1.   Bill Palmer, a former linebacker in the CFL who coached his son through high school, noticed difficulties too.

2.   A guest told him about a man who had once coached his son, and might need a job.

3.   But it was Ramon Garciaparra who coached his son and seldom missed his games as a kid.

4.   For father Jack Elway, who coached his son at Stanford, the moment was both bittersweet and balanced.

5.   He coached his sons in football and was always on the sidelines for their Little League games.

6.   He coached his son at Seminole High School in Sanford, Fla., and knew that his son had the raw material to make it in the NFL.

7.   He coached his son in Little League and high school.

8.   He is gracious, he is gentlemanly and he is the man you want coaching your son.

9.   I spent eight years coaching my son.

10.   In my thinking, when fathers coach their sons, at whatever level, they are usually tougher on their kid, would be my guess.