Does your spouse or did your father coach a sport? Mine coaches Basketball and football and is driving me crazy.......

One year DH was talked into being an assistant baseball coach for DS team. The sports talk about drove me crazy at the dinner table but it was great the way they spent time together. And I think that we were lucky that DH did not get obsessive about the game and really critcize DS about how he played.

Yes, and he is so good at it. My son is only 3 and plays on a 3-4 yr old Basketball team and DH is the coach. (He was assist coach for soccer. He is such a great Dad and takes such an active roll in both our sons life, always. )We don't keep score for basketball as it is just for fun. Hubby worked hard all week to come up with drills for little ones and trying to figure out how to keep their attention span for a few minites at a time. This is all volunteer coaching and he did great!

NOW...there is a Dad of one of the little boys on the team that I almost took out behind the wood shed! My DH is so sweet and never said a word to this Obnoxious parent (he wasn't aware of all that was going on as this Dad did this mostly to the assist coach). He kept trying to take over. DH has an assist. coach and this Dad sort of pushed the Assist coach out of the way and took over. He was correcting the kids (good thing DH didn't see this) and told one if he didn't straighten up then he couldn't play. I told the child in front of this man that he was welcome to play and that we are here to have fun. He was also holding another child buy the arm when the assist coach was teaching bounce passes as the little boy wanted to go play with his brother that was with DH practing bouce passes on the other side. He had him by the arm and told him to just stand here and was a bit to aggressive in my opinion. The boy said he wanted his Mommie and that Dad said he could have her when he was finished learning. I told the child that he could go to his Mommie whenever he wanted even if it was during a game. I then took him by the hand and led him to his mother. This "dad" kept things like this going all during the practice. DH is going to have a talk with this Man before the next practice. Either that....or I take him behind the wood shed only one of us is coming back...and that will be me of course.

This Dad even told my Dh how to high 5 a kid. My DH was putting his hand upright to high 5 and this Dad tried to take over and tell him you can't do that as you have to put your hand down for children, etc. DH just blew him off. This Dad was also correcting the kids like if one pushed in line or something. The Team Mom was there and asked them to say sorry if they pushed etc. and was helping them stay in line and he tries to correct them but when his kid pushes another kid down on purpose he does nothing. I was talking to one of my friends about this Dad and it ends up she use to teach his kids in school. The 1st wife left and won't have anything to do with him and the kids can not either. Now he is on to wife #3 and she and her kids and being taken over by him. Arughhh.

Sorry didn't mean to hijack your post but this all happened last night and I am still frustrated by this "dad". Please send prayers and good vibes that I can control myself at the next practice and let DH and his gentle wisdon handle instead of my anger with this man and the way he treated some of the children last night and also for his lack of respect to DH and assist coach.

- Jenn

My husband does not coach our kids, he coaches kids in a different city that we live in. Can anyone relate? thanks!

Dh doesn't coach a sport....but I coach soccer......gee, maybe I drive him nuts durring soccer season???

Kathie

My husband does not coach, has not coached in the past and will not coach any team that my daughter is on in the future. This is all for a VERY good reason!!! (Though it would be funny to see!)

On the team she is now on we see ALOT of favortism towards the coaches daughter and her friends. Even though my daughter can out jump anyone his daughter gets to do the jumps and starts with her group of friends. The only good thing is that I have kept my mouth shut, but the other girls all talk about this so they are not blind.

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My DH has coached soccer for years and 2 seasons of basketball. He really enjoys it.

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My eldest son (19) is asst coach on my younger son's Lacrosse team.

My ex husband coached baseball for son's team when he was 12 and son hasn't played baseball again LOL