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Being on the team does not guarantee an inherent right to play.
Let me get this straight...the parent tried to instigate an altergation with the coach and you have sympathy for the parent?
It would also be good to keep in mind that when there are more than 10 players on a team and the team is scrimmaging in practice it is highly likely that someone will be sitting on the sidelines.

I too feel sorry for this coach and hope for his sake that those troublemaker parents were parents of children that will be moving on to the middle school next year.

Also, in terms of what type of job this coach did this season, I think that a second-place regular season finish and a third-place finish in the tournament is pretty good when one considers that this team was picked fifth in the preseason.

Okay VoiceOfReason, let's break this down since you seem to think I am so slow! Being on a TEAM should absolutely give them an inherent right to play! That's suppose to be why it is called a TEAM.Apparently you must not have children and if you do I would hate to think that you as a parent would not be willing to go to bat for your child. Most parents would do whatever it takes to ensure their child's happiness. I did not say that I would have jumped the coach , but he would have heard from me. Most of those parents have been patient with the coach and held their tongues throughout the season, hoping that their children would get a fair shake , but now that the season is over they have every right to voice their complaints.
Since you know so much about the practices enlighten me about why 5 or 6 get to participate and the rest do not. By the way I am glad to say that most of the parents will be returning next year to keep the coach on his toes.It really doesn't matter what they were picked in the preseason it wouldn't have even mattered if they finished last, it does matter however that the children are unhappy with the coach. They joined the team to play ball. If the coach had no intention of letting all of the kids play, then he should have just made them waterboys. Since you know so much about the practices I just have one more ? several of the kids have said that they have been cursed at during practices. Just wondering if you can confirm this, or are all the kids lying?