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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's youth soccer!   Why do parents berate, taunt, and otherwise terrorize other teams, coaches and referees? I do not care if you are the top team in the country or a Recreation team just starting out, no parents have the right to treat other children (or adults) so poorly.  Why does this happen? And more importantly, how does one stop it?  I do not want my child playing in this environment, nor do I want to be exposed to it.

It is a GAME - lighten up![/quote]

Nearly a decade in and I've never seen the above behavior. I have certainly never seen any team"terrorized" by parents. Just because you see it on YouTube doesn't mean it is a regular occurrence.

Do you avoid stairs, chairs and other daily objects because of "epic fail" videos too?[/quote]

Are you deaf, blind, or both?  Yes it happens, i see it all the time and although it shouldn't don't pretend it doesn't happen.  [/quote]
It doesn’t happen all the time. You’re being overly dramatic. [/quote]

New poster. The fact that you don't hear it means that you have become desensitized. My kids are on teams that are relatively well-behaved and the parents still routinely yell, "Foul, come on, ref!" and gasp loudly when there is shoulder to shoulder contact and scream "OFFSIDES!" not to mention, "Pressure!" and "SHOOT IT!" all the time, every game. They wouldn't berate other kids, ever, but they shouldn't be saying any of these things!  Occasionally over the years, we have had one of those joystick parents who coaches his kid's every move.  And these are all relatively calm people with decent attitudes. I have seen truly appalling behavior from other parents, though.

I agree with the OP. Why is any adult so invested in youth soccer. I am not even saying keep it positive (it should go without saying). I am saying, everyone should care a LOT less.

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Lets go back to the OP's opening statement one more time:

[quote]It's youth soccer! Why do parents [b]berate[/b], [b]taunt[/b], and otherwise [b]terrorize[/b] other teams, coaches and referees?[/quote]

Now, lets break down your post:
[quote]parents still routinely yell, "[b]Foul, come on, ref[/b]!" and [b]gasp loudly[/b] when there is shoulder to shoulder contact and [b]scream "OFFSIDES![/b]" not to mention, "[b]Pressure!" and "SHOOT IT![/b]" all the time, every game.[/quote]

The only standard your observation even meets is "berate" and of the examples you cite, the only thing close is "Foul, come on, ref".

"Gasp loudly"?!?!!? Really? GASP?

None of the above is even close to taunting or TERRORIZING kids or other teams.

The following would be hypothetical lines that could be examples of "taunting" and/or terrorizing other teams, coaches or kids:

Taunting
"Hey kid, you suck!"
"Your team sucks!"
"HAHA! Way to lose!"

Terrorizing. This would require some kind of threat of possible physical harm:
"Hey Ref, you better watch your back when you go to the car!"
"Your Red card won't protect you in the parking lot Ref!"
"Hey kid! Push my kid again like that and I'll show you what its like!"[/quote]

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