Four games covered since the beginning of the 2014 season and quite frankly one thing never changes.
Parents living through good ole’ Johnny.
I’m definitely not going to win friends writing about this issue that is still running rampant during football games.
The worst in the first four games came during a blowout loss by Johnny’s team. Now one thing was clear, the team that took it to Johnny’s team was far superior and when it is so one-sided all you can do is hope Johnny’s team can pull together and just play hard.
Of course Johnny’s dad thinks differently and begins to get upset with the coach because he isn’t giving Johnny the ball enough or isn’t giving Johnny enough playing time.
Seriously?
The coach actually did a great job of keeping the kids in the game by being supportive and trying to work on fundamentals. These are coaching experiences when a team obviously is getting throttled by the opposing team.
What this isn’t is for Johnny’s dad to try and get that Junior College scholarship he never got when he was Johnny’s age.
Dad shouldn’t get mad when Johnny just isn’t in the same planet as kids that have played since they were playing Pop Warner. It just drives me nuts that these parents scream and yell and say, “why are they running that play?”
If you are so informed, here is a bit of advice. Go out to a high school turn in your resume with all that experience of coaching at a high level showing that you at least played in high school and didn’t letter in water boy.
Do have any understanding of what coaches do every week? My hat is off to them. They try to keep it positive, they try and keep Johnny in school with good grades. Many spend countless hours in the office to work on booster events.
This shouldn’t be about Johnny and how many touches he gets or if the coach is calling the play right.
These are life lessons that Johnny will remember. I guarantee that Johnny won’t remember a 72-0 nothing drubbing in 10 years. What he will remember are the bonds he made with his teammates and coaches.
So next time Johnny’s dad is barking out loudly because he feels shorted on his playing time or the fact coach isn’t doing things right. Tap him on the shoulder and remind him that he has a choice to volunteer to coach or that Johnny is having fun with his friends.
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