Lots of coaches are poison. Thats part of the game and the challenge - at all levels.
My eldest son was jerked around for 2 years. He never got dispirited - he just got more angry and more focused and jumped on the next opportunity to escape his situation.
My youngest son is now in the same position. The coach puts him in the game in the top or bottom of the ninth with 15 and 20 run leads. The message is simple - Coach wants him gone. He can either get dispirited and quit the game - or do like his older brother - and jump on the next opportunity that he finds.
IMO - One thing shouldnt happen (baring concerns about injury or safety) - and that is Mommy or Daddy speaking to the Coach.
Mommy and Daddy should stay in the stands - cheer the team on until the game is over - and then go home.
Good luck.
