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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with the spirit but I think the author takes it a bit too far.  I'm not a soccer fan and rarely go to games, but it seems to me okay to yell stuff at your kid like "You got it!" "Wheels on!" "Defend that ball!"  "Take the shot!" etc.  I've never thought that was over the line.  Particularly if the kids are older or more experienced players.  (It's probably not helpful for 5-6 year olds, who are basically just trying to remember to run in the right direction.)

The last game I was at, there was a dad RIGHT on the line (when everyone else was in the stands) yelling stuff at his kid the whole time, and saying very targeted things like "you're faster than him."  There was a foul where his kid kicked a kid on the other team, the other player said something like "hey, you kicked me", and the dad yelled at him "You deserved it!"  A bunch of us in the stands told him to cool it and let the kids play, he told us to STFU, and there was literally almost a fist fight between two dads, where they were both coming towards each other with chests out.  The dad on our team thankfully decided it wasn't worth it.
  
THAT was some of the worse soccer dad behavior I've ever seen.  [/quote]

I love when joysticking parents say they agree its wrong to joystick, but...

Why do you think it's okay for You to be yelling Kick It and Defend It?

Do you go to their school and stand in the back of the class yelling wrong answers?
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