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spectator
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Interesting day on the fields Mar 22, 2014 21:22:30 GMT -5 via mobile jack4343 and zizou like this

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Post by spectator on Mar 22, 2014 21:22:30 GMT -5

My 13 year old worked as a referee for the first time today. She was AR to both Academy and Rec games and it's a different thing to watch games when you have no dog in the hunt. I hung around a bit and have the following observations:

1. SSA Academy Coaches - SHUT UP ALREADY! My God within 5 minutes I knew the first name of every girl on your team. "Alisa go here" Jordan go there" "Get it to Brianna". Seriously these guys aren't coaching they are barking orders and the kids will never learn to make a decision on their own. I witnessed two different SSA coaches do this and it gave me a headache

2. Academy Patents - learn the game. Get a book and learn the game before freaking out at every little thing

3. NASA Academy coach who berated my kid for missing an offsides call. Chill. It didn't result in anything more than a goal kick for your own team. The continued screams at the two ARs was ridiculous and unless your fat a$$ can get out there and do better, worry about yourself and your team

3. Rec parents - see #2 and #1. Screaming "kick it" is stupid. Even more stupid was griping about the really good player on the other team saying "he shouldn't be here ". Academy isn't for everyone and a good rec player is still a good player

My kid handled everything well and wants to continue. And all my observations above came from her.

. Astute kid

Last Edit: Mar 22, 2014 21:44:05 GMT -5 by spectator

zizou
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Interesting day on the fields Mar 22, 2014 23:34:19 GMT -5

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Post by zizou on Mar 22, 2014 23:34:19 GMT -5

I was at the exact same fields watching the exact same matches, or at least one of them. SSA coaches are not the only ones who do this, but they have a few exceptional examples. I can tell you it used to bother my kid, but now she says "I pay no attention to what he is saying; it is too distracting." For one thing, they should learn that providing instruction will actually slow down the team. This is not what you want in a high level select game. Kids defend like mad hounds out there at the highest level. By the time you provide your instruction, coach, it will be too late. If it just so happens to be in time for the player to hear you, then their ability to complete the task smoothly, quickly, and efficiently will be severely compromised. This is a matter of fact from research on motor performance. Your team will lose the ball and then you will scream at them for not executing like instructed. Parents are not fooled that when you yell instructions you are doing your job. Just the opposite. If you have to yell instruction during the game that means your training is not taking.

Select parents will no stop. The ones doing it cannot help themselves. By the way, not sure all of them can read (or at least the do not care to).

jack4343
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Interesting day on the fields Mar 23, 2014 6:03:34 GMT -5

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Post by jack4343 on Mar 23, 2014 6:03:34 GMT -5

I agree...the time for instruction is in the training sessions. Game time is for the players to put what they learned in training to the test. If a player is not allowed to think for themselves out there, it will most certainly hinder their ability to ever be able to process what is happening on the field and adjust accordingly. I'm not saying the coach should remain completely silent but save his/her comments for adjustments in positions or specific plays they want executed. I agree with zizou, if you have to yell instruction constantly during the game, the instruction isn't taking. As a parent, I can attest to the yelling of bad information from the parents on the sidelines. I'm pretty silent even away from the sides so I keep my mouth shut for the most part but I'm sure if I didn't, I'd say plenty of stupid stuff too. LOL! You just get caught up in the moment and let things fly sometimes.

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Interesting day on the fields Mar 23, 2014 13:06:23 GMT -5 via mobile jack4343 likes this

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Post by spectator on Mar 23, 2014 13:06:23 GMT -5

Day Two. Parents are crazy regardless of level. Today is Rec girls and Academy boys. All equally psycho nuts

And coaches who warm their teams up right behind the goal of an ongoing game are total jerks and just rude. It's distracting to the players on the field and they were in the way of corner kicks. Show a little respect

I think my big takeaway from being the mom of a ref is that I will be a better mom of a player and stay quiet on the sidelines.

Last Edit: Mar 23, 2014 14:38:41 GMT -5 by spectator

rifle Moderator Posts: 3,121	Interesting day on the fields Mar 24, 2014 11:31:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rifle on Mar 24, 2014 11:31:25 GMT -5 I learned the same (well, kinda) when my kid missed a season with an injury. I still watched games. As a spectator with no skin in the games, it became painfully obvious how badly many parents behave.
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Interesting day on the fields

Post by spectator on Mar 22, 2014 21:22:30 GMT -5

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