Hope that they win, but not for the coaches. Hope the kids win to make themselves proud. Sounds like the coach only cares about accolades coming from winning, and not from seeing kids he has trained improve in their ability.
Me too. I know they all want it badly. Especially after being runner up in the last tourney.
weird. I'm getting the
Do you still need the link? https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/7-night-northen-europe.960869/page-2#post-8926987
here! Y'all can have..this I guess...why do I have Photoshop access again?
I'm literally reading this as clocking out from my shift at Bob Evans
That's awful that he discouraged T from drinking water in 90 degree weather?! What is he -- a drill sargent?!Not to mention as you said, T is only 9 years old, for heaven's sake.
And what does that tell you about this coach? Sounds like child abuse to me.
got it now thanks!
Now, he wants my crackers and peanut butter. 
8:45 a of the m here and just boiling the kettle for my cuppa before a nine start. That is allWoke up at 2:30 AM, because of the nor'easter rain and wind storm (up and down the Eastern seacoast). Rain was loudly hitting the a/c unit in the window of the bedroom. Dog was freaked out with the weather, so he's been like velcro next to me ever since I got up! LOL . . .
@FutureCEO , I read that RI is also getting hammered from this storm.
Drinking coffee. That is all.
8:45 a of the m here and just boiling the kettle for my cuppa before a nine start. That is all
Thats a sign of underfeedingOh, by all means, enjoy your cuppa ....
Update here: Jack is asleep on the floor. Snoring ... yes, my dog snores like a chainsaw sometimes.
Thats a sign of underfeeding
She's a bad influence.
Well sure, but you have to keep up with Mini Brain (as in Pinky and the) trying to take over the world. No judgment from me!!
In the end, this is a decision you have to make yourself, but if I were you, I would seriously be questioning if that's the best place for T. Regardless of whether or not he has the talent, are the coach's words the message you want T to take home? Is this going to motivate T and help him improve? Is it going to be in his best interest and give him the best training, not just in skills but in sportsmanship and confidence? This is exactly the kind of stuff that ruined Soccer for A and we had to pull him from the team and switch him to chess. I think he was only 8 when it happened, but the coach screamed at the boys in the locker room for mistakes they made...A was the oldest boy on the team at 8 years old. He wouldn't allow parents in the locker room when they were getting dressed, which seemed fishy...a grown man with a bunch of boys and parents were locked out. But you could hear him shouting and the boys came out in tears. My husband told him if he ever did that again, he'd be talking to the club organizers and lodging a complaint. He called A out numerous times about being a weaker player....told him he couldn't put him in the game when he had so many better players, and in practices, he ran drills that targeted A. (He made A tend the goal as a team of one, with all the other boys on the other "team" and they got to shoot penalties and the first team to miss 10 had to run laps around the field...it was always A who had to run, and he'd do it multiple times a practice, so A would come home EXHAUSTED) Other parents called him out on it, told him it wasn't fair, but he wouldn't stop. I think he was probably TRYING to make A quit, but at that age, it just wasn't FUN for him anymore, and if you're going to be paying that much for it, it's got to be fun. So you need to think about whether this particular team is in T's best interest and if he'll be learning what you want him to learn. Dedication and discipline are great lessons, but do you want him to learn that it's ok to humiliate teammates because they aren't as advanced, or that this team is the ONLY thing that matters, or that you can't have anything else in your life besides this? It's an incredible amount of pressure for children, and especially when you are paying for the priviledge of being treated that way.
