Wow, what a can of worms. i look at this way, i coached before my son was born and wrestling and hope to coach after he is done competing> I actually hope to coach with him someday. I have had both positive and negative experiences in coaching my own son. We moved to Nebraska and due to job constraints I could not do a lot of coaching with him. He was 8 and it killed me to not be there every second. Well, we happened to be with a great club, full of caring adults, good kids and i tell you what he grew immensely both as a person and a wrestler. Now the other side, We moved to California, my paranoia and comfort level of having others coach my son had been put aside in Nebraska. My son had success on the state and national level prior to our move and is a coachable young man. We hooked up with a reputable club in the San Diego area. There the coaches banned parental involvement and the coaching was suspect to virtually non-existent. We were told that the kids should just wrestle as they feel, and fundamentals suffered. My son had a horrible experience and his confidence level was poor. Coaches can make a big difference, Dads who coach can to too, it is a fine line and i think the good clubs give you the resources to let others help your kids out. i appreciate Kansas, no shortage of those types here