Hurley: Avoid Garbage Parents

[martyn]

I didn't hear Hurley use the phrase "garbage parents." I think that was just creation of the headline writer.

Hurley's blunt but he's not crass, nor stupid.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

As a youth football coach, I can totally relate to this. For some reason, I always get picked by the other coaches to deal with these folks. By the way, I don’t call them “Garbage Parents”…I just think of them as perpetually over involved.

I’ve coached baseball, flag football and basketball in the last few years and I’ve found that drafting good parents vs drafting kids makes life a lot easier for local leagues.

 

[Bomber36]

I’ve coached baseball, flag football and basketball in the last few years and I’ve found that drafting good parents vs drafting kids makes life a lot easier for local leagues.

We’ve even managed to get the crazy ones under control. It takes a lot of communication and explaining what we are trying to do, but it works and they appreciate it.

 

[1999GoodSon]

Good interview. Also good that Outkick isn't that popular. Dan is a very popular guy right now, his words have impact. With the 6 second attention span on the net, and let's face it, only us rabid Husky fans watching the whole thing, in this cultural climate don't be surprised to hear this discussed in unflattering ways.

The headline needs to be vaporized. I would also demand a disclaimer added to the piece that a previous headline was used that was not the words of Coach Dan Hurley, and was solely the work of Outkick's editors.

 

[temery]

'Do I get floor seats?' College coaches pass on athletes because of parents' behavior

Howard University men's basketball coach Kenny Blakeney gets candid about the types of parent behavior that make him "pass" on talented young athletes

www.yahoo.com

 

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'Do I get floor seats?' College coaches pass on athletes because of parents' behavior

Howard University men's basketball coach Kenny Blakeney gets candid about the types of parent behavior that make him "pass" on talented young athletes

www.yahoo.com

Good luck getting floor seats at Howard.

 

[Leebo]

A last afternote: "Hopefully" and other such adverbs truly do get used incorrectly in The Boneyard and elsewhere.

I love seeing stuff like this and then reading "[from 18th c.]" under that definition in the dictionary. You're in for a long fight, it seems.