Aaaarrrruuuggghhhhhh--parents

[golfgal]

Ok, a mom on my Basketball team thinks her kid is Michael Jordan. The kid never runs anywhere, walks all the time. We just got back from a game and the kid never even broke a sweat. How can you play 1/2 of a basketball game and not sweat--oh, that would be from NOT WORKING HARD. THe mom started SCREAMING at me at the top of her lungs (swearing too) that I was humiliating her son by only playing him for 2 minutes. Ok, cookie, he played 1/2 of the first half and most of the second half but when I took him out to 'rest' and was going to put him back in, he had his shoes off . Catch a clue mom-your kid DOESN'T WANT TO PLAY BASKETBALL!!!

 

[rie'smom]

I have to take your word for it because I wasn't there, however, I will say that I can go full out during exercise class and not break a sweat. My mom is the same way. How old is the kid? Maybe he took off his shoes because he figured that you wouldn't play him.

 

[lillygator]

are you the coach? ask him if he wants to play, if not release him.

 

[bumbershoot]

IMaybe he took off his shoes because he figured that you wouldn't play him.

The kid never runs anywhere, walks all the time.
...he played 1/2 of the first half and most of the second half but when I took him out to 'rest' and was going to put him back in, he had his shoes off .

Sounds like he's playing quite a bit already!

 

[JR6ooo4]

Good for him!

Heheheheee

Mikeeee

 

[Pakey]

I was president of a youth soccer league with 700 players for many years. I loved those 700 kids but those 1000+ parents I had to deal with on a daily basis, many of them I could have happily lived my entire life without encountering. OP, feel fortunate that all you got was some yelling; we had a parent pull a firearm when he was not happy with the amount of playtime his child was getting (the child was 5 btw).

 

[golfgal]

are you the coach? ask him if he wants to play, if not release him.

Yes, I am the coach and that is exactly what will happen if mom throws another temper tantrum.

Sounds like he's playing quite a bit already!

Exactly, but in her eyes he played for 2 minutes the entire game--she is just clueless.