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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"I think the WIS students and parents are out of control soccer "fans" and anyone who claims the lacrosse parents in the DC metro area are the worst should attend a WIS soccer game against a strong opposing team. WIS behavior, verbal taunts and "cheering" is ugly, vitirolic, and displays the worst type of sports "fan" behavior. Local lacrosse and football (and frankly all other sports) "fan" behavior truly pales in comparison."

I'm not involved with either WIS or STA but have two kids who have played various sports in soccer, baseball, football, lacrosse and wrestling.

Landon has the worst-over invested parent base by far in every sporting event I have witnessed. I've also been surprised by the folks at Mater Dei.

I read in the Washington Post comments section about last year's STA/WIS game. If what I read in there is true, STA behavior was egregious. It does not reflect what I have personally seen at STA throughout the years.

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WIS students and parents can be over-invested and obnoxious in their "enthusiasm" for soccer.  And as the only sport in which the relatively small, International School is truly competitive, who can blame them?  (Even non-soccer WIS parents and students sometimes feel excluded from that prevailing clique.)   However, I believe that after last year's controversial and contentious DCSAA Finals against St. Albans, the WIS community of faculty, parents, and students, did engage in self-reflection and questions about whether their actions reflect the values, spirit, and outreach of an International community.   As a result I have personally witnessed a positive behavioral adjustment, good sportsmanship, and openness towards others within the School's community, and of course with respect to opponents, that may have been lacking before.  In truth, last year's Senior Class of WIS soccer parents and students were viewed by some within the School's community as particularly invested and a bit insufferable in their belief that their players were exceptional "stars" in the "best" team that WIS had ever fielded.  [b]Ironically, this year's WIS soccer team filled with lesser egos and more "team" players outperformed those stars and overachieved them in finally winning the DCSAA Finals[/b]. [/quote]

As a parent with kids (who are strong athletes) at other privates, this is the best anecdote about school sports I have heard in a while.  Thanks for sharing.[/quote]

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