[LakeLover]

I absolutely agree, things spiral out of control and eventually spread over to the players. This is what spawns problems with the coaching staff, too many parents who know it all.

It takes a great deal of time/effort/work and dedication to devote yourself to being a coach. Especially a middle school coach. They are in the formative stages of basketball, still making those midget league mistakes and needing guidance on fundamentals and how to be play makers. This is a rough age to coach but a fun age to coach. The coaches take so much flack from everyone and no one gives credit where credit is due, it is easy to coach from the stands and have only your child's best interest at heart, it is different to have 15 plus kids and winning at heart. Let's all face it, everyone says winning is not what it is about, but when it comes down to it, it really is. Have you ever seen a coach being kept in a position because he/she really tried with the kids, they may not have won but they played together and learned. Heck no, they get rid of them if they are not up to par and winning. Face it people, it is a survival game, only the fit survive and play, the others are back ups and like I stated, never underestimate the power of the bench. Many points and plays come from here.