you must be very proud of him.

They are kind, work hard in school and sports, sing in the choir, and just generally care about their peers. I wish I could take credit for it, but I was a hot head. It sure did not come from me. I would have called his a jackass to his face and gotten in trouble. Maybe they get it from their mother?

to raise fine young men who also play sports! But, I'm sure they learn from you as well. When my son was 12 he played on an all-star Pop Warner team against a coach who had screwed his regular team out of a play-off berth. (long story, involving politics, not worth going into) My son played an outstanding game on the O-line and as a DE....only in Pop Warner, right?...and his team creamed the other team. After the game he refused to shake hands with that coach... The coach held out his hand, my son looked at it, looked at him and shook his head before moving on. We were all so proud of him.

Similar situation. Two of us had undefeated cars. Two cars got 1st and 2nd place. Those belonged to (drum roll) the troop leader's and the second in command's sons - BOTH of whom were solidly whipped in the pinewood derby races. They wouldn't reveal how they calculated the "winners", but we all knew it was bullshit. I quit on the spot.

Unfortunately, many people use their children vicariously to live a life they never had. It's a sign of weakness on every level. That's why we have six year old girls in stripper outfits dancing to exotic music in competitions because their mothers were never able to do it as adults.

That "coach" is a dickhead. And please feel free to tell your son I said that - in those words. He's old enough to know what that means.