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Originally posted by pony_trekker
Ok so I have a baseball team I am coaching of 9-10 year olds. One kid on the team is a very good player, probably best hitter, and behaves OK at games, though he tends to be "chippy" at practice. Hard slides, hard tags, etc., often directed at kids it shouldn't be directed at.
I have talked to this kid a million times and nothing works. I think now I have to suspend him from the team for a practice and a game -- quietly. I hope this sends him and the team a serious message.
And I don't have to worry what the kid's parents are going to say because he's my kid.
I need your thoughts.
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Careful. I've coached both my kids for a few years in b-ball. They catch way more shit and are held to a higher standard than the other kids. It's really not fair, and after awhile I realized I was doing it. In the end, alot of their accomplishments (or playing time) is "because your dad's the coach." which is also not fair to them.
Ultimately, it's about your kid having fun. If he really out of line make him sit out the practice, but jeez be careful.
