Do parents drink at your tween’s sporting events?

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Anonymous wrote:Just curious. Seems like many weekend games the parents on the sidelines have beers in cozies or thermos with wine. My DS plays hockey and baseball.

The alcoholics do. Seriously not kidding. Do not see it now but definitely saw it when kids were younger. Two parents always had bloodshot eyes and then drove their kids around! Never knew they were driving until after the fact. Turns out they both have major drinking problems.

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Anonymous wrote:I have two teen athletes and I have never noticed a single person drinking! You guys are telling me I’ve just been completely clueless?

No, just depends on the sport and location. Mine are in college now. Hockey, yes, lots of drinking. Soccer? None that I ever saw.

Sport, location and, in my experience, how well the parents know each other. I wouldn’t drink alone at a sporting event but if one of the moms I’m friendly with is coming I might have a cheeky drink with her.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand. A game is a couple of hours, you can’t last through that without a drink at a children’s event?

Or if you have a series of games, you should be hydrating because you will be outside for a long time and driving frequently.

That’s what I was thinking. I can imagine having some parents / players over after a game or tournament- but not being able to make it 2-3 hours without alcohol? That shocks me. I sure as heck wouldn’t be carpooling with those parents.

Do they think it’s cute or funny? It makes me think they are alcoholics.

Where do you get that people "can't make it" 2-3 hours? without alcohol? That's a massive and unsupported inference.

The teetotalers on this board always do that. If you want to drink it must be because you're an out of control drunk. If you have one beer at a kids athletic event you're clearly an alcoholic guilty of child endangerment.

That's why no one offers anyone in this thread a thermos of sangria.

I’m not a tea-toter. But I think you do have a problem if you can’t follow simple rules about not drinking. Almost every single one of these clubs and leagues have a rule that parents and spectators should not be drinking during the game. And almost all the venues that are hosting these games also have a No alcohol policy.
It’s a stunning example parents are sitting for their children. The rules don’t apply to them. Having a few drinks where it’s not allowed is not a big deal. Drinking and driving is not a big deal.

Thank you. I especially love the posters who say no one is drunk and their driving isn't affected.

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Anonymous wrote:I have two teen athletes and I have never noticed a single person drinking! You guys are telling me I’ve just been completely clueless?

No, just depends on the sport and location. Mine are in college now. Hockey, yes, lots of drinking. Soccer? None that I ever saw.

Sport, location and, in my experience, how well the parents know each other. I wouldn’t drink alone at a sporting event but if one of the moms I’m friendly with is coming I might have a cheeky drink with her.

Now that’s weird.

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Anonymous wrote:We do! A lot of the parents get along well and so we have a beer and watch the kids play and chat. Sometimes we even barbecue together afterwards.

No one gets drunk and I don’t get the sense anyone has a problem with alcohol, we are just all in our early 30s and we treat it like a fun, casual social event.

I’m surprised there are people appalled and surprised by this. You’ll be shocked to know we also serve beer to the adults at our kids’ birthday parties

Shocked at private home parties? No. At parks and venues where signs remind folks it is illegal to drink alcohol at the field/gym, yes. What baseball fields allow parents to drink booze?

Oops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We do! A lot of the parents get along well and so we have a beer and watch the kids play and chat. Sometimes we even barbecue together afterwards.

No one gets drunk and I don’t get the sense anyone has a problem with alcohol, we are just all in our early 30s and we treat it like a fun, casual social event.

I’m surprised there are people appalled and surprised by this. You’ll be shocked to know we also serve beer to the adults at our kids’ birthday parties

even if the club, league, or venue have specifically said it isn't allowed? It isn't meant to be your social event. You've just inappropriately hijacked your kid's event.

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Anonymous wrote:I have two teen athletes and I have never noticed a single person drinking! You guys are telling me I’ve just been completely clueless?

No, just depends on the sport and location. Mine are in college now. Hockey, yes, lots of drinking. Soccer? None that I ever saw.

Sport, location and, in my experience, how well the parents know each other. I wouldn’t drink alone at a sporting event but if one of the moms I’m friendly with is coming I might have a cheeky drink with her.

Now that’s weird.

Having a drink with a friend instead of alone?

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Anonymous wrote:I have two teen athletes and I have never noticed a single person drinking! You guys are telling me I’ve just been completely clueless?

No, just depends on the sport and location. Mine are in college now. Hockey, yes, lots of drinking. Soccer? None that I ever saw.

Sport, location and, in my experience, how well the parents know each other. I wouldn’t drink alone at a sporting event but if one of the moms I’m friendly with is coming I might have a cheeky drink with her.

Now that’s weird.

Having a drink with a friend instead of alone?

Drinking with a friend at home, party, bar? No. Filling up tumbler with a friend heading to watch your kids game? Yes, very weird.

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Anonymous wrote:No way! We’re a military family with high schoolers, so have lived all over the country with very sporty kids. Even Las Vegas, where drinking in public is extremely common. I’ve never see parents at track, soccer, basketball or cross country (club, rec and school sports) drinking on the sidelines.

That's what I used to think but the drinks are in the tumblers.

Ugh. I legit have water in mine.

Me too and I thought everybody else did too until I learned at the end of the season but everybody had alcohol in theirs.

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Anonymous wrote:I have two teen athletes and I have never noticed a single person drinking! You guys are telling me I’ve just been completely clueless?

No, just depends on the sport and location. Mine are in college now. Hockey, yes, lots of drinking. Soccer? None that I ever saw.

Sport, location and, in my experience, how well the parents know each other. I wouldn’t drink alone at a sporting event but if one of the moms I’m friendly with is coming I might have a cheeky drink with her.

Now that’s weird.

Having a drink with a friend instead of alone?

Drinking with a friend at home, party, bar? No. Filling up tumbler with a friend heading to watch your kids game? Yes, very weird.

What can I say, I had a hard seltzer with a friend at a soccer game. I guess I’ll just have to let my freak flag fly

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Anonymous wrote:I have two teen athletes and I have never noticed a single person drinking! You guys are telling me I’ve just been completely clueless?

No, just depends on the sport and location. Mine are in college now. Hockey, yes, lots of drinking. Soccer? None that I ever saw.

Sport, location and, in my experience, how well the parents know each other. I wouldn’t drink alone at a sporting event but if one of the moms I’m friendly with is coming I might have a cheeky drink with her.

Now that’s weird.

Having a drink with a friend instead of alone?

Drinking with a friend at home, party, bar? No. Filling up tumbler with a friend heading to watch your kids game? Yes, very weird.

Nope. Not weird. Totally normal.

[Anonymous]

I guess this is why abc stores were deemed essential business when things were getting locked down. I continue to be more and more disappointed in fellow travel sports parents with every passing year. At least the clandestine games/practices during early spring last year are no longer an issue. At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if people are selling/passing pills. 11 and 12yos on one DC’s team is taking side bets on in game plays and real money is being passed around. SMH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alexandria Little League parent here. If I see you with a travel mug, hydroflask, opaque Nalgene or some other container I know it's either a mixed drink or wine, especially if it's a night game.

Um, no. Mine has water or coffee, never alcohol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I certainly do. Discrete packaging, as you describe. Something low ABV, like hard seltzer.

+1. I usually don’t, but on a few occasions I have.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand. A game is a couple of hours, you can’t last through that without a drink at a children’s event?

Or if you have a series of games, you should be hydrating because you will be outside for a long time and driving frequently.

That’s what I was thinking. I can imagine having some parents / players over after a game or tournament- but not being able to make it 2-3 hours without alcohol? That shocks me. I sure as heck wouldn’t be carpooling with those parents.

Do they think it’s cute or funny? It makes me think they are alcoholics.

Where do you get that people "can't make it" 2-3 hours? without alcohol? That's a massive and unsupported inference.

The teetotalers on this board always do that. If you want to drink it must be because you're an out of control drunk. If you have one beer at a kids athletic event you're clearly an alcoholic guilty of child endangerment.

That's why no one offers anyone in this thread a thermos of sangria.

I’m not a tea-toter. But I think you do have a problem if you can’t follow simple rules about not drinking. Almost every single one of these clubs and leagues have a rule that parents and spectators should not be drinking during the game. And almost all the venues that are hosting these games also have a No alcohol policy.
It’s a stunning example parents are sitting for their children. The rules don’t apply to them. Having a few drinks where it’s not allowed is not a big deal. Drinking and driving is not a big deal.

Thank you. I especially love the posters who say no one is drunk and their driving isn't affected.

I like the posters that are two stupid to realize that if mom and dad go to the game one can drink as much as they want and the other can drive.