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Message: [QUOTE="upstater, post: 4725868, member: 153"] I appreciated every coach I had for what they did with one exception. Had a guy who never said much and just scowled at everyone. To this day, I can't think of what he was doing. The worst coach I've personally seen was my 10 year old child's club soccer coach from Spain. He was licensed by UEFA and in the US, he was still only in his mid to late 20s, but he used extreme psychology tactics on 10 year olds, like, "You have no athletic ability." "Stop eating chocolate." "No one likes you; you have no friends." He said this to various kids on the team. Once during a game, he told one of our kids to punch a kid in the face, because the ref refused to call fouls. I have 2 children, the younger one is a troublemaker. The older one never gets into trouble, she is exceedingly polite and caring. One day I watched her practice and I saw my 10 year old stick a reverse middle finger in her chest so he couldn't see it. "What was that all about?" I asked. He had said something incredibly vile. We switched clubs right away, it was still November , the season was 2 or 3 months old. I denounced the guy on the way out the door to all who would listen. He went on a tour of premier clubs in the region, let go by each and every club after a few years. And now he coaches for the local travel club where my kids started playing. He moved from Spain to the US to coach soccer and now finds himself in some deserved circumstances. [/QUOTE]