Is having rude parents a normal thing to deal with in coaching youth sports?
I coach 2 different soccer teams. 1 team the parents are lovely, talk to me, help out when needed, interact and play with the kiddos. The other team the parents do not approach me. They don’t help me with anything. Multiple occasions I’ve heard kids say rude things about me (obviously they heard it from a parent) i am a very fun and interactive coach. Every kid on my team learned so much and progressed a great deal by the end of the season. The kids had a lot of fun being on my team. I have heard multiple kids say their parent will be coaching their team next year because we suck. Keep in mind this is our team’s first season playing (everyone new to the sport) while joining kids who have been playing for years! For being new we did amazing. Idk just curious if this is normal behavior? As a parent whose kid is coached by other parents I interacted with those coaches, thank them, help them when I see they’re carrying everything by themselves. Lol maybe I’m sensitive. At least I know I made sure those kids had a positive role model, and positive reinforcement in correcting them on the field. When they made a mistake I taught them how to fix it, and when they did great I told them I’m so proud of you see how all that hard work payed off. At least I know I won’t be the reason any of those kid end up hating the sport they tried!