RJM posted:The only say a parent has in a school sports program is to point it out to a person of power and responsibility if their kid is being physically or mentally abused. Not playing short and/or batting third is not abuse. Not being selected for the team is not abuse. Being benched is not abuse. Being disciplined for poor behavior is not abuse.
No one is forcing a parent to have their kid play and contribute booster fees. The parent has the option to not have their kid participate.
We just had a local case where an attorney argued on behalf of a baseball player and his family his constitutional rights were being denied. In the judge’s decision she noted there have been eighteen previous decisions in the US stating extracurricular activities at school are not a constitutional right.
In terms of the baseball (or other sport) quality of the coaching you have to assume the AD knows what he/she is doing whether you agree or not. Parents should not be involved in hiring or firing coaches.
In a perfect world, the AD is making the best decision for the sport and the kids. In reality, sometimes a coach is hired because she is the wife of a football coach they want to hire...or he is a football coach they want to hire, so he is also the new freshman or JV baseball coach. That happens.