tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post6621277630227382504..comments2023-08-14T08:57:27.750-04:00Comments on The View From Here: Youth Sports & Idiot ParentsGunfighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762432006297768871noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-17115054268094327292007-10-26T22:16:00.000-04:002007-10-26T22:16:00.000-04:00Sadly, some parents do live their lives through th...Sadly, some parents <B>do</B> live their lives through their children. It's a tragic thing to put that much pressure on a child. This week's latest local story that caught the attention of the national media is just another case of parents gone wild.<BR/><BR/>It's disgusting and incomprehensible.Desert Songbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320552900816326120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-5420142633625013892007-10-24T16:31:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:31:00.000-04:00Why wreck it? Because they can't see that their c...Why wreck it? Because they can't see that their children's lives are just that - their children's. As in someone else's.soccer mom in denialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779961065417497337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-9736821888570480882007-10-23T13:10:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:10:00.000-04:00I wish yours was only story like that which I know...I wish yours was only story like that which I know. I have to say that I'm not looking forward to when my boys begin participating in organized sports. It makes me sad that I feel like this because I loved organized sports when I was a kid. Sometimes I think that what those obnoxious parents need is not for their kids to play soccer but to organize an adult soccer time and play themselves. I mean who get right down to it, who are they having their kids play soccer for? Is it really about their kids or is it because they want to be successful at playing soccer? That's great about Soccer Girl!Alex Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567976812466320977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-34662336234817641552007-10-23T11:43:00.000-04:002007-10-23T11:43:00.000-04:00Some individuals are so competitive that they can'...Some individuals are so competitive that they can't, no won't, stop themselves. They see it as encouraging to their own child. I think it's a big problem. At this time K (who is 5 1/2) isn't involved in any team sports. She prefers singing, music of any kind, theater and reading to sports... but she has some friends who are so competitive that a simple party game (pin the tail on the donkey, an easter egg hunt, hot potato even simon says) will cause them, and their parents, to go red in the face and cheer and jeer. <BR/><BR/>You can really see in the children a learned behavior sometimes and it troubles me that the adults can't put aside their insecurities about not being the best to allow their children to experience camaraderie and good sportsmanship.CamiKaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15802013252571263847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-12976267435592548602007-10-23T10:08:00.000-04:002007-10-23T10:08:00.000-04:00Some people think it's okay...they think it is rig...Some people think it's okay...they think it is right. It's probably what they were taught. Madame M has a point.<BR/><BR/>But so do you. Especially in your last line.<BR/><BR/>My daughter's soccer league requires us to read and sign a one page document basically agreeing to use MANNERS and SPORTSMANLIKE conduct. I am amazed you need to do this but also understand why.<BR/><BR/>I've never been a big soccer fan either but like you enjoy the heck out of the games. These little ones haven't hit that click point yet (5-6) and the games are funnier than a Ben Stiller movie (which might not be saying much to some people, but I mean really funny).<BR/><BR/>Julie<BR/><A HREF="http://theartfulflower.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Using My Words</A>Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-80281440061941407852007-10-23T10:04:00.000-04:002007-10-23T10:04:00.000-04:00We're having a huge issue locally (well, the next ...We're having a huge issue locally (well, the next town over) because two parents have been consistently inappropriate in sports situations, and they were banned from school events, and then their freshman son cursed at his coaches, was kicked off his freshman football team and then was reinstated by the superintendent, at which point the coaches all quit and the Freshman football season ended. And parents are up in arms about the kid being reinstated. As in all stories, there are two sides, but it sure makes me wonder - these parents who are totally out of control, their kid who is out of control, etc., etc. We have to be EXAMPLES for our children... sheesh! And I'm glad your kids had that 'click' moment! Cool!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-60455771985343073502007-10-23T08:11:00.000-04:002007-10-23T08:11:00.000-04:00I'm not sure that what I'll say will be very popul...I'm not sure that what I'll say will be very popular, but just because you've reproduced it doesn't mean that all your bad habits go out the window: sometimes parenthood exacerbates some of the qualities that were already there, chief among them the utter lack of maturity that some people possess. I'm sorry the kids have to deal with those horrid parents. They should be blocked access from the pitch if they'll be carrying on like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com