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The pressure to win is huge.

Coaches must DEMAND respect, but also show respect to parents/guardians/players.

I tell all my parents that the most important time they have with their child during sports is the 15-20 minutes they are with them after practice and ballgames.

Why?

That sets the tone for how the child will look at the coach. If they bad mouth the coach and question everything, the kid takes the same attitude.

If they listen to the kids complaints, but just say work harder and work through it, the kid gets to vent but knows the parent respects the coach and his decisions.

I'm very glad to see the above from a coach, that shows you that with the talk everyone has still got to look at it from both sides. Who cares if it is the best player on the team? MOMMY & DADDY, so let them watch him sit out a game and see that another kid can come off the bench and replace him. If he quits then he had purpose in being there to start with. GAIN RESPECT of the entire team by controlling the problem. I hope that in someway this thread will remind some coaches that they must become a part of each players life but controlled by MOMMY & DADDY no matter what their position is.