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Just curious, what exactly does parents who "kissed the coaches a$$"  mean?  That the dad helps out with the team?  That they give the team more money?   I mean, those things are necessary to run a team sometimes.  We certainly had some of those issues over the years in youth ball.  One year in 12U travel basketball, with dad coaches, my son never started, another kid did, who was clearly not as good.  I assume his dad was contributing more financially to the team than we were.  It was the last year of youth basketball, so after the final game I had a polite conversation, I think it went, how could my son improve for middle school next year, noting that he hadn't been a starter on this team (actually, I can't remember how it was phrased).  He hemmed and hawed, and said my son was good, and it was really useful for a team to have a good sixth man.  Not a comfortable conversation, it didn't tell me anything useful.  I don't think I spoke to a coach ever again.

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