I was at a U12 game this weekend in which one team's striker was a bigger kid who was using his size to his advantage. At one point, he shouldered into a defender a little more aggressively than was necessary, sending the other kid crumbling to the ground, and it was probably a foul. Regardless, it wasn't called and a goal was scored a few seconds later. At this point, the opposing team's parents came completely unhinged. Yelling to their kids about gloves being off, etc. One mother even yelled, "OPEN SEASON!" I mean seriously, these parents were actively encouraging their 11-year old children to go out and play dirty. And it wasn't just one or two parents, it was a lot of them. I've seen some questionable behavior on the sidelines, but this was just vile.
So what teams' parents have this kind of reputation, and did we just run into one of them? Do a-holes just gravitate to certain teams?
[Wasn't Bayside, btw.]
So what teams' parents have this kind of reputation, and did we just run into one of them? Do a-holes just gravitate to certain teams?
[Wasn't Bayside, btw.]
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