"I have been a disgruntled parent" (sounds like the start of a 12 step program, or a new thread)
I will admit to having been disgruntlled when my child was required to play a position they did not want. I understood the coach wanted to put the best chance of winning out there but, when you know your child can play the position they want better than the player in it, well it does tend to get frustrating.
My bigger pet peeve is when a club makes a team of players to place a team at a level when you can see they do not have enough quality players to field that team so you get rec players playing challenge/classic because the club wants a team at that level in that age bracket. I have seen this several times in several clubs.
