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Guru,

It sounds like sour grapes from a somewhat difficult parent. Every school has them. Heck, my sons coaches think I am difficult. Every situation is different and there are usually two sides to every argument.

As a parent who has been involved with the school systems in Eastern Kentucky my entire life, I have come to expect the worst from these situations. The adults involved (both sides) are often petty, vindictive, clueless political pons that routinely make life difficult for the children involved simply to cause other adults grief.

Everything from playing time, preferred position, newpaper clippings to things as simple as who the blunt of the coaches joles might be, often depend on politics and personal conflicts. Being the best player has little to do with who gets to play or who gets the accolades. It is basically a sickening situation that gives what should be a wonderful experience for teenage children a very bad reputation.

Coaches are not the only guilty parties. Teachers, school administrators and parents are all guilty. The adults plot, backbite and fight over childrens games trying to injure other adults. In the end, it always the children that bare most of the pain.