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Vaughn Miller of Dallas: Taking the Stress Out on A Coach

· Vaughn Miller Dallas

Vaughn Miller is a Dallas, Texas-based youth coach who has worked with the youth for over a decade. He coaches polo to a high school and a collegiate team, so he understands the various dynamics that come with coaching kids, including situations when parents take their stress out on coaches.

In a perfect world, interacting with a youth sports coach would be stress-free. Parents would feel free to disclose any underlying situations affecting the child's performance, such as an asthma condition or a child who has to miss a game to attend a family event. For many parents, talking to the coach is easy, but not for some.

It is astounding that otherwise competent and confident parents – successful engineers, business executives and trial lawyers – find it hard to have meaningful conversations with their children's coaches. Many coaches, especially those who work with younger children, are not professionally trained in child development. They tend to be unpaid volunteers who need to be cut some slack. So, take it easy on them.

The polo team Vaughn Miller coaches have the most successful winning streak of any team in North Texas.