Anonymous wrote:Cheering is normal, to be expected, and part of the game. Shouting incessant directions, yelling at kids (any age), and putting down opponents (other kids), is not ok, and what I see every weekend on the sidelines. Seriously, the kids need to learn to make their own decisions on the field and listen to their coach, not their parent. Wish these a$$holes could see a video of themselves
Anonymous wrote:My faves:
Random "hot route" calls
"Git er done"
B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Because watching soccer is intense and its natural to want to cheer. I disagree that kids dont hear or care. They recognize friendly voices. At my kids team sometimes we just start "lets go team!" Chant, and the boys love it.
Otherwise I will yell "nice pass", "good hustle" "keep fighting" "awesome job" "keep it up" etc to refrain from giving instructions (which i agree is utterly useless at best and confusing at worst) and I will never say anything critical about my kid or others.
A person complaining about positive cheering is just odd. Why even bother going? How strange and creepy it would be to sit quietly.
If you ever have a coach suggest a Silent Saturday- try it. You may not like it for always, but was fun to hear kids talk to each other and see how they play without sideline parent coaching.
Anonymous wrote:Because watching soccer is intense and its natural to want to cheer. I disagree that kids dont hear or care. They recognize friendly voices. At my kids team sometimes we just start "lets go team!" Chant, and the boys love it.
Otherwise I will yell "nice pass", "good hustle" "keep fighting" "awesome job" "keep it up" etc to refrain from giving instructions (which i agree is utterly useless at best and confusing at worst) and I will never say anything critical about my kid or others.
A person complaining about positive cheering is just odd. Why even bother going? How strange and creepy it would be to sit quietly.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My faves:
Random "hot route" calls
"Git er done"
B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E!
you forgot "wheels!"