A Maryland league is dealing with inappropriate parent behavior through team sportsmanship liaisons and if that doesn’t work, banishment from the sidelines.
Entries Tagged ‘punishment’
Don’t Even TALK About Your Wins!
A few months ago we mentioned that the UK’s Football Association had banned leagues from keeping scores or standings for 7 and 8 year old players. This wasn’t a surprise and US Soccer recommends this as well, though many leagues continue to do so.
But now it seems to have gotten a bit extreme. A proud [...]
What Would You Do If Parents Swarmed The Pitch?
Let’s start this off with a hypothetical scenario. Your child’s team is playing a team from a nearby town in a closely contested match. The score is 1-0 in favor of your team. Late in the 2nd half, one of your team’s players, let’s call them Player A, goes in hard for the ball and [...]
Yet You Need A License To Have A Dog
Are you KIDDING me? I never cease to be amazed at what some parents will do to get their kids to be ‘better’:
A soccer mom, upset at her teenage daughter’s performance at a game Saturday, stopped along Interstate 80 and left her there.
Officer Katherine Finnell said the 42-year-old Lincoln woman was ticketed on [...]
