Sounds like to me that that the apple does not fall far from the tree. Help your kid understand and maybe he would be able to take "coaching". By the way, complaining won't win 3 games either.

Understand coaching, what kind of response is that? He is a player that has never been in trouble in school or on the field. I am stating that their are coaches out there that are not in coaching for the right reasons. Obviously you do not have a son on this team. My son has never complained about winning only 3 games, he goes out there every day and puts forth an effort to help this team. If you are only looking in from out then maybe you would realize that there are talented kids on that team that don't deserve to be treated poorly!

lookinginfromout your response makes no sense what so ever. What falling far from what tree. This blogger is clearing saying that her son comes home ever Friday after losing and still goes back Monday to practice to try again. What understanding does this parent need to show their child? He seems to have a lot of understanding if he goes back to the team week after week.

lookinginfromout makes no sense at all!!!!

One thing..the coaches sure are not coaching for the money.. They are coaching because they love the game. Why would anyone in there right mind coach with all the complaining ang moaning constantly going on.. coach at RHHS..If they did not love the game?
Secondly, You would be surprised at the money other coaches on other teams make! try 90k-100k+ a year. Our coaches do not even come close to making half that. So they must love the game.. thats why they are coaching.
And no one kid is above the needs of the team.
And being a coach is just that.. coach ..A football team as whole is not a democracy. It is a dictatorship.. not a system where the players vote on weither they want to practice today or not.
MOMof49 ..you mean to tell me that if you had a 17-18 years old kid curse you out you would not have anything to say back? Most likely more than the coach did.
And you are wrong about that young coach .. He is a good person who does care about the kids that play for him. And you have to also realize he is not that much older than that kid.

MOMOF49.. there is no doubt you have a great kid and he plays hard..but their are team rules and no player is above that.

The only problem is though bluetail11, my son NEVER broke any of the rules of this team, has never misssed a practice and even when he is home sick, goes to practice and observes the days events! Another problem bluetail11 is you mention how much these coaches love the game because RHHS is not a very good program, well same goes for the players. They must love the game also if they are willing to show up to practices day after day and still go out on that field on Friday nights! You are giving these kids no credit for that! Without these boys out there playing hard..these coaches wouldn't even be necessary now would they?? I would like you bluetail11 to ask Coach Bracato, Coach Grage and any of the other coaches out there is my son is a discipline problem. We have asked these coaches and they all responded that No, #49 is NOT a discipline problem. So bluetail11...get your facts straight before you commment! And you say yourself that this young coach isn't much older than these kids, well maybe he shouldn't be out on that field if he doesn't have the maturity level as some of the other coaches do! I would like you bluetail11 to ask the majority of these players how they feel about this certain coach and would like to hear their responses. I have done so and all has been negative! Again, I am not saying all of these coaches are like this, but you do get some from time to time that are out there for the wrong reason! Believe me, if my son had done something wrong, I would not be this upset! I do know how to discipline my son and have NEVER had a problem with him before. From many teams, to many schools my son has NEVER been in trouble!

And one more thing bluetail11, I never said that what that child did was right, I said that the coach should have taken the higher road and displayed more control! I have no problem with a child being punished for a disciplinary problem..all I said was that the coach should have been disciplined in the same manner as the child!

I stand behind Momof49, there are coaches out there that do have chips on their shoulders and feel that they need to prove something. Not just in this little town but everywhere. But when someone starts saying that High School Footbal is a dictatorship, is a sad day! I thought playing a sport was a team effort. From coaches and players to parents and family members. Just the thought of you saying that scares me. Why has all the fun been taken out of this sport, this is why you have so many problems on this team!

High School Football is a dictatorship to a point. The head coach has to dictate what is going to happen on his team or it won't function. That is not to say that he does not take advice from his other coaches but he has to have total control over what goes on his team. As the head coach he is the single point of failure for the team and the first one that pays the ultimate price, his job. The moment a head coach starts letting the peanut gallery; otherwise known as parents, boosters and other outsiders influence his personnel decisions or game calling he has set himself up for failure.
That is not to say that he should not listen to a concerned player, parent, etc.. but the ultimate decisions on what happens on his team are his to make. Playing a sport is like going to war (not like desert storm), you need a strong leader out in front leading his charges, making the decisions. You may not agree with him but you have to believe that he knows what he is doing or he wouldn't have been selected to be where he is. Things are said during the "heat of battle" that should not be said but it happens at every level of sports. If you think you can shield your kids from it you are mistaken. It happens at public and at the private school programs.
A good coach knows how to do this and keep it fun for the kids. Strange how winning and having fun go hand in hand.

I will start by saying that I do not even have a son on this football team. But reading all of these blog's is quite disturbing. The blog written by frmrfan sounds to me like a coach. Why else would you be calling parent's the "peanut gallery". Respect does start at the top and if you can not even respect the parents of the boys, then the whole program will not work. It is high school football, not the NFL. It sounds to me that this whole program is in shambles and maybe should be totally overhauled. Start with a whole new coaching staff and see where that gets you. At this point, I don't think I would ever want my young sons to play football for RHHS.

To AConcernedparent I have coached sports for a long time. I am not a coach at RH. I did not say that I did not respect parents. The peanut gallery reference is to those that cannot support a program when it is struggling. They have all the answers on how to correct the situation yet have never set foot on a football field as a coach. As for the this is not the NFL you are correct but there is an old saying about southern football; "On the east coast it is a social event, on the west coast a party, in the midwest it is a slugfest, but in the south it is a religion." Georgia is one the top 5 states in the nation when it comes to top high school talent and football is taken very serious here if you dont already know.

RH does not have the market cornered on upset fans. Just go to this web site and you will see where other fans, parents, etc.. are just as upset as you are with their current coaching staff http://hsgeorgia.scout.com/ Look under forums, forums list and pick any blog.

Bottom line who ever the coach is the parents have to give them time to get this program on it's feet. You cant be narrow minded and worry about your child only. You have to think about the program as a whole and what it will take to get it healthy.