I go to college games and ask parents questions. When the player is a starter I might hear the coach comes off to the opposition like he's a bleep but he has his player's backs. If the player is on the bench the parents just think the coach is a bleep. On the other hand I watched a parent scream at a coach for letting the son pitch long enough to give up three homers.quote:Originally posted by CollegeParent:
As an aside, some kids find out after going to a school for a year or so that playing baseball/or being on the team in college is very important to them as part of their college experience. Some coaches are not a good fit with players trying to make a team or struggling for playing time. Some coaches are disrespectful a..holes to guys on the bench etc. because they are easy targets and generlly won't talk back. Ask a kid who's not playing what he thinks about the coaches treatment of his players. If your son doesn't get a good feeling for the head coach, consider the next option.
fyi, Kids at other schools will also have a good idea about coaches they play against. My son heard all sorts of stuff about other coaches on his summer teams and even during league play from unhappy opposition players.
fyi 2, I don't know anything about the schools/coaches listed in the orginal post.
I've played against players and coaches I thought were bleeps until we were on the same side. Sometimes opposing player's view of the world is tainted by rivalry, a tough loss or what they see on one day. Everything has to be viewed through a filter.