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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of these gross generalizations about lacrosse players are getting old.  My son plays the game and he loves it.  He is also smart, considerate, thoughtful, interesting and creative. So far his love of this game hasn't negated all of these other wonderful qualities.  It is so silly to paint with such a broad brush. 
Maybe the issue with lacrosse (as with plenty of other sports and activities) is a lack of parenting and a lack of discipline.  In other words, maybe participation on a school sports team should be dependent on good grades, good behavior, etc.  Maybe that is all that is necessary to clean up the reputation of many of the sports at our schools.[/quote]

One of the issues as I see with lacrosse is TOO MUCH parenting.  Have you actually ever seen a lacrosse game, either club or school?  I've never seen so many dads present at any of the other sporting events my kids participate in.  Dads not providing quiet support, mind you.   Lots of screaming and sideline coaching.  Very engaged dads who can do little to mask the fact that they're reliving their glory days through their sons.[/quote]

I agree with you about some of the "parenting" on the sidelines.  I cringe at some of what I hear.  But, I mean a different kind of parenting.  The kind where you don't let your child participate unless and until the child is doing all the right things off the field (behavior, academics, etc.).

But, you are probably right to a large degree: parents bad behavior rubbing off on kids.  This too, sadly, happens on the sidelines of lots of sports (even K soccer games I've been to).[/quote]

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