I dislike closed practices for kid's club. How can I help my child practice moves I haven't even seen? In a large club, there aren't enough coaches to help all the kids. Especially the ones that don't pick up on the move as quickly as others. If the parents can watch, then they can go home and help their child get the move down for the next practice. Or, they can help fine tune and practice the move. For those of you who say the child can show you. I would love to see you interpret the description of a move given by a confused 8 year old to a parent who has never seen the move before.
I can understand the coach not wanting half a dozen 'unskilled' parents on the mat. Although you would be surprised how many 'unskilled' parents have something to offer. At least let them sit at the back of the room or off to the side to watch and learn. I have been in a lot of wrestling rooms and the greater percentage of them have an area the parents could be in that was out of the way.