Celebrations in youth soccer, what is acceptable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is a fine example of why there are so many jerky kids...because so many jerky parents with responses like the above.

It's tacky.

This. I find it to be really bad sportsmanship. An excite yay! Fine. A choreographed over the top celebration. No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Again, most of us think this is tacky. However, it is acceptable and encouraged by Hispanics and I honestly think the rest of us need to learn to suck it up. It's a good lesson for our kids because it accurately reflects the world they live in. Yeh, no one likes 'sore winners,' but they exist and you have to deal. For chrissake, we have a classic 'sore winner' in the white house.

Completely disagree. If another filter is doing something that is considered socially rude and poor sportsmanship everyone else is expected to ‘suck it up’? How about the offensive team conform to the social norms of sportsmanship in which they play?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Again, most of us think this is tacky. However, it is acceptable and encouraged by Hispanics and I honestly think the rest of us need to learn to suck it up. It's a good lesson for our kids because it accurately reflects the world they live in. Yeh, no one likes 'sore winners,' but they exist and you have to deal. For chrissake, we have a classic 'sore winner' in the white house.

Completely disagree. If another filter is doing something that is considered socially rude and poor sportsmanship everyone else is expected to ‘suck it up’? How about the offensive team conform to the social norms of sportsmanship in which they play?

Filter s/b culture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Again, most of us think this is tacky. However, it is acceptable and encouraged by Hispanics and I honestly think the rest of us need to learn to suck it up. It's a good lesson for our kids because it accurately reflects the world they live in. Yeh, no one likes 'sore winners,' but they exist and you have to deal. For chrissake, we have a classic 'sore winner' in the white house.

Be careful how you word your posts. You are basically saying soccer playing Hispanics are sore winners. I don't know if that's how you really feel, if you didn't express yourself clearly, but that's my take away.

[Anonymous]

Both teams were much better than your team and they stopped celebrating once they were up by 3-5 goals? I have no problem with any of it.

[Anonymous]

As a parent, I think it is fine for kids to celebrate as long as it doesn't delay the game. With that being said, when I played and I was on the loosing end I'll admit that I did try to inflict harm on the celebrators, perhaps a slight more aggressive slide tackle.

That is the risk you take.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a parent, I think it is fine for kids to celebrate as long as it doesn't delay the game. With that being said, when I played and I was on the loosing end I'll admit that I did try to inflict harm on the celebrators, perhaps a slight more aggressive slide tackle.

That is the risk you take.

Too true! I did same when I played...

[Anonymous]

I think worrying about how the other team celebrates is the least of your worries if you are losing by 3-5 goals.
The entire world celebrates goals, how can we expect the kids not to? It shows a passion for the game. As long as it isn't aimed at the opposing team or disrespectful in any way, have at it.

[Anonymous]

Thats BS that its part of the hispanic culture. Doesn't make it acceptable one bit. However , rather than complain tell your kids remember the feeling and use it as motivation. Never allow another team to do that to you again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both teams were much better than your team and they stopped celebrating once they were up by 3-5 goals? I have no problem with any of it.

+1 And you got to see some synchronized back flips? If you really think it felt like "salt in your wounds" you are getting overly invested in the outcome of your kid's game. Sounds like a fun celebration and soccer scene to me, and soccer really should be about fun and joy as well as fighting to win.

[Anonymous]

Don’t be like the NFL....the No Fun League. Let the kids enjoy the game and celebrate goals unless it’s 6-0 or more. This is then the team coach should tell his players to stop.

We played against a Hispanic team in the finals of indoor soccer. The whole team came together to celebrated each goal. It was fun to watch. They were all sincerely happy that the scorer made the goal.

While my DD’s team, only a few players would come over and high five the scorer. Kind of wish my DD’s team would celebrate as a team. It seems that the other players were jealous that they didn’t score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thats BS that its part of the hispanic culture. Doesn't make it acceptable one bit. However , rather than complain tell your kids remember the feeling and use it as motivation. Never allow another team to do that to you again.

Intense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thats BS that its part of the hispanic culture. Doesn't make it acceptable one bit. However , rather than complain tell your kids remember the feeling and use it as motivation. Never allow another team to do that to you again.

You tell your kids to never let another team score on them again...EVER? How long does that last? Or don't let another team celebrate...by doing what? Tackling them or what?

[Anonymous]

Didn’t the USWNT celebrate when they scored 13-0 on Thailand? BUT! Kids aren’t allowed to celebrate??

what world am I living in

[Anonymous]

Celebrating after scoring is fine. Have a problem with the goalie dribbling up field trying to score a goal after his / her team is up by 5 goals. In that case, I think in the competitive spirit of the game for the defender to foul the goalie hard enough to earn a yellow card.