Everyone often hears about the typical coach's kid stereotypes that include the assumption the player is not very good, doesn't have to work, does whatever they want, gets as much playing time as they want, and everything comes easily for them. I would personally like to inform you that these, like most stereotypes, are incorrect in many cases. I know from being the coach's kid that there are struggles.

1. We Don't Have to Work... At All

Bologna! Just because we live under the same roof as the coach does not automatically mean that we don't have to work on the field. If anything, we have to work harder on and off the field. You know when your coach tells you to do fitness on your own and everyone lies and says they do... yeah, well being the coach's kid means he actually knows if you did or not, so you have to do it.

2. The Coach is Easier on Us

LIES!!!!! They are way worse, and way harder on us. The other players may not see it, but once we get in the car, if it didn't happen already in public, our butts get chewed. A player scored from the left side and you play on the right? Yup, your fault. You should be fit enough to sprint across the field and help out the other side. Someone else on the field messes up? You will be the one getting ripped for it. Simply because they can scream at you as much as they want, they do. After all, you are their kid and they don't have to worry about your parents complaining.

3. We Get as Much Playing Time as We Want

This is extremely common for people to believe, but (shocker) it's not true. If anything, we have to work twice as hard the average player to get good playing time. As the parent and coach of a player, they are constantly worried about playing their child too much, especially if it is evident that other players that should be playing over them.

4. Everything is Handed to us Because of the Postion Our Parent Is In

Especially when it comes to college scouts, things get extra tricky. You're coach is suppose to tell scouts the type of player you are and help sell you, but it's awkward if they are selling their own kid. As a coach's kid, when it comes to college, you have to make connections with other coaches in your club to contact colleges for you and/or really have to step up and reach out to coaches on your own. Plus, it's always awkward when the player interest forms ask for your coach's name and email, and it's the same as your parent's.

5. You're Only on the Team Because of Your Parent

Yeah, you may have gotten a slightly easier job getting on the team depending on the timing of who joined when. Trust me, this thought goes through your mind almost every week, making you work harder to make sure you deserve to be there, or at least hope you do.

Via Kayla McKenna- Las Vegas Premier Sports Academy

The struggles of being a coach's kid are endless. For perspective, here's some:

1. Everyone walks on egg shells around you, terrified that you'll tell coach they had a soda in between games instead of water

2. They all think you're too serious

3. You get viewed as a kiss butt... you can't help it; they're you're parent

4. No one ever wants to come over because, well, it's their coach's house

5. The game frustration follows you home

6. You will often get extremely angry with your parent/coach and sometimes yell at them either on the field, in the parking lot, or in the car or at home

7. You feel like you have to not just prove yourself to your coach but to your parent, teammates, and even your teammates' parents

8. Sometimes you have to listen to people talk about not liking your parent... that's usually during running though hehe

Even through the struggles and obstacles that come with being a coach's kid, I wouldn't ever trade it. I've learned more life lessons than I can list, made connections, had to push myself and have been given the chance to create a bond no one else can ever experience or take from me, which has lead to opportunities to coach and share my love for the game as I've gotten older.

Via Kayla McKenna

The best part is that instead of just having a dad or just having a coach, I was given a "Daddy Coach," and it was the best thing that ever happened to me as a player and person, and easily the best thing for our relationship.