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Gosh it took less that 1 hour for you to find, read and respond to this with the classic Yuck Tuck like you're a comedic genius for pulling that rabbit out of the hat. You must be a real hoot around the water cooler at work.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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I actually think that's how many of us think. Maybe you should lighten up a bit Francis.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Hey Gomer. I don't think someone was trying to be funny. I will type real slow for you so you can follow. Many, many parents, especially at younger ages, think they need to coach their kids from the sidelines. Go to a U9 girls game. Or U10 boys game. Non stop.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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And some parents still don't get even by high school. The problem is parents who coach too much, or helicopter a lot in general, tend to be (any or in combination)Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
- insecure about their kids' abilities
- frightened of their kids' failing because it will "hurt their feelings"
- frightened of their kids' feelings because they think it's a reflection on them as parents
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- often don't know they're doing it
- even if they do, they think there's nothing wrong with it
So posting an article about it isn't going to get them to change. It usually takes either someone pointing it out to them, their kids firing back at them (stop embarrassing me!) or some other embarrassing incident.Comment
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Heard about coaches that will bench a player if a parent tries coaching them or others from the sideline. That stops it really quickly. We have a couple parents that sideline coach at u16. All the team hates it. Then there are the parents that yell "great job!" even when it was far from a great job.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Might be the only positive thing your dd hears all game. Even if it's from you.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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You just couldn't resist being a dick, could you?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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So you're posting on a soccer forum because....?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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The article isn't really about parent coaching ... it actually focuses on over-coaching done on the sideline by the coaches themselves. "Joysticking" the players if you will and creating little drones who are lost when not being commanded by their coach.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Good article and goes a long way to explain why the US doesn't develop great creative attacking players who can problem solve on the fly.
Parent coaching from the sideline is another issue entirely and should be squashed by the coach before the season even begins.Comment
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As a coach it's finding the right balance of instruction during games. Players need to make decisions on their own, make mistakes so they learn from it. My son had a great coach for a year who coached them with questions such as "Can we find the angle to support him?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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My D had one of those at club and son at HS. Both learned to tune them out and do their thing :) Not all players can do that though, especially the younger onesOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Trolls gotta troll. Plus with the anonymity, and this sites propensity to take all subjects into the gutter, it's a great place to practice your trolling before going out into the real world.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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