Wow, seems like a guy who is doing it really, really right and has dedicated almost 40 years of his life to doing so. And yet... this excerpt sums it up...
It seems as though some coaches credibility has been thrown to the wind and all that matters is the opinion of a few disgruntled parties involved.
"High school baseball is one of the last institutions where student-athletes can learn accountability, selflessness, and be given an honest, real-world approach to where they stand in a team sport. These ideals apparently don't matter to some parents anymore. They only seem to care about whether their son's name is penciled in to the lineup or not."
Alderson said the culture to coach today is tough because of how parents can dictate a coach's fate.
"It's a bad message to let parents know that you're in control at the end of the day,"