Parents Talk: Fighting On and Off the Field
Are parent’s attitudes from the stands rubbing off on players?
During one of the first years my son played baseball, I remember a parent from an opposing team who routinely sat as close as he could to the field and constantly yelled at his son. No matter what his 9-year-old son did, apparently it was wrong in his father’s eyes. I felt bad for the kid, his teammates and, well, pretty much everyone that had to listen to it. I couldn't wait for the game to be over. Fast-forward to recently and we hear of incidents of player infractions such as recent fighting on the field during a Totino-Grace High School and Prairie Seeds Academy boys varsity soccer game. The competition in youth sports has seems like it is at a point where more parents are trying to “coach” from the stands and players might be taking …
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Doug Lind
6:54 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The kind of corruption that has been the norm in college football and basketball factories has seeped down to high school. Winning is all that counts and cheating is just another way to build "the program." It's sad to note that professional sports are cleaner that academic sports. The highest paid public employee in the state is...the U of M's basketball coach. more ›