Hi everyone, just putting my two cents in. It would be nice to be in a club that can make a ruling that parents can't coach there own team. We don't have that liberty. We take who we can get.I began coaching my 11yr olds team as she had already sat out a season (Indoor netball) being short players and a coach. The next season I took on my 7yr olds under 9's to stop that team from falling under as their coach had had a rough year and had lost interest. Then three of ours girls were too old and we either moved the whole 11's up to 13's and lost some players along the way or found more players for an older team. I now coach three Saturday games.
 I guess my point is that sometimes you have to take the person willing to coach, be it a parent, teenager or outsider. My two regular assistants for training are a 13 year old who's sister plays, and a friend of mine who chases the kids in her wheelchair. I am not the most competitive coach if you havn't guessed but my teams, win or loose have a smile on there face at the end of the game. It's not parents coaching, it's about the way they coach.

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