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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having worked with a number of clubs (front office and coaching) and watched way too many clubs a couple of things I’ve noticed:

1. Not all parents behave terribly but those that do really can sour an entire season. The tone and behavior goes beyond what should be acceptable in children's sports. Particularly with the racial and sexist abuse towards players and referees.

2. To be fair it isn’t just parents- coaches can also act terrible as can players. On the coaches end the clubs and state associations need to do less protecting of those that behave in this manner. On the players end-if the behavior isn’t accepted in schools why should it be anywhere else?

3. I think why parents get a bad rap is because they are the crowd at a game and there is this perception that because they are a crowd they can do whatever they want. [/quote]

Parents get a bad wrap because they are acting like fools.  If you are throwing a fit on the sidelines of your kids U12 game, then you have no excuse.

A while back I was in between games and sitting on this hill at a tournament.  There was a field below me that was ringed with parents..."fans".  It looked like a U10 or 11 game.  And it was like an out of body experience...watching a bunch of adults just screaming at kids (ref included) on this field.  Going crazy and throwing fits.  The kids aren't listening or scared.  The ref wants to leave.  The game was in the 3rd division of the tournament...like what the hell is going on?[/quote]

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