Josh Greer
DFP Vendor
My guess is, at this level, the kid will be held to a higher standard than with an otherwise non father coach.
Cal Ripken, Sr. was the manager of the Baltimore Orioles in 1987. He had two sons on the team that year. One in particular was a pretty good player...
There is a family of hockey players in Madison, I forget their name.
First generation was hired as men's hockey head coach for U Wisconsin. Second Generation played hockey for a the local HS. I have seen a tribute to him at the HS.
First generation put his son on the Badger Hockey team. Later, first generation was named coach of the US National Team, and put his son on the team.
Lots of people complained. The coach was replaced by another coach. The son stayed on the National Team.
How did the National Team do with Second Generation as a player? Well, they won the gold medal at the 1980 Olympics in what was considered the greatest sports upset of all time, so maybe Second Generation wasn't that bad a player. (Yes, the Miracle on Ice).
Later, Second Generation played in the NHL, made the NHL Hall of Fame. So maybe not that bad a player.
Second Generation was hired as the women's hockey head coach for Wisconsin. They have won the national championship with Second Generation as a coach.
Unfortunately, the local HS doesn't have a girls' hockey team, so Third Generation had to play for girls' clubs only. She did well enough to get a hockey scholarship at Wisconsin, where her father is the coach.
So, father coached son in college, who in turn coached his daughter.
Yes, there were cries of nepotism, but they really were that good, both as coaches and as players.
Just to clarify the 1980 Team USA/Minnesota hockey team won in spite of having two players from Wisconsin, not because of it
DD1 has a teammate whose Father is Head Coach. One nice thing is that she goes there free. He treats her just like any other player.