Thanks, everyone for posting. I have an interesting followup to the talk the other parents had w/the coach.....

A day or so later, he pulls that player aside into the hallway, sits her in a chair while he towers over her (ensuring intimidation), shows her the Code of Conduct she signed, asked if that was her signature, she replies "yes", asked if she knew her parents were going to come talk to him, she replies "I guess", he states he wants her parents to sign the Code of Conduct, states if her parents come to him again she'll be kicked off the team, and last, but not least, he tells her she is not to go home and tell her parents what happens in practice! Isn't this exactly what a predator tells their victim when they know they're doing something wrong....."don't tell anyone or I'll....." No one!!! should get in between the relationship between a child and their parent.

I have made contact w/the Ath Dir regarding something nonrelated to the situation w/this coach, or any other complaint. I'm hoping I can find a way to open up a dialogue w/him.

As for getting other parents involved...I've been putting our feelers of other parents' thoughts on the name calling. I'm not getting much back. It seems that most everyone just accepts it as "yeah, that's what you get w/coaches." One mom laughed at the names and another said, "Ah, that's nothing" and went on to tell me when her daughter was shoved by a coach as a freshman.

I'm too new to post a link, but there is a page on this website w/a list of "abusive" behaviors of a coach. I can, with 100% certainty, check off 19 of these. The only reason I can't check more is because I'm not there and can't say for sure.... search "consequences of verbally abusive athletic coaches" and see if you can find it.