I heard about this on the radio on my way into work, this is the reason why I don't coach soccer anymore. The sad thing is, it doesn't really surprise me. :grumble:

When my son was in middle school, I was coaching an under 6 team (my daughter's team) and was the co-coach for my son's team, U-14. I couldn't believe how aggressive the parents for the under 6'rs were! WTF?! I had to throw parents off the field because they would stand behind the goal SCREAMING at their kid.

Keep in mind, at under 6, we don't even keep score. I tried to do the whole "parent/coach" meeting and that went over likea fart in church. I had to be very upfront @ every game and once I threw a parent off the fields everyone else stopped their BS. It was ridiculous! I still remember one of my players telling me "I hate Saturdays, everyone is yelling at me" :sad:

I just told him "Everyone is yelling at me too, buddy. 10 more minutes and we can have juice & cookie time!"

I love coaching the little kids, they were fun! Having to deal with the parents? I'd rather have my gums scraped! One set of parents complained that I wasn't a "professional" coach, so I told them at the end of the season when they signed their kid up next season to be sure that they volunteer to coach since they could do such a better job.

I did tell the director of coaching at the end of the season, I'll coach if there's some sort of citizenship agreement that the parents have to sign and abide by.

The U14 didn't have that, but it seemed like some parents just stop going to their kids events once they hit a certain age. There were rarely any parents at the U14 practices, except for me, the main coach and maybe 3-4 parents (we had 25 players). Even when the kids made the play-offs, there was only a handful of parents that went to the out-of-town tournaments.

I think there are some people who think there are no consequences for their behavior and then they are surprised when they get kicked out or events get cancelled. Bone heads!

Yep. SO glad I was raised in a completly opposite manner. Yay for latchkey kids! It raised me to be independent.

I work in HR for the city and you would not believe the number of parents who call in trying to get their kids a job. Usually males. It's always their mother calling in asking what they need for the exam, when will they get their score, etc. etc. And if there's any problem it's always the parent that calls in.

I really have to fight the urge to be rude. I'd be humiliated if my mother was calling someplace to get me a job. We're trying to hire fire fighters, brave men who run into burning buildings, are these "guys" going to bring their mothers along with them?

It's pathetic. I wasn't raised that way and I'm certainly not raising my daughter that way. You do your child no favors by doing everything for them. You raise weak, pathetic people who have no place in the world.

Have you chewed a hole through you cheek? LOL I would have a really tough time NOT saying something.

My son is 17 and he has been doing his own foot work for finding a job, getting letters of recommendation, ya know - regular stuff.

I don't understand parents who enable their children's poor behavior....

Have you chewed a hole through you cheek? LOL I would have a really tough time NOT saying something.

SO weird that you say that! I have a nervous habit of biting the insides of my mouth.. for a minute I thought you knew me...

Good luck to your boy and good job letting him be a man on his own.

HA!!! My dad always used to say that he nearly "chewed a hole" in his cheek whenever he "tried" to keep his mouth shut. Although, I never actually witnessed him keeping his mouth shut or chewing a hole through his cheek. :laugh:

I heard about this on the radio on my way into work, this is the reason why I don't coach soccer anymore. The sad thing is, it doesn't really surprise me. :grumble:

When my son was in middle school, I was coaching an under 6 team (my daughter's team) and was the co-coach for my son's team, U-14. I couldn't believe how aggressive the parents for the under 6'rs were! WTF?! I had to throw parents off the field because they would stand behind the goal SCREAMING at their kid.

Keep in mind, at under 6, we don't even keep score. I tried to do the whole "parent/coach" meeting and that went over likea fart in church. I had to be very upfront @ every game and once I threw a parent off the fields everyone else stopped their BS. It was ridiculous! I still remember one of my players telling me "I hate Saturdays, everyone is yelling at me" :sad:

I just told him "Everyone is yelling at me too, buddy. 10 more minutes and we can have juice & cookie time!"

I love coaching the little kids, they were fun! Having to deal with the parents? I'd rather have my gums scraped! One set of parents complained that I wasn't a "professional" coach, so I told them at the end of the season when they signed their kid up next season to be sure that they volunteer to coach since they could do such a better job.

I did tell the director of coaching at the end of the season, I'll coach if there's some sort of citizenship agreement that the parents have to sign and abide by.

The U14 didn't have that, but it seemed like some parents just stop going to their kids events once they hit a certain age. There were rarely any parents at the U14 practices, except for me, the main coach and maybe 3-4 parents (we had 25 players). Even when the kids made the play-offs, there was only a handful of parents that went to the out-of-town tournaments.

I think there are some people who think there are no consequences for their behavior and then they are surprised when they get kicked out or events get cancelled. Bone heads!

This used to drive me nuts going to my stepchildren's soccer games. One parent literally paced up and down the sidelines as the teams moved up and down the field, giving out a steady stream of comments and "suggestions".

Poor kids would get the ball and 5 parents would yell five different things for them to do. I would yell out "do what your coach says and ignore everyone else". The other parents didn't really like me, which was fine since i loathed most of them.

I heard about this on the radio on my way into work, this is the reason why I don't coach soccer anymore. The sad thing is, it doesn't really surprise me. :grumble:

When my son was in middle school, I was coaching an under 6 team (my daughter's team) and was the co-coach for my son's team, U-14. I couldn't believe how aggressive the parents for the under 6'rs were! WTF?! I had to throw parents off the field because they would stand behind the goal SCREAMING at their kid.

Keep in mind, at under 6, we don't even keep score. I tried to do the whole "parent/coach" meeting and that went over likea fart in church. I had to be very upfront @ every game and once I threw a parent off the fields everyone else stopped their BS. It was ridiculous! I still remember one of my players telling me "I hate Saturdays, everyone is yelling at me" :sad:

I just told him "Everyone is yelling at me too, buddy. 10 more minutes and we can have juice & cookie time!"

I love coaching the little kids, they were fun! Having to deal with the parents? I'd rather have my gums scraped! One set of parents complained that I wasn't a "professional" coach, so I told them at the end of the season when they signed their kid up next season to be sure that they volunteer to coach since they could do such a better job.

I did tell the director of coaching at the end of the season, I'll coach if there's some sort of citizenship agreement that the parents have to sign and abide by.

The U14 didn't have that, but it seemed like some parents just stop going to their kids events once they hit a certain age. There were rarely any parents at the U14 practices, except for me, the main coach and maybe 3-4 parents (we had 25 players). Even when the kids made the play-offs, there was only a handful of parents that went to the out-of-town tournaments.

I think there are some people who think there are no consequences for their behavior and then they are surprised when they get kicked out or events get cancelled. Bone heads!

This used to drive me nuts going to my stepchildren's soccer games. One parent literally paced up and down the sidelines as the teams moved up and down the field, giving out a steady stream of comments and "suggestions".

Poor kids would get the ball and 5 parents would yell five different things for them to do. I would yell out "do what your coach says and ignore everyone else". The other parents didn't really like me, which was fine since i loathed most of them.

LOL I wish I had more parents like you when I was coaching!

I'll admit when my kids are playing a sport, I'm the parent in the front cheering them on. I am probably the loudest mom there. I'm one of those parents that seriously considers painting my face during tournament time. I know, I have issues. LOL

As a parent, my job is to be their personal cheering section...well and of course provide transportation, bring snacks, water, gatorade, etc....

As I read this I am so thankful my daughter has shown little interest in organized sports. Hopefully she's also done with cheerleading.. think I'll sign her up for archery. Or piano lessons. Anything individual.

I couldn't see myself lasting 10 minutes in some of the activities you all have described. I just couldn't.

They're kids! You turn 'em loose and let them do their thing. They can amaze you if you only let them. I fully expect my daughter to be ten times better than me in every way. She's never going to reach that if I do every single thing for her and butt into everything she does.

Did you read the article? Where the one dad talks about jumping in to help give his kids an "edge"? These psycho parents are treating an easter egg hunt like a college application, which they've probably already filled out for their toddlers.