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As a recreation professional, I came up with this statement many years ago: “As long as Billy and Mary Jones have a mother or father, you will never have to worry about having enough coaches in a youth-sports program.”
Why? Because I have yet to hear of any league shutting down because it couldn’t find anyone to coach. When the local league announces that baseball and softball signups will be held on a Saturday morning, Billy tells his parents he wants to play because Tommy’s playing. And Billy’s dad doesn’t realize it, but he is soon to become a baseball coach. When Saturday rolls around, there’s Billy’s dad being told, “We look forward to you signing up to help coach.” Therein is the dreadful phrase millions of parents have heard for years.
Plus, there are also parents who willingly volunteer, simply because they can’t stand the idea of someone else coaching their kid. After all, that person just might screw up their child’s shot at a major league career!