An experienced referee has some interesting observations about how older players may retaliate in different ways depending on their gender and what to look for.
Entries Tagged ‘behavior’
Time To Get Serious
As the 2008/2009 season approaches, I’ve been spending a fair amount of time thinking about how to approach the season for my U12 Girls team. We had almost all of our players return, so Tales From The Lunachick Fringe will continue, but now it’s time to get serious.
Racism in North Carolina Youth Soccer
There is an interesting thread that soccerulestheworld just started over at the NC Soccer Forum about racism in youth soccer:
It is time for a community discussion on racism as it affects youth soccer in North Carolina.
Please do not construe this request for a discussion to be political or fall outside of the boundaries [...]
Did The Warm Weather Bring Out The Crazy?
Here in North Carolina, we had some very nice weather this weekend, but it sure seemed like parents, players, and coaches alike were determined to get in trouble. Our league may see three ‘incidents’ a season – we had three this weekend alone. Apparently we were not alone. How did the games go for you [...]
Suspensions Are Not News
If your child decides to mouth off to a referee and ends up being suspended for a few matches, don’t go whining to the papers about how unfairly your child is being treated. It just lets the world know that your kid is a brat. Players who insult or curse at referees deserve to get [...]
No Post Match Handshake?
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Joyce Bassett of ÂYouth Sports recently wrote about a spat of unsporting conduct during post match handshakes between opponents and wondered if that tradition had run its course:
I remember several years ago my daughter was complaining about doing post-game handshakes because she once saw a girl spit on her hands. I also remember coaching an [...]
Model Soccer Parents
Old Soccer Guy has a post up about his U18 parents being model soccer parents. If you’re curious what a soccer coach looks for from parents, especially at the select/travel soccer level, he tells you. But even for those of you with kids in Recreational soccer, many of these things are important. So to his [...]
Relax, It’s Just A Game
Parents behaving badly – it’s not just something soccer leagues have to deal with. All youth sports have them. Well, the folks at Hockey Canada, the national amatuer hockey association up north, have produced a number of promotional ads designed to get parents to think about how they behave at hockey matches. They are excellent [...]
