re: I Posted on the OT as well but: Inside the Mind of the High School Sports Parent in 2025

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Why? Is the school board obsessed with winning? Does every school in the state have the expectation of winning a state title? Is that the goal?

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Because at any school worth a frick if your program is not competitive you won't be the coach for very long. You're the only one on this thread that mentioned state titles I'm just talking about winning/being competitive. That's the way it works sorry if this is news to you.

Once again you can be a good man/mentor and still put the best 9 players on the field to win games. The two aren't mutually exclusive.

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what he is describing isnt even within the rules in most states. not even possible.

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Which part? The multiple varsity teams? I find that somewhat hard to believe. Only one team is eligible for the state tournament in Ohio, but you can have multiple varsities.

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Which part? The multiple varsity teams? I find that somewhat hard to believe. Only one team is eligible for the state tournament in Ohio, but you can have multiple varsities.

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all of it

#1- most state do not allow more than 1 varsity team per school

#2 most schools are land locked, cant afford to build another field

#3 most schools cant afford multiple coaching staffs not to mention the number of coaches and volunteers is locked by the governing body


none of what you said is remotely feasible at public schools in the south and not feasible at a single school in LA. not 1

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The part about playing the same players on JV and Varsity is strange.

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I played both JV and freshman team in football.

Wouldn't leave the field on the freshman team and would get a few reps on defense or fullback + special teams on JV. I would have hardly played if I was strictly JV.

only sucked when we played two games in one day, which was a couple of times.

now that i type that out it is no wonder my meniscus was ripped to shite by the end of that season

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He assured everyone that no player would be placed outside of their class—regardless of talent, stature, or personal connections

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From the article.. if the coach said this he should be fired on the spot. This is nonsense. But there’s now way that’s what was actually said.

And what does this even mean? Is it just a shot at freshman? What’s appropriate placement for Soph/Juniors?

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any half way decent golf program will never do equal playing time.

at my school back in the day, they would play a weekly round to see who would make the tournament. The cut line was usually around 78

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i was talking about in general, not for the team


its laughable all the parents on here are just like the mom in the OP where there baby should get equal playing time despite not being as good and not working hard.

Our HS coach played the best players. I remember an 8th grader getting a start at HS shortstop before we had a separate campus for HS and middle school. Once, a senior was pulled in a high stakes game only to have a freshman come in to suicide bunt in a game winning scenario. And he delivered. Coach said he was the best bunter he had seen in practice.

Also, one of my freeshman sons (tall LHer) was brought up to pitch for varsity, travelled with Varsitsy to select games to pitch, and also played 1B and pitched for JV.

When another son on JV was a freshman 2B position player a senior who never saw the field on the varsity team played down to play a position and pitch for JV. Strange but it happened.

It’s basically coach’s team so it is what it is!

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I sat for a good portion of my senior season because I was in a batting slump.

My dad’s statement to me at the time was that if I was better I would be playing.

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exactly...some of the posters need to understand playing HS sports is not a right. You are there to represent the school and try and win the school a championship, not be babied

bottom line is its the coaches job to be trying to find someone better to replace you with at all times. And its your job as the player, to make sure there is nobody better to replace you with.

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Our coach also once sat a player for a prolonged period because his parents asked him why he wasn’t playing more.

Coach gave zero shits

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as it should be

i know a couple coaches over here that if you want to talk playing time...the kid has to set up the meeting...but he doesnt just set it up with the coach, he has to invite the player and parents of the player that he thinks he should be playing over, to the meeting also.

everyone thinks they should be playing in private, none want to confront the player they think they are better than


I know others that will discuss playing time with the player only and if the parents ask, they do exactly what you just said.

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This isn't true, but it's not worth arguing about since your mind is clearly made up.

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ok you explain to me LHSAA rules then.

you explain how that school who can only hire so many coaches and has a cap on volunteer staff is supposed to take and develop 50-75 extra kids, find a field for them to practice on, find time for them to practice while still competing for championships

please explain how all of this is remotely possible for a public school, who's funding is already very limited

again explain it to me within the catholic school system here, most of the catholic schools are barely staying afloat as it is.

my mind is made up because im pretty educated on the subject...but please educate me



on top of that, HS sports isnt about participation trophies, its about the best in the school representing the school against the best of other schools.

what should they not hand out D and F grades either? let me guess you think colleges should be ACT/Sat testing optional too.

its not really arguing, im telling you its not remotely feasible for this to happen

but lets say they did work out the field and time thing...still zero incentive for a coach who is already severely underpaid to put in extra time to coach another 50+_ kids just so they can have an experience. If they want to have the experience than they should work harder and get better on their own and make the team