Three practices ago, this was their lifelong dream. Now they would rather reorganize the junk drawer than go to practice.
Do you make them finish what they started, or accept that sometimes a kid simply hates soccer?
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July 22, 2026
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I would document everything before making the next move.
The coach needs boundaries more than the child needs discipline.
Letting kids quit everything is one thing. Letting them leave a bad environment is another.
Kids learn resilience from support, not public embarrassment.
Rec league is not the Olympics and that coach needs to remember he is volunteering around children.
Nine year olds do not need humiliation disguised as discipline.
Pulling your kid may protect him, but the league also needs to know what happened.
Finishing a commitment should not mean enduring an adult’s ego.