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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]C'mon boys parents, the girls just had 3 whole pages of crazy devoted to their VDA scrimmages last weekend (https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/975/775289.page).

The VDA, Loudoun and DCU boys all squared off in pre-season scrimmages also, but not a peep from anyone?  [/quote]

I'm not clear on why this is, but it always seems to be the case [b]that parents of girl players are crazier on average than parents of the boy ones, and not just on DCUM[/b].  If you've followed this forum for several years, you will have noticed that the vast majority of posters who made the one giant soccer thread unpleasant all now post on the Girls' threads.[/quote]

There's no doubt about that, but I don't think the craziness gap has anything to do with differences in college scholarships or chances of going pro.  Something else is going on.

Some theories (in no particular order):

1) Parents just feel differently about their sons compared to their daughters.  More likely to feel like their sons can fight their own battles.  More likely to be protective of their daughters.

2) The difference in communication styles reflects gender differences between the posters.  Maybe moms are more likely to post about their daughters soccer than their sons.  Maybe dads are the opposite.

3) The overall level of soccer knowledge is much higher on average among elite boys parents than elite girls parents.

As far as the last point, it may or may not be the reason for higher levels of craziness / ignorance / lack of perspective on the elite girls threads, but it is definitely true - on average.  I think it has to do with how much more selective it is for boys to make it to the elite level.  In general it is much harder to make it to that level for boys if they don't come from a soccer culture at home.

All of these are generalizations of course, but there has to be some reason for the difference.

There are very heated rivalries between the top level boys teams, and emotions on the sidelines often run high.  Yet you never see VDA vs Loudoun vs Arlington or even DCU vs Bethesda parents going tit-for-tat on this board. [/quote]

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