Anonymous wrote:It really pisses me off when others just don't wear the mask when asked at games. I hate wearing the thing too, but it's the rule right now so the kids can keep playing. Put your BS to the side. Not sure why people think they are so superior. If you don't like it watch from your car or have someone film for you. We were at a tournament in Columbia, MD in the fall and one of the parents on the other team refused to wear a mask. A tournament organizer asked him politely to wear a mask, he refused, they brought in a supervisor who asked him to wear a mask, he refused. They then went to the coach and team manager and said he can leave or the team forfeits. He refused to wear the mask again and refused to leave so they ended the game in the first half. Everyone was pissed including our team that wanted to play. Parents on the other team were apologizing to our parents and kids. I also felt bad for the kid too.

So if you want to force the opposing team to forfeit, just show up without a mask, refuse to leave, and pretend that you’re a fan of the opposing team?

Mclean Girls Gold wins the Classic White U9 bracket

Pot calling the kettle black right there.
Enough of this. Hopefully girls’ parents are better at rule following. Any predictions on girls’ brackets?

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Anonymous wrote:The best solution would have been to ban spectators all together, but parents would have thrown a tantrum about that.

regardless of whatever state and local regulations say. The tournament rules override those as its a private event. The rules stated ALL spectators are to wear a mask at ALL times. Dont allow an ass backwards team from way out west screw it up for actual educated parents who can read and follow rules.

I agree but your purported education is not evident. State and local regulations can certainly govern private events. But private events can certainly provide additional restrictions which the owners are responsible for enforcing. Anybody with any kind of refinement or true sophistication would never presume that an entire team and families are backward or poorly educated simply because of where they are from. You can make all of the essential points above without making comments that would be laughable to many other would-be sophisticates, who would view Arlington and Northern Virginia (yes, that means you) as a backwater full of yahoos. You really have not done much in life, have you? Please do try to get over yourself.

Anonymous wrote:The best solution would have been to ban spectators all together, but parents would have thrown a tantrum about that.

regardless of whatever state and local regulations say. The tournament rules override those as its a private event. The rules stated ALL spectators are to wear a mask at ALL times. Dont allow an ass backwards team from way out west screw it up for actual educated parents who can read and follow rules.

The best solution would have been to ban spectators all together, but parents would have thrown a tantrum about that.

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Anonymous wrote:It is the club fault, expel the parent who doesn’t want follow the tournament rules.

As was mentioned earlier. Arlington soccer had every right to ask the parents to mask up or leave and if necessary disqualify. Arlington apparently didn't when it should have

Not an Arlington parent, but give me a freaking break. The Arlington parents show up for shifts to work at the tournament. They are not official soccer staff, and most likely expect outside parents to act like adults. We did not see unmasked parents at Long Bridge during our games.

+1. From a practical standpoint, what do people expect volunteers to do here? First off, we have to acknowledge that confronting someone like that over their lack of mask involves some right to the volunteer's personal safety. But even if they do it anyway, how does it play out? They have no authority to eject that individual from the tournament site, only local law enforcement can do that and they're unlikely to come out over some people not wearing masks outside if the locality isn't strictly enforcing masking protocols. ASA could have disqualified the team over it, not only does that punish a bunch of kids who had nothing to do with it, but it also doesn't ensure that the parent in question leaves the tournament site. Someone who is that determined to make a statement might very well continue to stay at the field, mask off, for the sole purpose of disrupting subsequent games in retaliation for their own kid's team being disqualified.

Let's be realistic here - compliance with masking protocols needs to happen at the individual and team/club level. Parents need to follow the damn rules. If they won't, other team parents and/or the coach need to be willing to speak up and tell those parents to put their masks on. You can't just turn a blind eye to what's happening next to you and then blame the tournament organizers.

Tournament personnel were notified

Did you read the rest of the post?

Anonymous wrote:The only thing I saw out of order was the Bethesda 09 parents. What a bunch of a$#%holes. Yelling at the opposing coach in the game. Jerks afterward.

You oughta hear the SYC 08 parents. I know success is a little new for them but you might want to act like you’ve been there before, or been anywhere before.

The only thing I saw out of order was the Bethesda 09 parents. What a bunch of a$#%holes. Yelling at the opposing coach in the game. Jerks afterward.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is the club fault, expel the parent who doesn’t want follow the tournament rules.

As was mentioned earlier. Arlington soccer had every right to ask the parents to mask up or leave and if necessary disqualify. Arlington apparently didn't when it should have

Not an Arlington parent, but give me a freaking break. The Arlington parents show up for shifts to work at the tournament. They are not official soccer staff, and most likely expect outside parents to act like adults. We did not see unmasked parents at Long Bridge during our games.

+1. From a practical standpoint, what do people expect volunteers to do here? First off, we have to acknowledge that confronting someone like that over their lack of mask involves some right to the volunteer's personal safety. But even if they do it anyway, how does it play out? They have no authority to eject that individual from the tournament site, only local law enforcement can do that and they're unlikely to come out over some people not wearing masks outside if the locality isn't strictly enforcing masking protocols. ASA could have disqualified the team over it, not only does that punish a bunch of kids who had nothing to do with it, but it also doesn't ensure that the parent in question leaves the tournament site. Someone who is that determined to make a statement might very well continue to stay at the field, mask off, for the sole purpose of disrupting subsequent games in retaliation for their own kid's team being disqualified.

Let's be realistic here - compliance with masking protocols needs to happen at the individual and team/club level. Parents need to follow the damn rules. If they won't, other team parents and/or the coach need to be willing to speak up and tell those parents to put their masks on. You can't just turn a blind eye to what's happening next to you and then blame the tournament organizers.

Tournament personnel were notified

Anonymous wrote:It is the club fault, expel the parent who doesn’t want follow the tournament rules.

An officer working security at a HS basketball game was recently killed trying to enforce the mask policy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/01/martinus-mitchum-tulane-mask-shooting/

This is on the parent, not the club.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is the club fault, expel the parent who doesn’t want follow the tournament rules.

As was mentioned earlier. Arlington soccer had every right to ask the parents to mask up or leave and if necessary disqualify. Arlington apparently didn't when it should have

Not an Arlington parent, but give me a freaking break. The Arlington parents show up for shifts to work at the tournament. They are not official soccer staff, and most likely expect outside parents to act like adults. We did not see unmasked parents at Long Bridge during our games.

+1. From a practical standpoint, what do people expect volunteers to do here? First off, we have to acknowledge that confronting someone like that over their lack of mask involves some right to the volunteer's personal safety. But even if they do it anyway, how does it play out? They have no authority to eject that individual from the tournament site, only local law enforcement can do that and they're unlikely to come out over some people not wearing masks outside if the locality isn't strictly enforcing masking protocols. ASA could have disqualified the team over it, not only does that punish a bunch of kids who had nothing to do with it, but it also doesn't ensure that the parent in question leaves the tournament site. Someone who is that determined to make a statement might very well continue to stay at the field, mask off, for the sole purpose of disrupting subsequent games in retaliation for their own kid's team being disqualified.

Let's be realistic here - compliance with masking protocols needs to happen at the individual and team/club level. Parents need to follow the damn rules. If they won't, other team parents and/or the coach need to be willing to speak up and tell those parents to put their masks on. You can't just turn a blind eye to what's happening next to you and then blame the tournament organizers.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is the club fault, expel the parent who doesn’t want follow the tournament rules.

As was mentioned earlier. Arlington soccer had every right to ask the parents to mask up or leave and if necessary disqualify. Arlington apparently didn't when it should have

Not an Arlington parent, but give me a freaking break. The Arlington parents show up for shifts to work at the tournament. They are not official soccer staff, and most likely expect outside parents to act like adults. We did not see unmasked parents at Long Bridge during our games.

Anonymous wrote:It is the club fault, expel the parent who doesn’t want follow the tournament rules.

As was mentioned earlier. Arlington soccer had every right to ask the parents to mask up or leave and if necessary disqualify. Arlington apparently didn't when it should have

It is the club fault, expel the parent who doesn’t want follow the tournament rules.