Sounds like we might have a spin off thread to come up with a list of names for the different types of parents....hehe
Good point on your last post PG...I have tried to teach my son that he will be judged from the minute he steps foot out of the bus, car, dugout etc., and that he must carry himself accordingly. It is not hard to spot the better players by the way they present themselves at all times, the way they walk, talk, interact with others....
I see a helicopter parent as the type that circles around their kid at all times, watching and waiting to interject themselves into the situation at anytime they see fit......maybe they should be called "hovercraft" parents instead