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It was a NJ/NY tournament with a lot of rivalry and prestige for the winners. Some parents get very, ridiculously caught up in the excitement of their kids' sp
by Scubabear68 4y ago
It was a NJ/NY tournament with a lot of rivalry and prestige for the winners.
Some parents get very, ridiculously caught up in the excitement of their kids' sports, and a very small number go too far. I have seen parents fighting in the stands at 10U football games (10 and under). I have heard parents screaming at coaches threatening to sue them. I have seen parents mocking and degrading the opposing team's kids. I have seen parents encouraging taunts and chants from the crowd to throw off a pitcher or a quarter back. I've seen a nasty, abusive man ejected from a high school building entirely for cursing and screaming at opposing kids. And of course we had CPS called on us.
It's only a very small percentage, but they really ruin the experience for everyone.
- ballenf 4y agoIt's even less serious stuff than this that has me thinking kids' involvement in those leagues isn't net-positive. But I'm sure there are more positive experiences than negative. And I'd probably think differently if I was super competitive or more sports-oriented.
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoThe issue is not the kids' involvement, it's the parents'. (former lacrosse and then crew parent)
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoA 60yr old died during some incident like this in Michigan during the last couple of days.
- Scubabear68 4y agoAnd sometimes coaches are bad actors too, here a coach broke a 72 year old ref’s jaw: https://www.nj.com/news/2022/06/nj-youth-baseball-umpire-violently-attacked-by-coach-needed-surgery-for-broken-jaw.html?outputType=amp https://www.nj.com/news/2022/06/nj-youth-baseball-umpire-vio...
- khazhoux 4y agoSounds like it's a shitty scene, tbh. Is it really a healthy place for your kids? Never heard any yelling at my kids' piano recitals.