luv
no plucked nerves here
It was not a matter of checking up on the teachers at all--- I had a relationship with all his teachers and guidance counselor which allowed me to drop by any time I wanted-- he had a guidance counselor who in my book was second to none--he turned around transcripts and info to schools during the recruiting process in less than 24 hours.
The school appreciated my interest and my dropping in every now and then was not to check but more to say hello-- I also did the same with the AD and the principal-- we had a great family that aided my son thru his HS years and family effort bore fruit in his getting a Division I scholarship.
I daresay, luv, that you would not mind parents dropping by in a friendly fashion just to say hello and see how their child is doing in class.
TRhit
i think we all tend to agree. if it is done because of love for the game, kill a little time, not an every day thing, there is no problem. if it is because the parents have a control problem (wanting to cvontrol everything their kid is involved in, or overprotecting the kid)then this is where the problem arises. as far as getting them involved in practice, as someone suggested, i think this would be a monumental mistake.
Mittman: 
The thing is: Parents who actually are the biggest control freaks will never, ever admit that there's anything "off" about what they're doing.
D'oh!
The thing is: Parents who actually are the biggest control freaks will never, ever admit that there's anything "off" about what they're doing.
D'oh!
I'll give that a big Amen, P-Dog. Those rose-colored glasses also work when looking in the mirror.
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From 'Nice Guys Finish Last' by Leo Durocher:
Baseball lives at the center of a never-flagging whirl of irreconcilable opinions.
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From 'Nice Guys Finish Last' by Leo Durocher:
Baseball lives at the center of a never-flagging whirl of irreconcilable opinions.
i agree 100%. my point was that most coaches don't have a problem with 99% of the parents that stop by. but that 1% is why some coaches are leery (sp?) about letting ANY parents to watch practice etc. i know of many coaches that have closed practices to the public, including the parents. i have thought about this myself. not because i have anything to hide (except to hide the kid from that parent for a few hours)but just to avoid those situations.
Bump...
I do go to practices sometimes because I actually get to watch those. :-)
During games, I'm in the concession stand, working the gate, cooking burgers, running across town to pick up kids from the Freshman or JV game cause their parents won't. On the phone trying to get somebody in the concession stand so we can watch a few minutes of our son's playing. Running to Sam's Club, etc., etc.
Away games aren't much easier, cause if the Varsity is away, that means we've got JV or Freshman going on at home and that field doesn't run itself.
During games, I'm in the concession stand, working the gate, cooking burgers, running across town to pick up kids from the Freshman or JV game cause their parents won't. On the phone trying to get somebody in the concession stand so we can watch a few minutes of our son's playing. Running to Sam's Club, etc., etc.
Away games aren't much easier, cause if the Varsity is away, that means we've got JV or Freshman going on at home and that field doesn't run itself.