It takes as large a commitment from the parents as it does the students. We, as parents, need to be careful of what we say in front of our young men. If our players see us being critical, either publicly or in the car on the way home, they see that and respond to it. Believe it or not, or children still watch us and feed off of us even through their teen years. If you want to question a coach, do it out of earshot of his players. Yelling and deriding him in front of his players is only destroying the respect he has worked to earn from them. No program can succeed without a good support system, no matter the level of talent or coaching. When we begin in our homes to show our respect for and support of the program as a whole, including the coaches, then it will spill out onto the field, into the halls, and around the entire community. When we commit to our child to have him there on time for practice and pick him up on time afterwards, to work the concession stand, to sell program ads, to prepare weekend meals for coaches as they review tapes, etc., etc., etc. then the commitment level of our child to the team will increase. When we as parents stop placing blame and start taking responsibility our programs will flourish and our children will have learned a valuable lesson without us speaking a word. A losing program is not always the coaches' fault and replacing him is not always the answer. Look within the program as a whole before placing blame. Look within your own home and see if you have done enough to support him before calling for his head.