Baseball Dad: The Good, the Bad, & The Ugly

Interesting Question, Mike.

Here's other points of views,
I will name it "the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly.", and post scipt with my own personal testimonial

The GOOD
a) Most outstanding freshman playing HS Varsity Baseball have potential primary
attributes to play at the next level.

b) In a typical state, one or possibly two outstanding freshman playing HS Varsity Baseball will receive a national letter of intent during the early signing period (Nov)
of his HS Sr. year and receive a collegiate baseball athletic scholarship to a upper level NCAA D-I program.

c) Established and respected HS baseball coaches do aid and support their HS players whom are capable of reaching the level where he would be considered for college athletic scholarship.

The BAD
d) A Son (or daughter) of HS coach that ARE coached by their father in HS, but are NOT capable of reaching the level where he would be considered for collegiate athletic scholarship are typically afforded more opportunities that others, and are given
the benefit of the doubt' more often than not.

The UGLY
e) If the outstanding freshman in a typical state playing HS Varsity Baseball DOES NOT continue to improve and develop his potential as a citizen first, a student second, and third as a baseball player during his HS Jr or Sr years, yet is continually promoted by Coach Dad, most knowledgeable baseball people rapidly
lose their respect to Dad's opinion,
objectivity, and eventually program.

cheers
Bear

ps. I played the game. I coached the
game in summer. I coached the game in HS.
I scouted professional. 1999 is the 3rd
year that my 14 year old son is
being coached by other Baseball Dads whom
may be considered tutored by me. Yes, my
son's former coaches do typically
and frequently consult with me on
baseball matters, and I have willfully
and frequently offered support. However, I also find pleasure, as do most Mom's and Dad's in the stands, of watching our sons success. Yet my wife (her Dad played
professionally in the bigs) and I
find more gratifying contentment observing
our 3rd child's ability to overcome the frequent adversities of the game thru continued work ethics and remarkably
religious beliefs as obtained thru his elementary schooling.