I live in a small town in Ohio & we dealt with this all throughout Jr. High & HS!! Teacher's kids, big name families, & boosters' kids. It's ridiculous
at my high school, in his 13 or so years as head coach, 2 of the coaches sons were varsity quarterbacks, all 4 years of high school. His third son is in the 8th grade and will start next year. All politics.
"Daddy ball" is very real in youth sports. I couldn't get away from it. One team the coach had his son playing 4 positions and starting at two. This guys try to live through their kids. It was hard to deal with
This favoritism is very typical of coaches and their sons. I've experienced this personally as a kid & there was nothing that I could do about it but learn. So salute to these kids for their courage to take a stand.
This happens all the time, not just in football. "The coach's son" syndrome is rampant in Texas even though the son is a mediocre athlete. I have seen it in baseball, basketball etc...if this was a business, you would not be able to hire family members to work for you. This should be treated the same.
Typical, some coaches like to coach a team, others put themselves in the position to create nepotism....regardless if they are the best or worst player on the team a coaches kid seems to always start.
Of course they decided on an open competition, you would be amazed how fast a coach will change their mind, when his star running back quits the team also....gotta love Texas HS Football!
Went through something a little like this when I was in High School. The offensive coordinator was also the Lacrosse Coach. Ironically all of his Lacrosse players were starters and I can tell you that many of them shouldn't have been.
these young are awesome for standing up..Ive gone through the small town thing that if the coach knew ur family you had a starting position..sucks but thank god these young men took a stand against favoritism
Both men played for two years. Tristan Perry threw 3500 career yards, 54 TDs and went to Texas A&M. Trent Guinn threw 2100 career yards, 20 TDs, and went D3. Hmmm,...
Much respect to the protesting players for their intelligence, and unity in identifying, and getting to the root of a problem. And then solving that problem with integrity. Awesome story.
I have had something similar happen. Played on a baseball team where the coach made his son the pitcher and his sons friend catcher/ relief pitcher. This was after he said we would have tryouts which by the way never happened.
A similar thing happened to me & my football team my senior year in high school, It was difficult for the entire team, but for me personally to quit, as I had played football in grade school, junior high & high school , and you work for the tour senior year to be the best , building memories to last a lifetime. But our coach, had a son who was talented- but not quarterback material, at least not as a sophomore, He could throw, but was overweight, and slow, could maneuver, or rollout of the pocket effectively, I wasn't in running for that position, but we had several that were much better than he, I was a running back , but mostly a receiver, even in my position, he had the exact same guy he wanted to throw it to each & every time, who had good speed after the catch, but I had much better hands , and he missed frequently, trying to run before he actually had control of the ball, so as an opponent, if you were observant, you could easily pick up, on the pattern, if you saw this one guy going in, You were assured the coach had called a running play, Over the course of the first 2-3 games, the majority of our team quit... We had that coach my junior year also , but he was much worse the senior year, The following year after graduation, he was fired.
I never had great coaching experiences in my time. But on the football side, the coaches son was not athletic enough to play a skill position and was our biggest man, so naturally he played LT and NT. When I played baseball though, I was a senior who could hit off the walls on a 6' line drive, and I sat on the bench to a freshman 3rd basemen who just happened to be the coaches son. The kid played full time, never hit an extra base hit, stole a base, and yet was hitting higher in the lineup than I and didn't hit above .150 on the other hand, I came off the bench hitting .294 and slugging .600 with an on base percentage of .420 and I still wasn't good enough. I pleaded with him to give me a reason why I sat, he said "I'm just as comfortable with you." What the heck? your kid hits sub .200 and I am just under .300 off the bench and you say I don't make you feel comfortable? The previous year, the more playing time I got, the more comfortable I was. I started out cold at .245 but finished hitting .379 and my on base percentage was .518 slugging was .623 Quit coddling your babies! Let the players who want to play, play!
I'm proud of those boys!That show leadership, you win together lose together but you're together. Everybody stands for something it's not right to sit for nothing
I know the feeling of not being selected. In Aussie Rules Football, I was a Full Forward for my local suburb. I was named league best & fairest and led the league in Goals, 129, if you know Aussie Rules then you know that that is alot of goals. Going into the Grand Final I was dropped in favor of the coaches son who was not even amogst the teams best 22. The reason I got dropped and none of our mediocre players was because the coaches son refused to play any position other than Full Forward and his son didn't like me. We would win the Grand Final by 1 point, considering that we had not lost a single game that season and won them all by 40 plus points pissed me off. He ended up being forced to quit the team because of this. Sadly I don't get a Premiership medal becuase you have to been in the game to get one.
this happened at my school the coach made his sons the quarterback and the kid could not even throw thats why the team lost all there games but one lol
The very first little league team I was on was like this. There were 4 or 5 coaches and their sons were just given the best team positions like QB, RB, and WR's while the rest of us competed to be the linemen or on defense. It may have been OK if those kids were pretty good but they all SUCKED BADLY. We lost EVERY SINGLE GAME. I joined the swim team the next year.
that happened to me in baseball the coach gave his child mvp when they weren't good the entire team thought it should of be between three other guys that actually carried the team to through the season and playoffs
This Is EXACTLY Why I Didnt Play Football In High School. I Wanted To Play Halfback (Or At Least TE) But Coach Insisted At Putting Me At Receiver. Im Not The Best Catcher, But I Can Run My Ass Off. Give Me The Ball & Watch Me Work. Its The Past Now.
happened at my high school too(in texas about 2-3 hours north on the same highway 281 that runs through mineral wells). the principals son was the qb then both of the coaches' sons were qb's but that was only because they were very smart and really the only ones with the skill at do it ........and nobody else tried out lol
This is what a football team does, holds players and coaches accountable for their actions. You fail as a coach or a player you fail as a team, and the coach has failed
Typical. Happens a lot with father's who catch their sons. I saw it in my day. Obviously it still goes on. Coaches aren't exactly the greatest people on earth. I had a few doozies.
Trying to make your son cool, you just made him a target.
I hate coaches that put there son at starting QB, PG, and pitcher just because it's their kid
Thanks for recommending this 5 years later ☺️
I live in a small town in Ohio & we dealt with this all throughout Jr. High & HS!! Teacher's kids, big name families, & boosters' kids. It's ridiculous
I hate when coaches do this
at my high school, in his 13 or so years as head coach, 2 of the coaches sons were varsity quarterbacks, all 4 years of high school. His third son is in the 8th grade and will start next year. All politics.
Amazing what happens when people stand together for a cause, no matter what it might be.
"Daddy ball" is very real in youth sports. I couldn't get away from it. One team the coach had his son playing 4 positions and starting at two. This guys try to live through their kids. It was hard to deal with
Good for them! Glad to see those young men stand up for the right thing.
Wow, he should have been fired for pulling that
Daddy Ball at the High School level, nothing new here. Seen it for years in Gwinnett County.
Good to see, nobody should get preferential treatment.
This favoritism is very typical of coaches and their sons. I've experienced this personally as a kid & there was nothing that I could do about it but learn. So salute to these kids for their courage to take a stand.
I’m a quarterback and on my team another QB is the coach’s son soo I’m not starting
This happens all the time, not just in football. "The coach's son" syndrome is rampant in Texas even though the son is a mediocre athlete. I have seen it in baseball, basketball etc...if this was a business, you would not be able to hire family members to work for you. This should be treated the same.
Typical, some coaches like to coach a team, others put themselves in the position to create nepotism....regardless if they are the best or worst player on the team a coaches kid seems to always start.
Of course they decided on an open competition, you would be amazed how fast a coach will change their mind, when his star running back quits the team also....gotta love Texas HS Football!
this how you stand against nepotism
That's how the world works kids. It's not what you know it's who you know.
Too often this happens in high school sports. "I am the head coach, so my son and his friends are automatically on the team and starting."
The coach is selfish. You have to give both QB's a fair shot a the position.
Went through something a little like this when I was in High School. The offensive coordinator was also the Lacrosse Coach. Ironically all of his Lacrosse players were starters and I can tell you that many of them shouldn't have been.
Good for them. Especially the kids who have college football futures.
They did the moral and right thing to corruption! great job Young men
Kudos to the player who had the balls to stand up for what they believe was wrong! Your voice was heard.
school politics at its finest. Mt.Morris Schools in Michigan does the exact same thing and they get away with it.
these young are awesome for standing up..Ive gone through the small town thing that if the coach knew ur family you had a starting position..sucks but thank god these young men took a stand against favoritism
So great to see a group of kids stand up against Daddy Ball. It's an epidemic that's running wild in youth sports
This happens all the time
Good for those kids. They will go far in life. Bravo to their parents as well.
Good for them! I had a similar situation back in High School!
Coaches son made all state QB.
Both men played for two years. Tristan Perry threw 3500 career yards, 54 TDs and went to Texas A&M. Trent Guinn threw 2100 career yards, 20 TDs, and went D3. Hmmm,...
Much respect to the protesting players for their intelligence, and unity in identifying, and getting to the root of a problem. And then solving that problem with integrity. Awesome story.
I had the same thing in highschool cuz coach son was the worst QB
I have had something similar happen. Played on a baseball team where the coach made his son the pitcher and his sons friend catcher/ relief pitcher. This was after he said we would have tryouts which by the way never happened.
Great to see these young players stand up for what's right. The future looks promising with these types of young men.
I Need These Young Men To Be Reconized In A Brighter Light
A similar thing happened to me & my football team my senior year in high school,
It was difficult for the entire team, but for me personally to quit, as I had played football in grade school, junior high & high school , and you work for the tour senior year to be the best , building memories to last a lifetime. But our coach, had a son who was talented- but not quarterback material, at least not as a sophomore,
He could throw, but was overweight, and slow, could maneuver, or rollout of the pocket effectively, I wasn't in running for that position, but we had several that were much better than he, I was a running back , but mostly a receiver, even in my position, he had the exact same guy he wanted to throw it to each & every time, who had good speed after the catch, but I had much better hands , and he missed frequently, trying to run before he actually had control of the ball, so as an opponent, if you were observant, you could easily pick up, on the pattern, if you saw this one guy going in,
You were assured the coach had called a running play,
Over the course of the first 2-3 games, the majority of our team quit...
We had that coach my junior year also , but he was much worse the senior year,
The following year after graduation, he was fired.
I never had great coaching experiences in my time. But on the football side, the coaches son was not athletic enough to play a skill position and was our biggest man, so naturally he played LT and NT.
When I played baseball though, I was a senior who could hit off the walls on a 6' line drive, and I sat on the bench to a freshman 3rd basemen who just happened to be the coaches son.
The kid played full time, never hit an extra base hit, stole a base, and yet was hitting higher in the lineup than I and didn't hit above .150
on the other hand, I came off the bench hitting .294 and slugging .600 with an on base percentage of .420 and I still wasn't good enough.
I pleaded with him to give me a reason why I sat, he said "I'm just as comfortable with you."
What the heck?
your kid hits sub .200 and I am just under .300 off the bench and you say I don't make you feel comfortable?
The previous year, the more playing time I got, the more comfortable I was. I started out cold at .245 but finished hitting .379 and my on base percentage was .518 slugging was .623
Quit coddling your babies!
Let the players who want to play, play!
It's like that everywhere
Oh how I know that feeling too well smh... Talk about a teachers pet.
Nothing new it's like that from sandlot 2 high school
Team is destined to fail because of a corrupt coach. The coach will purposely single out the players that did this.
why is this in my newsfeed
Damn it's like that.
Good for them 👍🏻
I'm proud of those boys!That show leadership, you win together lose together but you're together. Everybody stands for something it's not right to sit for nothing
I know the feeling of not being selected. In Aussie Rules Football, I was a Full Forward for my local suburb. I was named league best & fairest and led the league in Goals, 129, if you know Aussie Rules then you know that that is alot of goals. Going into the Grand Final I was dropped in favor of the coaches son who was not even amogst the teams best 22. The reason I got dropped and none of our mediocre players was because the coaches son refused to play any position other than Full Forward and his son didn't like me. We would win the Grand Final by 1 point, considering that we had not lost a single game that season and won them all by 40 plus points pissed me off. He ended up being forced to quit the team because of this. Sadly I don't get a Premiership medal becuase you have to been in the game to get one.
Great for them!!!
this happened at my school the coach made his sons the quarterback and the kid could not even throw thats why the team lost all there games but one lol
Damn coach
It's like that from pop warner on up
Great job guys!!!
Wow!
Good for them!
The very first little league team I was on was like this. There were 4 or 5 coaches and their sons were just given the best team positions like QB, RB, and WR's while the rest of us competed to be the linemen or on defense.
It may have been OK if those kids were pretty good but they all SUCKED BADLY. We lost EVERY SINGLE GAME.
I joined the swim team the next year.
Happens all the time, coaches trying to get their son a scholarship even though he stinks.
Damn.
How'd this turn out?
Good for the guys standing up for fairness.
This happened to my brother in little league.. coaches son got shortstop position. "Sorry Bruce, you're left handed."
Coaches son was also a lefty!
Good for them 💯
Any updates about how the coach and son team fared that season?
What was their record?
That metro pcs ad got me good
Respect my authority
Damn
Thanks a lot RUclips for recommending this 5 years ago
@RUclips
This is seen in Australia as well. The coaches son gets the captaincy the 1st choice which he suck at it
A lot of high schools do this it's called favoritism
Good about time. Happens all too often in sports. Stop playing favorites!
I love that they are doing this
What happen?
that happened to me in baseball the coach gave his child mvp when they weren't good the entire team thought it should of be between three other guys that actually carried the team to through the season and playoffs
This is nothing new, it happens almost in every sport in which a son plays in the same team with his father being the coach.
Glad to see kids taking a stand
coach Perry hasn't changed. he did the same thing at other schools. he graduated from Baylor University what does that say?
Damnnn
Good for them. This happens way 2 much.
This Is EXACTLY Why I Didnt Play Football In High School. I Wanted To Play Halfback (Or At Least TE) But Coach Insisted At Putting Me At Receiver. Im Not The Best Catcher, But I Can Run My Ass Off. Give Me The Ball & Watch Me Work. Its The Past Now.
sounds like around here and everywhere.
smh this goes on at every school their needs to be a law in order
Coach should be let go. That's pretty simple.
happened at my high school too(in texas about 2-3 hours north on the same highway 281 that runs through mineral wells). the principals son was the qb then both of the coaches' sons were qb's but that was only because they were very smart and really the only ones with the skill at do it ........and nobody else tried out lol
Why is this in my suggestion box in june 2017
that's crazy
This is what a football team does, holds players and coaches accountable for their actions. You fail as a coach or a player you fail as a team, and the coach has failed
Crazy
What happened? Who needed up being the starting QB?
so who won the starting qb spot?
wow
i remember when we played them, decent team but we still beat them
Typical. Happens a lot with father's who catch their sons. I saw it in my day. Obviously it still goes on. Coaches aren't exactly the greatest people on earth. I had a few doozies.
Sounds a little clickish
props to these kids..
Why was it showing the misd field
Respect
yup
Coaches sons always play key positions whether they are the best candidate or not.