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Dear Annie: Harsh coach who bullies kids has crushed my son’s love of baseball
The coach’s win-at-all-costs style has reduced an 11-year-old player’s confidence and joy in baseball, with the child now reluctant to attend practice, the parent said.
- This year Max finally made the local travel baseball team after years of obsessive play, but what should have been a dream season has instead become a slow-motion heartbreak for the family.
- The advice column argues the pattern described is more harmful than constructive, calling Coach Brian an `unnecessary bully in a ball cap` and urging Worried Baseball Mom this is not merely tough love.
- At practices and games the coach reportedly yells at players, rolls his eyes at mistakes, says `Maybe baseball just isn't your sport`, rarely plays Max, and tells parents the boys `need to toughen up`.
- Faced with his discouragement, the Worried Baseball Mom is advised to talk calmly with Coach Brian or league officials, and consider pulling Max if nothing improves.
- First, speak with Max away from the field to assess if he wants to finish this season, switch teams next year, or walk away, as one harsh season should not cost his love for baseball.
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Dear Annie: Harsh coach who bullies kids has crushed my son’s love of baseball
Dear Annie: My 11-year-old son, “Max,” used to eat, sleep and breathe baseball. He wore his glove to the grocery store, slept in his favorite team T-shirt and spent hours in the backyard throwing a ball against the fence, narrating imaginary World Series games.
·Michigan, United States
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Dear Annie: Harsh coach crushes 11-year-old’s love of baseball, mom seeks answers
Dear Annie: My 11-year-old son, “Max,” used to eat, sleep and breathe baseball. He wore his glove to the grocery store, slept in his favorite team T-shirt and spent hours in the backyard throwing a ball against the fence, narrating imaginary World Series games.This year he finally made the local travel baseball team, which was supposed to be a dream come true. Instead, it has turned into a slow-motion heartbreak.
·Cleveland, United States
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