Keep in mind, this isn't a varsity coach or even a "real" baseball coach. It's a dad who puts together a team each spring before our high school can start practice, just so the kids get a chance to play. As a family we respect and appreciate that, but also realize his lack of knowledge.
Son has been raised to know there are two kinds of coaches--those you respect because they have the title and those you respect because they have the knowledgeable skill to make him better.
This is a coach by title
I think sometimes guys who don't know a ton about baseball are more intimidated by kids and their questions than coaches who are confident and comfortable with their knowledge and role.