Lunatic coaches, controlling managers and overzealous parents are wrecking kids' sport

Sometimes I told abusive coaches they were out of order, but was roundly shouted down – after all, whose side was I on?

Tim was a psycho soccer dad.

As I stood beside the pitch all those winter Saturdays in Canberra, the frozen grass crunching underfoot, the chill wind belting through my ski jacket, I heard stories about what a monster this guy was.

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