Sure could. Yet for those top players there are definitely other options in the travel ball community. Simply in this region there are many options.Is it because that coach has a lot of contacts with those D1 schools, so people are willing to put up with the personality because they know the coach is going to help them get to where they're trying to go?
I assume
Yes there are people that put up with it so to speak.this is an older age group. Maybe an 18u player thinks they can handle a jerk of a coach for a year or two if it will get them to the next level.
I think some can get away with it, but most coaches like this wouldn't be able to last very long acting this way.
However there are also plenty of those that say this was the best experience for them. And would recommend THAT coach.
On the other hand there are people who would say they would never play for THAT coach.
And that's right they would never play for THAT coach because they don't have what it takes on the softball skill level.
Again point being
People still gravitate towards THAT coach.
... comes down to individual Journeys with different reasons for different decisions!