I have been seriously battling the same thing. I put our board on notice that I’m on the clock for President and that our first step is to ID the next person. Coaching…I know I’m having a positive influence / effect in the lives of some pretty special young athletes and that’s enough to keep me going. But my tolerance for the other stuff is at an all time low - like zero.
His travel season still has a few weeks left and they are pretty much the busiest weeks of the season. A few big tournaments and then State. His team sucks, the head coach sucks, and I'm glad it's almost over. Hate to say that, but it's true. They don't win, they don't develop players, and they don't really seem to have the team under control. We won't be coming back b/c of high school so I don't have to break up with them at least. 
I am sorry, but this just made me LOL.Again, not really coaching, but I don't know that I have a better place to blab about youth sports. We are in a 6-7 days a week cycle right now. I'm enjoying it, but am also ready to have my life back.
The boy starts high school baseball workouts today. Mainly lifting and agility work. He's going to hate it - just doesn't know it yet
Watched a kid blow a UCL over the weekend. Not really the kind of kid you'd expect to see it from, but it was just like on TV. Pitch, fall, scream
Daughter now LOVES softball and made Little League All Stars, which means our normal two free weeks of summer we use for vacation are going to instead be used by the district and (hopefully) state tournaments. I'm actually fine with that. She loves it, so I love it. She wants to join a club team for next year. I'm tired and poor just thinking about it.
I know exactly how you feel. I have coached both of my boys in football, but mainly my youngest from 1st grade thru 8th grade. It was a basically a year round job. He just finished his Freshman year of High School and this is really the first summer I have had free time from workouts and practice other than taking him and picking him up. It has been great but at the same time, I really miss it. Mainly thru the week after work I have to figure out how to spend my time Lol. It will go by so fast, so while it's non-stop and hectic now, ENJOY IT as much as possible because it will be over before you know it.
SO true. I’ve been waiting for this year forever because, with my girls in HS I had March - May off. But was HARD. I went stir crazy.I know exactly how you feel. I have coached both of my boys in football, but mainly my youngest from 1st grade thru 8th grade. It was a basically a year round job. He just finished his Freshman year of High School and this is really the first summer I have had free time from workouts and practice other than taking him and picking him up. It has been great but at the same time, I really miss it. Mainly thru the week after work I have to figure out how to spend my time Lol. It will go by so fast, so while it's non-stop and hectic now, ENJOY IT as much as possible because it will be over before you know it.
It has been nice just setting in the stands watching tho
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Even when I was supposed to be a parent only I’d always offer to help when the coaches were short handed. It’s how I got talked into a few coaching stints. Wrangling greased pigs is easier than herding a bunch of 3rd graders.
I do this too. I don’t usually volunteer to coach because I just can’t commit to being at every practice or game. But if im there I just have the coach tell me which group to take so we can get more reps.
Gamifying practices helps. It gets a little intense as they get older. But then you get to start competing against them and they just raise their competitiveness. It’s a blast until you hurt your shoulder trying to match their speed.
100%. They had me run liners with them. Definitely worry about an Achilles on the basketball court.
I'm getting to the same point... all the extra stuff isn't worth it. One more year and a lot of the kids I started as 3 or 4 year olds will be graduated. My kid won't be redshirted next year, so he'll have more opportunities to compete and that will take me away anyway.
I am a volunteer.I'm getting to the same point... all the extra stuff isn't worth it. One more year and a lot of the kids I started as 3 or 4 year olds will be graduated. My kid won't be redshirted next year, so he'll have more opportunities to compete and that will take me away anyway.
It's never been about $$ for me - I only got paid the past couple of years, and even then I donate most of it back to the team. That said, I took a pay cut this year so we could bring in another high level coach. My responsibilities didn't change much, just the events I went to were JV instead of varsity.
I'm thinking a change to the ref side might be in order. Can still stay involved and get to see a lot of great wrestling, just will be watching with a different eye. Heck, I better be decent at it since I've been yelling at them for so long
They really only pay me because I can't drive the activity bus without being a district employee
I've thought about this, but I feel like I'm busier now that I'm not coaching. Part of that is having two on club teams at the same time, but the boy playing both FR/JV teams is INSANE.
Some times being dad is the move
Today I’m officially stepping away from coaching football with my oldest son’s group. I had them from 1st grade through Jr High. We had some ups and downs and ultimately, I’m comfortable handing them off to the high school coaching staff (all new in 2023) and the program is in a great place going forward. High school went 4-6 last year in a top 3 conference in Ohio with 30 Juniors and 30 Sophomores getting meaningful playing time. Jaxon’s class is another 30 strong and they are some ballers! Ended the Jr High going 14-2 and won conference this past fall. After being offered a position on the Freshman staff, I decided to decline so I can focus on coaching my little one and be dad to Jax. I’m so excited to be dad to this group and watch them on Friday nights!
Reaghan's first year of High School soccer opened my eyes to some of the youth soccer "pay to play" flaws. I love the exposure and all the benefits her club gives her, but this year in school with these coaches she has grown so much tactically and really improved quicker than I thought.
