Letter of Concern

418 Valiant Drive, Penticton, British Columbia,
V2A 8Y1

May 25, 2011

Mr.Kleats,
Soccer Coach,
Central High School,
123 Main Street,
Sportstown, British Columbia,
V2A 1W3


Dear Mr. Kleats:


My name is Con Cerned. I am the father of Bor-Ed Cerned one of the player on the local house team in which you coach. I have noticed some concerns that I would like to bring up about the way you are coaching your team.

I have noticed that majority of the time you show up late to the practices and the occasional game. I understand that you are putting aside your free time to coach these young boys during your rigorous schedule but these boys are too young and they aren't able to organize their own practice. Along with that it seems to me that their practices are unorganized for the most part and that they aren't getting the most of their two hour practice. There seems to be to much standing around. May I suggest planning out the practice a head of time or maybe finding an assistant coach to help you out. Another point I wish to bring up is the uneven playing time. It has come to my attention that my son doesn't receive as much playing time as he deserves. Considering that this is only house league and that all the parents are paying equally for their children to play it only seems fair that the boys share the playing time with equal shifts. This coincides with your greater emphasizes on winning then having fun. After talking to a few parents they agree that the boys are just wanting to play and have fun and that winning isn't what most of them want. Winning does help the boys to have more fun but it comes at the cost of some of the boys having to sit. My final concern is that I have often heard you yelling at my son and some of the other boys and I would really appreciate it if you could speak with a softer tone when explaining what you want of my son. He has come home in tears after practice a few times and it hurts me to hear him say that it was because of your anger towards him. So if you could please think about using a nicer tone of voice I would appreciate it very much. Thank you for taking the time to coach and I hope that you will consider what I have said.

Sincerely,



Con Cerned