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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The next time he says something, I would say "Stop embarrassing yourself.  I've played the sport before and you don't know what you're talking about."[/quote]

This.

What I love about my kids' teams is that the only critical comments you hear are from parents about their own kids. [/quote]

OP.  Oh no- he only sings praise about his own kid who is tall but on the ground constantly.

These are 14 year olds which is why I don’t say anything.  My kid can’t hear from the field.  I try not to sit near him.  But, I know I will say something because I know myself too well.

This happened a few years ago (not directed at my son that time), but just a complete jerk dad who yelled at other kids and openly criticized.  All of the parents couldn’t stand him.  I lost it one game and just yelled “shut the F@k up”.  I was the only woman on the sidelines.  It ended it from there on out.  I think he was quite humiliated and all the dads got a chuckle and thanked me later.[/quote]

You don't sound like a stand up person either OP.[/quote]

NP - Everyone's on OP but honestly OP, I respect you and think more people should be like you.  OP is describing a culture where a parent is critical of kids loudly, at least to the other parents if not within hearing of the kids themselves if they're yelling at kids.  It's one thing to yell encouraging things from the sidelines. It's completely another to yell criticisms, or express dismay when a particular kid has the ball.

Too many just listen silently, whether disgusted or not.  I respect OP for venting here away from the guy and asking for ideas on how to handle it, which she's gotten many.  And ok, fine, many of you think her saying anything about the guy's body is horrible or makes her just as bad.  Really? Just as bad as a guy who openly criticizes a child every time that child is on the field? No, not in my book, not as bad at all.

And OP while I myself would not have talked about the guy's body, I think it IS fair to raise the fact that you played this sport D1 and somehow you manage to keep your critiques of play to yourself, so maybe he could since you don't know him to have played D1.  I think that after listening to him complain about your kid relentlessly and not saying a word, and apparently NO ONE ELSE SAYING A WORD EITHER, you are totally entitled to say something snarky and hopefully end it.  [/quote]

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