Maybe "ignoramus" would have been a better word than

Maybe "ignoramus" would have been a better word than
by veets (2026-07-15 11:32:07)

In reply to: I should clarify one thing posted by Ty Webb

"asshole". There's a problem if someone in his late 20s doesn't understand that you shouldn't be coaching 11 yr olds like HS players. In my experience, travel teams are a combination of players who have a higher skill level than rec players (or have parents who think their kids have a higher skill level) and kids who were recruited to fill out the roster and have parents who think their kid is better than they are or have the potential to be better if they get better coaching.

In the end, it's the board and the coach who need to make an 11U team a "teach first, win second" philosophy. Part of the teaching is not only skills, but also teamwork, camraderie, etc.