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    What is the craziest thing you have seen a parent do or say during a soccer game. Please include the age group as well as I am sure that there will be some winners at ULittle division.

    #2
    I saw one a few years ago. A bunch of parents were joystick coaching from the sidelines and it was pretty bad. Most of them didn’t even know much about soccer. The team’s coach came over at half time and asked them to stop coaching from the sidelines. A bunch of the parents continued to do it for the second half. It was bad.

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      #3
      Not the craziest, but a dad coached his son starting at u8, always played him in the midfield, always started him. And the boy was good. But, he gets to high school, doesn't have daddy paving the way, doesn't know how to work hard for playing time, doesn't know how to play other positions, doesn't get playing time, loses confidence, will not play in college, dad is beside himself.

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        #4
        I'll change this to best advice I got from another parent.
        I was guilty of joy sticking. Seemed logical to me, I wanted to help them do well.
        Other parent asked "Why would you steal from your kid"
        I looked at him with a *** face. His response

        Best case, you steal the opportunity for them to learn from their mistakes. you are slowing their development.

        Worst case, you inject yourself into their achievement, robbing them of the pride they deserve and undermining confidence.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          I'll change this to best advice I got from another parent.
          I was guilty of joy sticking. Seemed logical to me, I wanted to help them do well.
          Other parent asked "Why would you steal from your kid"
          I looked at him with a *** face. His response

          Best case, you steal the opportunity for them to learn from their mistakes. you are slowing their development.

          Worst case, you inject yourself into their achievement, robbing them of the pride they deserve and undermining confidence.
          So true. It might take a while to figure out, but nothing you say from the sidelines when a kid has the ball will change anything. Too much pressure and too little time for a kid with a ball to implement your change. Good coaches know this too.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Not the craziest, but a dad coached his son starting at u8, always played him in the midfield, always started him. And the boy was good. But, he gets to high school, doesn't have daddy paving the way, doesn't know how to work hard for playing time, doesn't know how to play other positions, doesn't get playing time, loses confidence, will not play in college, dad is beside himself.
            This is a good one. Why do parents and coaches pigeon hole kids to one position at Ulittle ages? Probably because they are too focused on winning vs development. Kids should learn multiple positions as it will make them more well rounded players. Plus it helps build team depth.

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              #7
              Craziest experiences I had was when we played against Bayside. Sorry but it’s true. Insane dad screaming at his 9 year old daughter across the field. She ignored him more. It was sad and great at the same time. Same dad then screamed at the referee. Made her cry. Dad then yelled at his daughter again and other kids on his daughters team. Another dad looked like he was about to punch him. It was embarrassing.

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                #8
                I have seen parents yell at their own players and coaches, the opposing players and coaches, referees, tournament officials, etc.

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                  #9
                  Nothing compares to a south shore flop fest.With the parents going right along with it.

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                    #10
                    I'm very quiet at all events, occasional atta boy/girl. For some reason what really bothers me is the overzealous cheering, no matter the side. No empathy for losing side. Very irritating when the game is not even close & parents are screaming. Another time our player was competing in an indoor league with town & were down a player competing against a much more experienced club team. Opposing coach did not offer to drop a player to keep things competitive, I know, competition is not obligated. After score was run up to a 10 goal lead, coach decided to switch to passing drills. It really would have been a nice moment, teachable moment, if opposing coach had offered to drop a player, that would have certainly been my choice if it had been up to me.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      I'm very quiet at all events, occasional atta boy/girl. For some reason what really bothers me is the overzealous cheering, no matter the side. No empathy for losing side. Very irritating when the game is not even close & parents are screaming. Another time our player was competing in an indoor league with town & were down a player competing against a much more experienced club team. Opposing coach did not offer to drop a player to keep things competitive, I know, competition is not obligated. After score was run up to a 10 goal lead, coach decided to switch to passing drills. It really would have been a nice moment, teachable moment, if opposing coach had offered to drop a player, that would have certainly been my choice if it had been up to me.
                      Ah I hate those games! Totally should drop a player or two to make the game more competitive.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Ah I hate those games! Totally should drop a player or two to make the game more competitive.
                        I was once in the "blowing them out" position in an indoor game. I was subbing for our regular coach, and for some reason a scheduling snafu got our fairly strong team of mostly club players playing against a rec level team. We got up by 8 or so, and I instructed the kids to shoot with their off foot and from longer distance. As it got worse, I pulled a kid off.

                        The other coach went berserk when he saw me pull the player off. He wanted to fight me right then and there, accusing me of playing down a couple of levels so that we could crush everybody, accusing me of trying to embarrass him and his team, etc. He wouldn't allow his team to shake hands after the game, even though some of the kids knew eachother from school and the play on the field never got chippy or anything. The other parents seemed pretty cool about the whole thing, but the coach just blew a gasket. After letting him scream and yell for a few minutes, I had had enough and just turned and walked away.

                        I've replayed the situation in my head a million times, and all the alternative outcomes either result in a much worse blowout or him on the floor with a concussion.

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                          #13
                          I saw a U14 kid make a dirty play that resulted in a red card and an injured player. The parent (presumably) shouting “great play” to the carded kid as she walked off the field. Parent from our team looks at him incredulously and says “great play? Seriously?” The guy calls the injured kid a wuss and says she needs to toughen up.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            Ah I hate those games! Totally should drop a player or two to make the game more competitive.
                            When I used to coach these small indoor teams, always had a blow-out plan. If up by 5, told players they could only shoot with 1 touch. If up by 7, only players who hadn’t scored yet were allowed to shoot (still 1 touch). Up by 9, shoot at the corners (no more scoring, but don’t simply play keepaway; having been on the wrong end of some blowouts, I realized that the other team playing keepaway was more humiliating to the kids than continuing to play competitively).

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                              #15
                              U12ish GPS team a few years back. Play came along the sidelines by the parents. One of the dads yelled "encouragement" (read: bitching that she should have done better) to his D that she didn't appreciate at all. As the ball and play moved away she held back and loudly said to her dad- "Why don't you get out here and do it?" ... 100% awesome burn. I hope she is doing well.

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