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Originally posted by bkball
I remember a friend telling me his high school coach talked about parents not coaching from the stands I still see players looking into the stand during games like they are trying to see what dad is saying instead of just pitching, or just hitting.
The dad who's son was playing on the high school team said he still had signals he would send to his son from the stands, reminding him of certain keys when hitting. I told him at this point and level his son needs to be able to make his own adjustments and not have to rely on dad.
Here's the best part about that in HS, though. Most kids DON'T want dear old dad coaching, etc., so it becomes real easy for Jr. to "miss" any signals being sent in by Pop's. Dad may think he's still calling the game, he's probably not effecting the input like he thinks he is.
Regardless of what dad thinks, his kid has likely already moved on beyond him, cut the apron strings, and is allowing the illusion to exist to placate dad.
Remember, it's not just the HS/older age travel coaches that are happy to see the coaching end from the stands. |
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Posted - 07/24/2012 : 10:57:03
