Here is the situation is this. Prior to the job I have now I taught and coached at 2 high schools that had next to no parental support. Now at the school I am at I have a ton of support and with that comes some problems. I ham in a town that has 3 high schools but as far as the baseball community goes it is a very small and tight knit community where everyone knows everyone. I have a lot of parents who come off as wanting to be not just a friend to the program but a friend to me. I moved into this area so for the most part I am an outsider and have not known many of these people for more than a few years. How do some of you coaches from smaller areas handle friendships with parents? How do you distinguish those that want to be friends and those that have alternative motives?
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