Addressing bullying in sport

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AIBU to think as a parent raising concerns, you will always be seen as in the wrong?

Had a meeting with coach and welfare officer today raising concerns about the coaches bullying behaviour towards my son. She had clearly been briefed that I'm a complaining parent etc... beforehand.

It was clear that whatever I raised the welfare sided with the coach and concluded my son to be a liar and the things I had witnessed to be misinterpreted.

Kids and parents are powerless to do anything. It's basically - "you r wrong". Your kid is the bad one not the coach. I give up! :(

Kids have no power in sport. Coaches and clubs pull ranks :(

Feel like I can across as an anxious mess and the coach came across as perfect.

Is this kids football?

I found our local kids football teams terrible for bullying.

The coaches and their assistants were usually the parents of the worst bullies, and observing the behaviour of some of the parents (mostly dads, it has to be said) at matches, I could see clearly why some of the children were bullies.

Not football, swimming. But I think it seems to be a thing in lots of sports :( just feel so powerless and that any concerns raised are a sign of a crazy parent or a lying kid, rather than an actually bullying coach.

Clubs need to wake up and actually believe parents or at least take concerns seriously.

There are bad coaches and there are bad parents. Either vote with your feet and move to a new club or take it further.