Helicopter mom who habitually reinforces bad habits by being overly supportive. Someone on HFB said she was at Rangers scrimmages or such, cheering for him out loud like parents do at amateur pee wee.
When you have someone as influential as a parent that undermines the coaching behind closed doors, that can cause a real mindf*** for some kids egos.
I saw it with a kid on my son's lacrosse team. His "part time birth father" who's only time spent with this kid was his lacrosse games, would tell the kid on the sideline "F" the coach he's an idiot whenever this kid did dumb sh**. For instance, the kid trucked the goalie, hurt him, then stood over him and gloated. Tossed from the game, the coach chewed him out, then his father is over there telling him everyone else is wrong.
That anecdote is a bit extreme, but it's not as uncommon in todays world. There is a real societal push to put children on a pedestal and some parents take it too far, to the detriment of their kids growth in self reliance, coachability, self worth, and strive-to-survive mentality.
I'm not saying this is a truth for Kravtsov, but the report of his mother's actions during what is supposed to be a professional atmosphere and frankly...WORK as in a Profession, is a legitimate consideration.
