My oldest son played his final basketball game of the year last Thursday, then two days later he was at his first baseball practice. And so it goes when your kids play multiple sports.
Having both my boys play sports in Burbank over the years, from soccer to T-ball and so on, the one factor that determines whether or not the kids have a good experience or not is the head coach.
My sons have been on playoff contending teams as well as teams that didn’t win a single game. The team record had little to do with the overall feeling they had about playing. If the coach was nurturing and fair, as well as acted more as a teacher than a drill sergeant, it was a good experience. If the coach played favorites, ensuring his and his assistant coaches’ children got choice positions and playing time, it was a bad experience.
