One of Busy Boy's soccer coaches is socially impaired, or, something. It's a long story, but, he's quite odd. At practice the other day, The Preschooler Formerly Known as Busy Baby was kicking a soccer ball around, it wasn't ours, we accidentally left it at home. Turns out it belonged to the coach. The coach would wander over every now and then and put the ball near his bag, but, we figured he just didn't see that The Preschooler Formerly Known as Busy Baby was using it. He finally came over (walked away from coaching) and put it inside his bag. Whatever.
So, The Preschooler Formerly Known as Busy Baby started playing with another ball on the sidelines (he didn't go far away and we weren't near the practice action at all). The coach came back over and took the ball and tossed it into the soccer practice drill. So, we got another (these belonged to the various players, but, they weren't in use at the time). The Preschooler Formerly Known as Busy Baby walked away for a minute, and, the coach came over AGAIN and collected 3-4 balls, and, walked over and put them near his bag. We finally gave up.
Today, The Preschooler Formerly Known as Busy Baby and I walked up to the sideline during Busy Boy's game. We stopped to watch, and, we were near a folding chair, not really close to the players bench at all. Suddenly, this same coach walked away from the sideline during the game, and, came over and sat in the chair we were standing next to, for no discernable reason. He only got up when we walked away.
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And yes, that comment WAS meant for the previous post.
But for the coach? Weeeeeeirdness. Proceed with caution.
I think you're right.....the coach is a butthead!!
Busy Mom, you are a better person than I am, and stronger too. I would have HAD to say something. He has serious sharing issues, apparently. What a jerk!!
I'd bake some brownies with x lax and offer him some. What an a%%.
What you don't know is that those are all soccer league regulations. Yep. I checked the coachs' manual.
Rule 2.B.i., paragraph 4: It is the coach's responsibility to ensure all balls not in play are kept at a safe distance from dogs and toddlers.
Rule 34.F.iv., paragraph 7: Although coaches are prohibited from talking to parents during a game, it is acceptable to show approval of a parent's player by sitting very close to him/her on the sidelines for up to five minutes, providing field action is not affected and the coach and parents do not make eye contact.
Don't believe me? Look it up!
I think he's just a passive aggressive a-hole if you ask me.
what a jerk. I mean its not like Busy Baby (yes I'll still call him that) did anything wrong. I mean he's a kid, and isn't the coach supposed to be encouraging all kids?
I'm with Danelle I think the coach has some passive aggressive issues.
I think he must be feeling intimidated by such a obvious future soccer star!
Sweet of him to give himself a Time Out right in front of you for his bad behavior the last time he saw you. Good Boy. Have you watched to other parents to see if they notice his oddness, too?
Time to rename the preschooler formerly known as busy baby.
Hmmm, I have to say I'm on the other side of the coin on this one. I see people letting their preschoolers and siblings of the players using the players and coaches balls during the game and it irks me too. Many times those balls are kicked 'away' and forgotten under a bleacher, (?) stolen or taken home... mixed up into other players balls, etc.
Basically when it was my sons ball on the sideline I always kept my eye on it, and have had to pick it up to keep it from being played with by others during the game as well. And the coach, I'm sure, has had balls 'disappear' during games.
Also... if you allow 1 child to do it - you pretty much would have to allow all the little kids on the sidelines to use 'all' the players and coaches balls if they choose.
Sorry... I am with the coach that I don't want any kids using my or my players balls during a game or practice. *I* however, would have said "Could you please leave the players balls on the side lines please?" or something...
PS:
I also get frustrated when those same parents are letting their kids kick those balls onto the playing field DURING the game. Or when they let their toddlers run and play on the field during the game too.
ack. Didn't mean to write a book! LOL. Sorry. :)
Sounds like the coach should have taken his toys and went home.
i think it's really good that you attend busy boy's practices, because this coach is clearly "impaired" in more ways than one, and i wouldn't want him alone with my kid! either that,or he's just trying to get your attention... maybe he's trying, in some bizarre fashion, to flirt with you?
whatever, he sounds a little creepy. still... he's good blogging fodder, so, y'know.. that's not *all* bad! : )
He'll quit -- just as soon as you quit stealing soccer balls and chairs. See, he's onto you....
Oooh, he has issues with his balls!
What a weirdo!
Well, at least the "coach" (and I use that title with hesitation) is playing with kids his own age!
He sounds like a passive aggressive j-hole. He deserves a two year old chunk of fruitcake for his end of season coach's gift.
I'm with Merritt on this one. I, too, trying to be a nice, sharing person have allowed too many balls, bats, gloves, etc., to be played with by kids (not belonging to me) only to have to round them up at the end of a practice or game and hope that I'm lucky enough to be able to find them. As for the chair - I always, always, ALWAYS take my own lawn chairs to practices and games because I don't like to sit in the bleachers. And when I go to the concession stand or leave the chair for a few minutes and come back, someone - sometimes an adult, sometimes someone else's child - is always sitting in my chair!!!! If people want to sit in a chair, why don't they bring their own? I drag mine to the car, drag them out of the car on to the field, then back to the car. Do these people think I do this for their comfort???? Maybe the coach has also had problems with people using the chairs that he brings.
Clarification: I agree with Merritt and Nana.
I never do that at games, I hate it when random little kids come up and take your ball (can't stand it at the swimming pool, either).
We usually always have more than one ball with us, I had just run off without them. This was during practice, we (our team) were the only ones on the field and he was the only little kid there. I played with him (for those very reasons they named) and we remained right where he found the ball. It was also an undersized ball that no one needed for practice.
As for the chair thing, we were just standing near there, not sitting in it. I wasn't even really aware that there was a chair much less that it was his until he came over.
Man, this coach sounds like a real asswipe.
OOOHH what FUN!!! Time to seriously mess with the seriously messed up coach. Okay - I can kinda see the ball thing, but the chair!?
Next practice, sit RIGHT next to his chair, on the ground, just to see...lol
My pet peeve about chairs is that I bring 6 chairs (and only three of us) to the horse shows we attend all summer. Just so everyone will stop sitting in my chair. The result being...someone sits in my chair! Always!
Hmmm. Sounds territorial to me!
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