This is the green monster truck's first venture into the 'Kids' section of the message board, but Mr. Hinderletter asked me to make a comment, so I figured I would oblige. (For more witty banter, visit the 'High School' board.)
I do not believe it is the parent's right to coach their child. I think that if the child wants or permits their parent to coach them, then they should have that choice. However, if the child does not wish to be yelled at by a father-coach, that choice should be respected.
I am not a father and I am not a coach. However, I have seen father-son relationships both bloom and be destroyed by wrestling. I have seen one father erupt at his son, causing the entire extended family to brawl in the stands. Yet I have also seen Coach Woodford of Manhattan coach his son Jeb, and I don't think Jeb would have wanted anyone in his corner except for his father when he wrestled in the state finals last year.
The decision should be left up to the wrestler. No coach should tell his wrestler that his parent can't be in his corner, and no parent should force their son into a position in which they do not want to be.
