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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 7:22:57 GMT -5
With the spring season getting ready to start, I thought this was a good reminder: www.georgiasoccer.org/sideline_etiquette_6_tips_to_make_youth_soccer_better_for_parents_and_players/At a recent basketball game that I attended, a parent from the opposing team was removed from the gym by school security. The outcome of the game wasn't in question and her team was in the lead. I'd hate to see how she behaved at a game they were losing. Even worse, the players and coach from her team cheered her as she was being led out. Let's not be that parent at the soccer field (or the team who cheers for that crap).
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Post by jetta25 on Feb 8, 2016 7:40:39 GMT -5
My daughter played basketball during the soccer break to just mix things up and try something else, and I can see that basketball parents are worse that soccer parents. I have seen more coaching from the sidelines, more kids berated and frustrated, more ref/parent interaction ( some good, more bad) and because the gyms are enclosed an person's voice will carry through the whole building when things are quiet. My daughter mentioned that on the fields she and her team mates hear that Charlie Brown voice or just basically ignore the instructions claiming not being able to hear over the field distance to the wind
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 8:40:08 GMT -5
My daughter played basketball during the soccer break to just mix things up and try something else, and I can see that basketball parents are worse that soccer parents. I have seen more coaching from the sidelines, more kids berated and frustrated, more ref/parent interaction ( some good, more bad) and because the gyms are enclosed an person's voice will carry through the whole building when things are quiet. My daughter mentioned that on the fields she and her team mates hear that Charlie Brown voice or just basically ignore the instructions claiming not being able to hear over the field distance to the wind The incident above was a HS game but my kids play church league basketball in the winter. In probably 10 years of attending games there, I have not seen one incident with unruly parents. If she liked playing, check around for another league. There are some well-run programs out there.
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Post by spectator on Feb 8, 2016 10:10:50 GMT -5
I love love love love love - can I just reiterate how much I love - the silent sidelines for ODP subregionals.
And pretty much my favorite part of high school soccer is how far away the parents are from the field so the only people who have to endure the obnoxious yelling are the ones in the stands - players don't hear anything.
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Post by jetta25 on Feb 9, 2016 9:58:43 GMT -5
My daughter played basketball during the soccer break to just mix things up and try something else, and I can see that basketball parents are worse that soccer parents. I have seen more coaching from the sidelines, more kids berated and frustrated, more ref/parent interaction ( some good, more bad) and because the gyms are enclosed an person's voice will carry through the whole building when things are quiet. My daughter mentioned that on the fields she and her team mates hear that Charlie Brown voice or just basically ignore the instructions claiming not being able to hear over the field distance to the wind The incident above was a HS game but my kids play church league basketball in the winter. In probably 10 years of attending games there, I have not seen one incident with unruly parents. If she liked playing, check around for another league. There are some well-run programs out there. She goes to a private christian school. I have seen coaches get tossed at another private school in our league.
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Post by u2dadatlanta on Feb 11, 2016 14:16:43 GMT -5
So my child plays both RPL and HS this year. Mom on team just screaming like a lunatic "shoot!!!" and "end this!" while the team is up 8-0. Up 8-0 mind you with mercy rule near. Just ripping her 2nd string kid when the kid was on the field. Problem is that the mom is about 40 rows up SITTING NEXT TO ME when this outburst starts. I move. Only ones who hear this moron ? the parents of both teams. Her kid is Forward, right.
I really wanted to say something to this mom whose child attends a private school.
Would you have said something?
Because it's going to happen again next week.
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Post by spectator on Feb 11, 2016 14:31:28 GMT -5
So my child plays both RPL and HS this year. Mom on team just screaming like a lunatic "shoot!!!" and "end this!" while the team is up 8-0. Up 8-0 mind you with mercy rule near. Just ripping her 2nd string kid when the kid was on the field. Problem is that the mom is about 40 rows up SITTING NEXT TO ME when this outburst starts. I move. Only ones who hear this moron ? the parents of both teams. Her kid is Forward, right. I really wanted to say something to this mom whose child attends a private school. Would you have said something? Because it's going to happen again next week. Easiest thing to say to that parent "You know they cannot hear you from up in the stands'. And they can't. That's the one good thing about High School - you're playing in a stadium and sitting way far away from the field - not 2 feed from it in a chair. That or duct tape - or a lollipop? Or print the article from the OP and pass it out. There's one on every team - sorry about that!
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Post by Keeper on Feb 11, 2016 15:23:29 GMT -5
So my child plays both RPL and HS this year. Mom on team just screaming like a lunatic "shoot!!!" and "end this!" while the team is up 8-0. Up 8-0 mind you with mercy rule near. Just ripping her 2nd string kid when the kid was on the field. Problem is that the mom is about 40 rows up SITTING NEXT TO ME when this outburst starts. I move. Only ones who hear this moron ? the parents of both teams. Her kid is Forward, right. I really wanted to say something to this mom whose child attends a private school. Would you have said something? Because it's going to happen again next week. I say take it up with the school administration. Most have a No Bullying Policy, even if it involves bullying their own kid.
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Post by u2dadatlanta on Feb 11, 2016 16:01:10 GMT -5
Her child has potential - good athlete in other sports, got burned out (at 12!) on soccer and now has come back to the game. "Ugh! needed to pass that ball to the flat" "No not to the middle" "sheesh will <name> ever learn" all of those comments are after team was up 5-0.
I won't involved the school, but that is not a bad thought. I will address it with her.
A group of dad from our team decided to counter it that we would shout encouraging things to the other team, by # on the jersey.
I'll accept more suggestions .. next game is @/16!
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Post by rifle on Feb 11, 2016 17:21:04 GMT -5
Bring a bullhorn and offer it to her. Tell her it would be better for her good advice to be heard by everyone, not limited to the crowd nearby.
/not entirely sarcasm
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