Parents are Mental

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one here has a kid in hockey then. The worst I've ever seen on ECNL sideline is a kindergarten party compared to the weakest hockey crowd. Yes, I hope my kid is doing well, but for thousands and thousands of $ per year, never mind the time drain, I'm invested. It's very natural to yell things at the direction of the field. Don't act like you're just mute the whole game unless your team is that bad you have nothing to yell about.

That parent is here!

Not PP, and not a shouter, but I understand (I think) what PP I’d trying to say. If you’re a fan, it’s normal to be involved and rooting, groaning, calling for a card etc. Right on that accord.

BUT

These are kids, and shouldn’t be harassed or verbally assaulted by parents or anyone. Parents lose their damn minds at kids sports.

And as another PP said, it absolutely gets worse the lower down the pyramid you go. The kids are there to have fun, but the parents…”care.” It’s embarrassing for them.

Groaning? Oh god no. Please don’t be the douche loudly groaning when a 10-year old makes a mistake. What a douche.

[Anonymous]

I’m 100% invested—financially, present, drive to all the practices/games, pay the fees, buy the cleats/uniform.

I don’t scream at games. I never shout instructions. Never have.

Investing to me doesn’t mean screaming at a kid when the sound of your voice is slower than the point a kid’s brain is already committing to an action.

I did play for 18 years myself and I leave the coaching to the coaches. If I ever thought coaching was bad- we’d just leave the following year. I wouldn’t undermine.

[Anonymous]

All these parents on here are guilty themselves. LOL. Talking trash annon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They need to send this video (sideline project) to the Great Falls Reston parents. This behaviour is rediculous...telling their kids to hurt other teams kids by kicking their feet off the ball! Rediculous.

Loudoun parent can’t handle losing clearly.

LOL. Who the f cares about wining or losing. GF like to cheat because they can't compete. Watch how your loser DD fares as she gets older. They will never learn to play properly and probably quit. You will bite your tongue and she will play field hockey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They need to send this video (sideline project) to the Great Falls Reston parents. This behaviour is rediculous...telling their kids to hurt other teams kids by kicking their feet off the ball! Rediculous.

Loudoun parent can’t handle losing clearly.

Not sure this is coming from a Loudoun parent, although it could be. These look pretty evenly matched with the exception of B09 and G08.

B12 1-2 (Loudoun win)
B11 2-1 (GFR win)
B10 2-3 (Loudoun win)
B09 5-2 (GFR win)
B08 1-0 (GFR win)
B07/06 0-0

G12 2-2
G11 1-0 (GFR win)
G10 1-1
G09 1-1
G08 1-7 (Loudoun win)
G07/06 1-1

I stuck around at 10 game. 09 was 4-2 and was even matched.. Loudoun just happened to pass to GF striker twice.. cant win games that way..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They need to send this video (sideline project) to the Great Falls Reston parents. This behaviour is rediculous...telling their kids to hurt other teams kids by kicking their feet off the ball! Rediculous.

Loudoun parent can’t handle losing clearly.

Not sure this is coming from a Loudoun parent, although it could be. These look pretty evenly matched with the exception of B09 and G08.

B12 1-2 (Loudoun win)
B11 2-1 (GFR win)
B10 2-3 (Loudoun win)
B09 5-2 (GFR win)
B08 1-0 (GFR win)
B07/06 0-0


Puzzled. Is this conversation about NVA ECNL or ECNL regional league. I suspect this person thinks wining regional league makes either club or team good. Otherwise teams were relatively equal with edge going to GF because they teach their kids bully soccer.

G12 2-2
G11 1-0 (GFR win)
G10 1-1
G09 1-1
G08 1-7 (Loudoun win)
G07/06 1-1

I stuck around at 10 game. 09 was 4-2 and was even matched.. Loudoun just happened to pass to GF striker twice.. cant win games that way..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree, OP. It's nuts (though I definitely would not limit that to ECNL).

Oh yeah i'm with you +100. Its bad everywhere...I just happened to be at ECNL matches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one here has a kid in hockey then. The worst I've ever seen on ECNL sideline is a kindergarten party compared to the weakest hockey crowd. Yes, I hope my kid is doing well, but for thousands and thousands of $ per year, never mind the time drain, I'm invested. It's very natural to yell things at the direction of the field. Don't act like you're just mute the whole game unless your team is that bad you have nothing to yell about.

OP here...I am literally mute every game for this exact reason. (Like, it's one of my main focuses every match...to keep my mouth shut.) What you just described is exactly what I don't want to be. I'm investing in my children and trying to raise men, not babies who yell at everything. They need to fight for what they care about on their own and not have daddy throw a fit on their behalf. You are investing in yourself, and you are "invested" because you are thinking about you. But thanks for giving us the view of the guy getting kicked out!

Oh, and our team is good and trending towards ECNL playoffs again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:After another weekend of ECNL matches I just can't believe some of yall...calm down. You know who you are. Take this lovely Monday to reflect on how embarrassing you must be for your kids.

Tootles.

Whiny parents of soft kids that get knocked around are always boohooing on here. Please grow up and put your name behind a real complaint in writing.

Tootaloo!

The irony...the kids with the worst parents on the sidelines are always the biggest whiners. Cause nothing is every there fault. They don't take responsibility for anything cause mommy and daddy throws a fit. They learn what whining is from their parents. You should watch your kid's behavior next game and report back in haha...I bet I know what you will see!! Take a hike you bum.

[Anonymous]

I saw an EDP division 1 game of u11 boys. Juventus vs Borussia. My kid has a friend playing in each team so we went to see.
Juventus parents were shouting "stop being lazy!!!!!!run!!!!"when their boys were down by two goals. Micromanaging every single movement. "Faster, pass, run, foul!". Suddenly, one of their players clearly brings a ball down with the arm in their goal area. Ref didn't see it and they were dead quiet.
Sad state of affairs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They need to send this video (sideline project) to the Great Falls Reston parents. This behaviour is rediculous...telling their kids to hurt other teams kids by kicking their feet off the ball! Rediculous.

Loudoun parent can’t handle losing clearly.

Not sure this is coming from a Loudoun parent, although it could be. These look pretty evenly matched with the exception of B09 and G08.

B12 1-2 (Loudoun win)
B11 2-1 (GFR win)
B10 2-3 (Loudoun win)
B09 5-2 (GFR win)
B08 1-0 (GFR win)
B07/06 0-0

G12 2-2
G11 1-0 (GFR win)
G10 1-1
G09 1-1
G08 1-7 (Loudoun win)
G07/06 1-1

I stuck around at 10 game. 09 was 4-2 and was even matched.. Loudoun just happened to pass to GF striker twice.. cant win games that way..

Does this mean GFR was a better feeder club to NVA than Loudoun was and not having them in the partnership will affect NVA?

[Anonymous]

Ode to the parent Fan: 95% of the time being invested to me is being a fan, just as if I was at Audi, or watching EPL from the couch. Talking through out the game is fairly normal from my lifetime with the beautiful game playing it and watching it. Dumb refs get yelled out, good plays get adulation and applause, bad plays get groans. But the 5% is the checking in with yourself to see if the ref you feel like yelling at has hit puberty yet. Most things are only audible to 3 people around me but if being a fan means sitting on my hands and politely clapping like its a tennis matcth then nope, brand me that guy then in your own ignorance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ode to the parent Fan: 95% of the time being invested to me is being a fan, just as if I was at Audi, or watching EPL from the couch. Talking through out the game is fairly normal from my lifetime with the beautiful game playing it and watching it. Dumb refs get yelled out, good plays get adulation and applause, bad plays get groans. But the 5% is the checking in with yourself to see if the ref you feel like yelling at has hit puberty yet. Most things are only audible to 3 people around me but if being a fan means sitting on my hands and politely clapping like its a tennis matcth then nope, brand me that guy then in your own ignorance.

Dude, they're kids. You are most definitely that guy no matter how you're trying to spin it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ode to the parent Fan: 95% of the time being invested to me is being a fan, just as if I was at Audi, or watching EPL from the couch. Talking through out the game is fairly normal from my lifetime with the beautiful game playing it and watching it. Dumb refs get yelled out, good plays get adulation and applause, bad plays get groans. But the 5% is the checking in with yourself to see if the ref you feel like yelling at has hit puberty yet. Most things are only audible to 3 people around me but if being a fan means sitting on my hands and politely clapping like its a tennis matcth then nope, brand me that guy then in your own ignorance.

So assuming your kid is on the team, do you not think that maybe your job as a parent supersedes your overwhelming desires as a "fan"? I understand yelling at a Premier League game...that makes sense as I do it. But my kid is out there dude...I would never be at this game if my kid wasn't out there. How are you conflating the two? You are that guy...all red faced and flustered.

[Anonymous]

You snowflakes being a fan. Just having a good time out there, maybe you should all look in the mirror