I'll throw in a little of my .02. I attempted to help coach Coeburn's 6th and 7th grade girls one year, big mistake. The girls were great, but it was the parents that gave me fits. They would call my house continually every night to complain about other girls and their moms/dads... it got beyond ridiculous. They were upset b/c I made the girls run too much at practice; I eventually just had closed practices. Then comes tournament time at PV instead of my parent's yelling and cheering on their girls they attack me b/c Susie Q didn't get enough playing time so we're going to take her to the house. At the end of the game I had a parent get up in my face and tell me the only reason her daughter even liked me was b/c she told her to suck up to me so she could get more playing time... REAL CLASSY!! I eventually quit, I apologized to the girls but it wasn't worth my sanity to coach anymore. I was 18 at the time and I really felt like I acted more maturely than most of the parents. Like with anything though it wasn't all the parents just a few specific girls' parents. You know who suffers the most though? the girls b/c their the ones thrown in the middle and are the ones who get to be embarrassed b/c their parents won't realize their are a lot more important things than worrying about little league sports like teaching your kids respect and how to lose with grace.