The parents drove me out of coaching, it was exactly how you said.
One thing I learned you cannot sugarcoat is evaluating talent...or lack there of. To me, THE most difficult thing to do is try to hit a moving object with a stick......period. And for that, you really and truly need skills to reach division I and/or try to play in the minors....and I rather break a kids heart when it comes to whether he has talent or not....than lead him to think he is something that he is not....