The coach asked at the end of pre-season training whether any parent could help with setting up cones and goals before each session. You said yes. Six weeks later you are running the warm-up drill on Tuesdays, the coach is asking you to take a small group during Saturday's training, and at last week's game the coach was sick and you ran the substitutions. You did not sign up to be the assistant coach. You have become one anyway.

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