I hate to say it, but you are spot on. Youth coaches/

parents who are trying to vicariously live their former college/ professional sport dreams put through their children ruin it for their teams/ children. There is a time and place for hard coaching. It’s not in youth sports. I’d allow it for truly elite/ nationally ranked older high school athletes. Aside from that, no. Youth sports are for building confidence, technique, teaching the value of hard work/ team effort… You’re doing a good job. Keep it up. Coaching is one of the most rewarding things, IMO. You never know what is going on in a kid’s home, but you can damn well make sure that kid leaves practice or a game feeling good about himself/ herself.