Parents need to Relax
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 4:31 pm
So I was at the Grand Am this weekend and it was the first time I have not coached a team in many years.
I was sitting n the crowd. All I can say is there was not a game that I was not mortified by the parents in the crowds. Yelling at officials, yelling at their own kid to shoot, or mad about how another kid was playing. Talking to other kids on other teams.... yelling during free throws....I watched the Championship game of the 5th Grade boys.... Winn. crowd was horrible. Jumping out of their seats, cheering and yelling at the other team when a mistake was made. A kid got fouled and had a chance to tie the game. the crowd was yelling and screaming for him to miss... then he did and they went crazy.
I was a Catholic School group of parents that yelled travel or 3 seconds or carry or in the middle of foul shot right when the kid was shooting..... Rebound ... box out.... LOUD. Two guys swore at the official saying that is a _____ _____ travel. What the H _ _ _ . Do your Job....
Parents in the stands yelling at each other.... challenging them to go outside and fight.... really?
I understand some of this stuff at the high school level or a state tournament but not of 7-14 old kids.
I was sitting n the crowd. All I can say is there was not a game that I was not mortified by the parents in the crowds. Yelling at officials, yelling at their own kid to shoot, or mad about how another kid was playing. Talking to other kids on other teams.... yelling during free throws....I watched the Championship game of the 5th Grade boys.... Winn. crowd was horrible. Jumping out of their seats, cheering and yelling at the other team when a mistake was made. A kid got fouled and had a chance to tie the game. the crowd was yelling and screaming for him to miss... then he did and they went crazy.
I was a Catholic School group of parents that yelled travel or 3 seconds or carry or in the middle of foul shot right when the kid was shooting..... Rebound ... box out.... LOUD. Two guys swore at the official saying that is a _____ _____ travel. What the H _ _ _ . Do your Job....
Parents in the stands yelling at each other.... challenging them to go outside and fight.... really?
I understand some of this stuff at the high school level or a state tournament but not of 7-14 old kids.