Probably not ideal but if the parents have the knowledge,enthusiasm , support of the club and willingness to learn then we don't want to lose them as a coach. They may soon coach a team that is not their son/daughter's team.
I have been a parent/coach at a school level and it can be challenging but a lot depends on the individual parent and player and their attitudes.

We have had a pair of parents coaching their children for the last six years, mainly in Div 1. My child has been in the same cohort so she has not experienced any other coaches. It does not seem healthy! Do any clubs have policies on this situation.

Would Andrew Gaze had been better or worse without being under his father's Gaze?

"it really is lose/lose situation", I don't think that applied to Richard Hill/Brad Hill.

Richard Hill needs to be praised for the work he has done, not only in the development of his own son, but the whole Eastern Mavericks Men's ABA team which resulted in a championship in 2004. I would suggest that his attention stretched further than his own son.

Unfortunately I have been in a team where a father coached his son, through a few age groups and it was not good at all, the club knew that at season ending presentations his son would be getting an award, until final year when few comments made by parents and other players and surprise , everyone received a trophy.

Also if a club lacks coaches then it's usually a parent of a player that puts their hand up to coaches, some might not have coached before but it can be the only options available.

To a certain extent it has been a fishing trip in that there have been some issues in my kid's team and I wanted to know what experiences others had had in dealing with the issue. Most of the discussion has been helpful.

Not a big ... Never had a parent Coach me ... but have been coached by anthor players parent ... As much as a parents says they dont fava there child .. the fact remains that every parents thinks they child can play ... its only natural to fava them

I really dont think some one being a parent should come into it ... It should just come down to the most qualified coach should get the job .. weather he is a parent or not

I agree with "The Truth" and about people saying "but what if the parents were tougher on their own kids than others" how often does that happen? 1 in 10 mayb? I think if there is nobody else, you cant do much about it. It also depends what level its at. People are mentioning gaze etc. thats at a completely professional level and all relationships would be forgotten at training/gameday. At the junior level parents want their kids to look the best and be the best so its harder then, when other kids need/deserve a chance and they dont get one.

My parents never coached me, but always said that my brother was a natural and that I had to work harder to have the same success on the basketball court. I believe this means my parents are capable of identifying gifted palyers, and hard-working players. Why shouldn't they be allowed to coach a team that I play in if they have the (other) required skills?

Some coaches become parents, and some parents become coaches... I believe that if the Parent is the best person for the position, then they get that position, regardless of whether their children is in the team.

the Coach Nomination forms received at the start of the year/season would give a "heads-up" to Coaching Directors..?

(Some coaches already involved in basketball have their favorites - so why single out parents?)

This isn't intended as a dig at anyone above, just some food for thought...?

Food for thought ah maybe pickles perhaps!!!

I coached my son in football for two years,and i was a little hard on him but it made him a better player he also lets me know he missed out on the best@fairest by two votes because i beanched him at half time for not following team rules in the last game .now he plays basket ball and has become a good team player but said he never wants me to coach him again

Bad idea I think, in juniors anyway. Someone I used to play with was coached by their father for 3 seasons straight, got more courttime and got the MVP award each season (and I didn't think they deserved it). It's unfair to both the kid and the teammates.

At elite levels it probably wouldn't have an effect on the game.

Shit joke Spongy! ;P

My mum coached me when I was in primary school and I had no problems. She didn't do anything other than coach my team and I neither won awards nor got penalised more than any other player in my teams.
Last weekend I also noticed a coach who's son plays in his team and the son got equal court time to the other guards.
Most junior coaches are parents and chances are that at one stage, unless their child plays for another club, they will end up coaching their own child.
Sometimes you will get the extremes of the scale but mostly the parent coaches are out there to teach junior players the game.

A parent coaching in lower age/grades for one season or so, not so bad. But when players get into U/16's and upwards I dont think it works all the time. Natural parent/child issues can spill over into trainings and games (i have seen it happen) Also I dont like parent coaches following their children through the ages. I know its convenient to keep coaching your own child, but i think players benefit from having different coaches in different age groups. Every coach is different and has something new to teach. I think this applies to coaches in general. I really dont like Coaches who follow their favorite players/successful teams up through the age groups. Its weird.. like they just want to coach a team because they have been successful and they cant let go. Are they really teaching that team anything new, or just replaying past seasons. I think 2 seasons with a coach is enough, then move on to a new coach with new ideas, new plays, new styles etc.
This is just my opinion formed over the last 8 years or so of watching my kids play basketball in different teams (and no I have never coached - I stick to things like team management, co-ordinator, committees. I dont have the skills needed to coach.) I do admire parents who do coach, I just dont think they should coach their kids all the time.