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Message: [QUOTE="RichZ, post: 4969706, member: 534"] Some time back (my kid was under 10, and he's going to be 60 next year, so it was a LONG time ago.) I coached a youth team. There were three players (and their parents) who still stick out in my mind. Two of the kids were best friends, as were their fathers. Putting the ball in player A's hands ALWAYS resulted in either a shot attempt or a pass to his buddy, player B. His buddy would dribble into the corner at the baseline where their fathers were stationed. There, he would get instructions from Daddy, on what to do. Again, there were only two options. Pass it back to his buddy or shoot it. By the time the conversation was done, he was surrounded by players from the other team, and had long since given up his dribble, so he would put up a jumper that probably went in once in the season I coached the team. I tried my best to get the fathers to stop interacting with their kids during the game. No luck. The third kid though... what a pleasure to coach and to watch his relationship with his father. Father never said anything during practice or games. But he took notes, and he'd go over them with the kid when official practice was over. Then they'd go through a shooting practice routine from several different spots. The kid was far and away the best player on the team, and his dad never interfered with things I was trying to get the kids to do. [/QUOTE]