Abstract Many parents suppose that their kids are not safe with volunteer coaches because of the inadequate professional training of volunteers. The results of such coaching are too well known: poor communication with children and apathy. No special checks are made to ensure psychological and communication adequacy and the abilities of coaches to work with children. No character education or training was provided by volunteer coaches. The task of making the necessary arrangements for intra-mural games is seldom very arduous. 1 out of 4 parents is dissatisfied with safety concerns and communication between volunteer coaches and children proposed by Parks and Recreation Departments NC. The Department promises safety and protection of children, but in reality, volunteer coaches lack professional skills to support young children and provide adequate training and communication. Parks and Recreation Departments Parks and Recreation Departments NC is one of the largest and most popular sports agencies proposing children and parents recreational facilities. Despite apparent benefits proposed by these programs, many parents are concerned about safety and risks factors. The volunteer coach helps the younger boys with their sports, or he may, more or less automatically, come to the charge of a house or form team, or he may by the same token find himself the recognized coach of one of the several teams representing the county. Sometimes this relation is of his frank seeking. Sometimes it develops gradually out of his duties as a housemaster or his playing in a coaches’ or old boys’ match. Professional skills of volunteer coaches The majority of respondents (87%) state that lack of professional skills and teacher training lead to inadequate communication patterns between children and a volunteer coach. The importance o the problem is explained by the fact that volunteer coaches are not the only ones who are serious; players are as well. One boy took the game so seriously that he talked about knocking down opposing batters when he pitched, and he did appear to “brush back” several batters. Other players deliberately slid into infielders when running the bases. One of the most frequent complaints aimed at coaches by their preadolescent charges was that they didn’t call enough practices and that they were not strict enough in enforcing discipline. As soon as a team takes the field, the captain is solely responsible for its strategy and tactics during the game. Parents admit that no coach interferes in any way. The fact that substitution of players is not permitted in a Rugby game eliminates the carrying of hints or directions for conducting the fifteen from the sidelines to the field, and, even if such interference were possible, it is doubtful if captains would brook it. In cricket, all coaching during a game is by the captain on a signal from the bowler. In short, once in the field, the play of a team is governed only by its captain. The result is, of course, some decrease in the precision of play, but a great increase in the captain’s responsibility. Thus upon the captain, and upon no one else, rests the burden of leadership not only in matches but in the preparation for all contests, of whatever importance. Many children claim that the selection of players for representative teams rests upon the ca