 12:53 PM
Daddy ball plain and simple. UUGGHH
songtitle
05-28-2009, 12:56 PM
Daddy ball plain and simple. UUGGHH
OMG. You have it too? I'm shocked. :happy:
AgentX
05-28-2009, 12:56 PM
Learning that Junior is not going to improve without their help.
bbb3601
05-28-2009, 01:00 PM
OMG. You have it too? I'm shocked. :happy:
If it ended we would have nothing to talk about! It is still better in baseball than girls soccer. Wow. 1 and done season for me!
songtitle
05-28-2009, 01:03 PM
I paid $400 for a shiny new bat and Junior still can't hit home runs.
Baseball gLove
05-28-2009, 01:15 PM
Overbearing coaches that give different instructions from 3 different coaches during a kid's at bat. Especially coaches that don't know about hitting. :thumbsdown. You teach during practice and bp, you tell the kid to either bunt or hit away during the game. I stopped telling my son what to do during an at bat during a game when he was 8.
AgentX
05-28-2009, 01:17 PM
I paid $400 for a shiny new bat and Junior still can't hit home runs.
:rofl:
I love that. :D
bbb3601
05-28-2009, 01:40 PM
I paid $400 for a shiny new bat and Junior still can't hit home runs.
Or the polar opposite. I paid 400 hun for the new bat, and Johnny hit one out with the *****y bat.
Newyouthcoach
05-28-2009, 01:48 PM
Coaches that swear they are all about teaching the fundamentals and making sure they love the game. They swear they are not the type of coaches that put their sons in as SS or pitcher unless he earns it. Of course season rolls around and both sons are P's and SS. Even though there are at least three kids better than them. Even better, that is when you find out they have no clue concerning the fundamentals of baseball. You then find out that they started coaching because some coach would not let their sons pitch or play SS. You then play against said coach and his pitchers and SS dominate your team.
Newyouthcoach
05-28-2009, 01:50 PM
Coaches that beg to get that last player for the roster, and ask you if you know of any kids that want to play. You tell them that you know of a kid, but he is a little weak. They promise to work extra with him because they like his attitude. Every game he bats last, and plays right field.
Newyouthcoach
05-28-2009, 01:57 PM
I see this coach all the time. He coaches one year, and tells his team he is quitting so that his son can play in the higher ability grouping. His son does not make the team during tryout, but forgets you were there with your son ( who ranked alot higher in the tryout). He tells you that his son decided not to play for the team. He later makes a weaker team. Funny thing, the team he decided to leave last season is moved up to the same league and dominates the league. This coach tells you after your team beats his handily that those games have been his teams worse games. He forgets that you have seen the second worse team in the league beat him too.
He then starts recruiting midseason to start yet another new team. You find out that his current team is a mess because of him and his son. Some dads will never figure it out.
rkbenn
05-28-2009, 02:02 PM
100+ degree temp
bbb3601
05-28-2009, 02:08 PM
I see this coach all the time. He coaches one year, and tells his team he is quitting so that his son can play in the higher ability grouping. His son does not make the try during tryout, but forgets you were there with your son ( who ranked alot higher in the tryout). He tells you that his son decided not to play for the team. He later makes a weaker team. Funny thing, the team he decided to leave last season is moved up to the same league and dominates the league. This coach tells you after your team beats his handily that those games have been his teams worse games. He forgets that you have seen the second worse team in the league beat him too.
He then starts recruiting midseason to start yet another new team. You find out that his current team is a mess because of him and his son. Some dads will never figure it out.
I think I know this guy. Please tell me he lives in Ohio
Newyouthcoach
05-28-2009, 02:12 PM
He might of lived there first. I think he moves every few years.:rolleyes:
TonyK
05-28-2009, 05:57 PM
Coaches that say they will keep no more than 15 players but then keep 18.
Coaches that tell parents not to worry about PT as everyone will get PT because of the schedule. Some players then sit on the bench for 2 or 3 weeks in a row.
Coaches that yell at some players during games, but never yell at others despite numerous mistakes.
Parents that become HS coaches to guarantee their son's receive special treatment.
shake-n-bake
05-28-2009, 06:33 PM
1. League that doesn't redraft allowing all a team's coaches to be parents of kids that are not returning.
2. (daddyball) coaches' kids play all but 10 innings in 15 games @ pitcher /catcher / SS combined when capable kids who'll be returning and are anxious to get some time in, either sit or play OF. All this while team is winning by 8-10 runs a game.
3. Coach tells pitch counter who'll be pitching. "It'll be Johnny and then Timmy if needed." Timmy is present at time. Timmy can hold his own with any 12U team anywhere, but is not a coaches kid. Johnny is. With a 4 run lead in the 5th, coach asks what Johnny's pitch count. Then starts talking with other coaches about how he's praying Johnny can finish the game under his pitch count. Timmy and his teammates are present.
4. And, as someone else said - in-game overcoaching of fundamentals, particularly when it'd be physically impossible even for an accomplished contortionist to actually do everything said.
azmatsfan
05-28-2009, 07:26 PM
Other parents that yell at other parents' kids, "You gotta make that play!" after making an error.
Or other parents that say out loud, "Why is the coach starting the worst pitcher on the team?", when I'm standing right next to him and the pitcher is my son.
LAball
05-28-2009, 08:05 PM
I groved the kids swing to what i like so i move on to pitching. 1 week later the swing goes bad.
I groved the kids pitching mechanics to what I like so i move on to batting . 1 week later he's throwing the ball and not pitching
:rant::mad::ughh:faint::banghead::grouchy:dismay:
Ursa Major
05-28-2009, 11:02 PM
Coaches who tell my kid:
"Why are you tilting over like that? You gotta keep your spine straight."
"Start your swing with your hands."
"You're uppercutting - swing down on the ball. . ."
new2thesport
05-29-2009, 01:08 AM
Parents that have all these "good" ideas to help out the team, then they dig out when the time comes to do them.
When the coach confirms to another parent that he will pick up their kid and then one hour later at home, I get a call from the coach if I could pick up the kid. Then on the day, he calls and asks me how many more kids can I fit in my Expedition.
dolphindan1
05-29-2009, 02:09 AM
Other parents that yell at other parents' kids, "You gotta make that play!" after making an error.
Or other parents that say out loud, "Why is the coach starting the worst pitcher on the team?", when I'm standing right next to him and the pitcher is my son.
I believe I would have said something to those parents...I hope your son pitched a shutout
dolphindan1
05-29-2009, 02:13 AM
1. League that doesn't redraft allowing all a team's coaches to be parents of kids that are not returning.
2. (daddyball) coaches' kids play all but 10 innings in 15 games @ pitcher /catcher / SS combined when capable kids who'll be returning and are anxious to get some time in, either sit or play OF. All this while team is winning by 8-10 runs a game.
3. Coach tells pitch counter who'll be pitching. "It'll be Johnny and then Timmy if needed." Timmy is present at time. Timmy can hold his own with any 12U team anywhere, but is not a coaches kid. Johnny is. With a 4 run lead in the 5th, coach asks what Johnny's pitch count. Then starts talking with other coaches about how he's praying Johnny can finish the game under his pitch count. Timmy and his teammates are present.
4. And, as someone else said - in-game overcoaching of fundamentals, particularly when it'd be physically impossible even for an accomplished contortionist to actually do everything said.
I coach both of my sons...My youngest in coach pitch plays the 1st inning at SS and then goes to OF and the OFs come in and then we swap around each inning...
My 12 year old...Pitches, catches, 1st, OF, and gets time on the bench...I move kids around in rec ball...I mean its rec after all.....
I am and never will be a daddy ball coach...My extent to that is just being there coach and thats really our only time together...So thats the #1 reason I coach...
but like others have said a mojority of the time the dads kid is one of the better players...
marklaker
05-29-2009, 05:13 AM
Coaches who keep calling for the curveball when the opposing hitters are 30 minutes behind your kid's fastball.
SLBaseballDad
05-29-2009, 08:25 AM
Coaches who scream out what to do as soon as the ball is put in play only to see the kid panic (due to all the screaming) after successfully fielding the ball and not get an out.
That chaps my a$$.
Parents that have all these "good" ideas to help out the team, then they dig out when the time comes to do them.
When the coach confirms to another parent that he will pick up their kid and then one hour later at home, I get a call from the coach if I could pick up the kid. Then on the day, he calls and asks me how many more kids can I fit in my Expedition.
That's why I drive a small economy car.:happy:
I have been the coach that coaches his sons team. I have found that it actually hurts my kid a little but at the same time makes him better.
I have always stressed to him in order for me to justify his playing time he has to be better then the next kid, he must work harder then the other kid.
At the beginning he averaged 4.5 innings per game. I never wanted him to hear, from the other kids, that the only reason he was playing was because his dad was the coach.
Last year as a freshman, I am the varsity coach, he played JV. He sat out the 1st 4 games. He got his chance and never looked back. In fact when the coach sat him, other parents would talk to the coach after the game and say that my son needed to be in the game.
Point being that by me coaching him at a young age, taught him that he needed to work harder and other parents seeing that he was not going to get special treatment. Made him better and the other parents saw that as well.
wogdoggy
05-29-2009, 10:02 AM
Coaches who scream out what to do as soon as the ball is put in play only to see the kid panic (due to all the screaming) after successfully fielding the ball and not get an out.
That chaps my a$$.
me too..talk about poison
shake-n-bake
05-29-2009, 08:14 PM
I coach both of my sons...My youngest in coach pitch plays the 1st inning at SS and then goes to OF and the OFs come in and then we swap around each inning...
My 12 year old...Pitches, catches, 1st, OF, and gets time on the bench...I move kids around in rec ball...I mean its rec after all.....
I am and never will be a daddy ball coach...My extent to that is just being there coach and thats really our only time together...So thats the #1 reason I coach...
but like others have said a mojority of the time the dads kid is one of the better players...
Very true that often times coaches kids are good players. And, I'm not against good players getting more PT. What bugs me is coaches that don't feel a responsibility to develop players. When the opportunity to do so isn't there, I will be the last to question coaches' PT decisions. When it is, and they opt to ten run a team in 4 innings instead of getting kids into the positions where they'll more than likely be expected to play next year, that's arrogant and ignorant.