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“SOMETIMES THE SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT FROM THE PARENTS DOESN’T LINE UP WITH THE ABILITY OF THE KIDS. IT REALLY WORE ON ME AS A COACH. ... IN THE END, THE TIME I SPENT TURNING THE PROGRAM AROUND OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, ALL THE TIME I SPENT AWAY FROM MY FAMILY, IT WASN’T WORTH IT IF I HAD TO DEAL WITH PARENTS LIKE THAT.”

Clayton Castor, who resigned this week as boys basketball coach at Gladstone ( Mich.) High, to USA TODAY High School Sports on his frustrations. He had 18 wins this year, the team’s most in 20 years. He earlier told the “Daily Press” in Escanaba, Mich., that “parents have taken the fun and enjoyment right out of it.”