Tryout etiquette tips - 1. don’t be a distraction to current team

[Anonymous]

Stop bringing up info on individual players. These players are not public figures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oooh I've got one. This applies most for parents with younger kids. When your kid's team is hosting tryouts that occur during regular team practices, don't stand on the sidelines at the practice venue talking smack about the kids trying out. Odds are, their parents are right next to you. Witnessed this last week (wasn't about my kid) and am regretting not saying something.

I find this lack of awareness fascinating. I’ve overheard multiple parents talking about my kid at tryouts or tournaments over the years, and they don’t even look around to see who may be in earshot. Definitely a violation of etiquette and basic common decency!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop bringing up info on individual players. These players are not public figures.

+1 I don’t know why this isn’t banned on this website but silly things like not talking about the dead are. I mean really? These are minors and not public figures in any form.

[Anonymous]

Our kid is almost always the smallest on the field. I'd say every time we play a new team, there's about a 30% chance that I'll hear someone make a joke about his height in comparison to their own kid or another player. If I'm hearing it one out of three times, I'm left to assume it's being said more than half of the time, which is shocking. I've run out of patience with idiots like this, and this mentality is not only contagious but a large part of the reason why the men's US soccer system struggles to compete - a fixation with size over skills. I'd be willing to bet that Lionel Messi would be flipping burgers if he grew up in America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oooh I've got one. This applies most for parents with younger kids. When your kid's team is hosting tryouts that occur during regular team practices, don't stand on the sidelines at the practice venue talking smack about the kids trying out. Odds are, their parents are right next to you. Witnessed this last week (wasn't about my kid) and am regretting not saying something.

I find this lack of awareness fascinating. I’ve overheard multiple parents talking about my kid at tryouts or tournaments over the years, and they don’t even look around to see who may be in earshot. Definitely a violation of etiquette and basic common decency!

Some people do this intentionally. You are being far too kind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oooh I've got one. This applies most for parents with younger kids. When your kid's team is hosting tryouts that occur during regular team practices, don't stand on the sidelines at the practice venue talking smack about the kids trying out. Odds are, their parents are right next to you. Witnessed this last week (wasn't about my kid) and am regretting not saying something.

I find this lack of awareness fascinating. I’ve overheard multiple parents talking about my kid at tryouts or tournaments over the years, and they don’t even look around to see who may be in earshot. Definitely a violation of etiquette and basic common decency!

Some people do this intentionally. You are being far too kind.

Maybe, though I’m not sure what the point would be unless they are saying it very loudly in the hopes that it will influence a coach’s view of a trialist. In either case, it just makes the parent seem like a douche.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oooh I've got one. This applies most for parents with younger kids. When your kid's team is hosting tryouts that occur during regular team practices, don't stand on the sidelines at the practice venue talking smack about the kids trying out. Odds are, their parents are right next to you. Witnessed this last week (wasn't about my kid) and am regretting not saying something.

I find this lack of awareness fascinating. I’ve overheard multiple parents talking about my kid at tryouts or tournaments over the years, and they don’t even look around to see who may be in earshot. Definitely a violation of etiquette and basic common decency!

Some people do this intentionally. You are being far too kind.

Maybe, though I’m not sure what the point would be unless they are saying it very loudly in the hopes that it will influence a coach’s view of a trialist. In either case, it just makes the parent seem like a douche.

They are trying to make parents feel uncomfortable about being there. It’s ridiculous but true.