Comments on: Do I Tell the Coach to Back Off?

By: RespectfullyPetty

RespectfullyPetty — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:47:56 +0000

Finishing a commitment should not mean enduring an adult’s ego.

OneGoodTowel — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:26:57 +0000

Actual teacher here. Shame does not create skill.

LunchboxLawyer — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:22:47 +0000

Rec league is not the Olympics and that coach needs to remember he is volunteering around children.

GroupChatArchivist — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:54:37 +0000

Pulling your kid may protect him, but the league also needs to know what happened.

PorchCoffeePhD — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:49:20 +0000

Kids learn resilience from support, not public embarrassment.

ThreeKidsOneNerve — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:42:56 +0000

A coach can correct a child without making him cry in the car.

SuburbanAnthropologist — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:15:57 +0000

The coach needs boundaries more than the child needs discipline.

AuntieKnowsBest — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:59:45 +0000

Go above him. Facts, dates and exact words.

ReceiptsAndLipGloss — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:09:04 +0000

Letting kids quit everything is one thing. Letting them leave a bad environment is another.

AuntieFromSanAntonio — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:40:06 +0000

Nine year olds do not need humiliation disguised as discipline.