Parents who can't handle their kids getting cut

Our middle school recently had football team tryouts. We have about 800 kids in school. Football coach (who has been here a while) usually takes about 40-45 kids. We usually have at least 80 try out.

Very few 6th graders make the team. Most of the team is 7th and 8th graders.

A lot of these 6th graders are travel ball kids who have never been cut from anything before. They are upset... which I understand. It's a new experience for them.

However... the parents.. some of these parents of the cut kids are losing their minds. Instead of telling their kids that they just need to work harder... they are running their mouths.

Trashing the school and the coach on FB "Coach is an idiot... my kid deserves to be on that team". Calling the school principal and asking for the coach to be fired.

I guess in the past, when Braxxxxton wasn't good enough for one travel ball team, they just called the coach an idiot and found another team that "respected" the kid's playing ability.

Parents, when your kid doesn't make a team at school... console them... tell them it will be ok... and then help them get better at their sport if they want to try again next year. Don't trash the coaches and school on social media.

It's insane that this even has to be said.