Dad is summer coach

Interesting question. I coach my son's summer team. When we filled out some questionaires, I had to think about whether I should put my name down, or one of my assistants. I ended up putting my name down. I figure that 1) he's got to get it done in high school regardless, and 2) I've heard many times (probably moreso in football and basketball) that a kid whose father is a coach kinda has a coach's mentality himself, since he's been exposed to it alot, and it usually is viewed as a positive.

I've coached my kid since he was six, and there's nothing more I enjoy than coaching the team (not just him). This may be my last summer, since he's a junior, so I want to enjoy every minute of it..

this is only remotely related to this post, but we had a dad who was an assistant coach last year for our traveling team. I overheard him talking to a scout that his son was the only good pitcher on the team...yada yada. Pushed his son completely and did not mention any other players at all. I was livid. I'm sure the scout knew what he had in front of him, but it still made me very angry. Later in the season, we had some behavior problems with one of the kids on the team, guess who?? The assistant ended up getting fired because he was "in charge" that day and did nothing about the behavior problem with his own son.

Mom, isn't sweet justice sometimes

just soooooo......sweet?!

Regardless of whether a kid is coached by his dad, the coach has a reputation and credibility to maintain with his recommendation.

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Originally posted by RJM:
Regardless of whether a kid is coached by his dad, the coach has a reputation and credibility to maintain with his recommendation.

I agree with this, and would only add that the coach's kid has to demonstrate the ability to play at the collegiate level, regardless of whether or not he is the coach's son.