Parents/Fans maintaing their side of the field?

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Personally I think its easier for everyone involved if you just stay on your side across from your bench. You can say it's a free country stand where you want, but soccer parents are an ornery bunch. Funny though that this is mentioned, at our last away game (in PA, we are NJ based team), I overheard a dad complaining to another team parent about this issue, saying how he thought the other teams parents at another game didn't adhere to the rule, were rude, etc. He was wearing his kids jersey so could tell who he was, and come the second half he is standing on our side of the fifty when their team was on offense with a bunch of other parents. Also side note, this was a fenced in turf field with signs about every two fence sections that said "don't stand or lean on fence" and by second half, most of the home team parents are on the fence. People can't help themselves.

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Personally I think its easier for everyone involved if you just stay on your side across from your bench. You can say it's a free country stand where you want, but soccer parents are an ornery bunch. Funny though that this is mentioned, at our last away game (in PA, we are NJ based team), I overheard a dad complaining to another team parent about this issue, saying how he thought the other teams parents at another game didn't adhere to the rule, were rude, etc. He was wearing his kids jersey so could tell who he was, and come the second half he is standing on our side of the fifty when their team was on offense with a bunch of other parents. Also side note, this was a fenced in turf field with signs about every two fence sections that said "don't stand or lean on fence" and by second half, most of the home team parents are on the fence. People can't help themselves.

I am from PA, one of my kids plays on ECNL team and our home field is with belchers, two with gap in between at 50 yard line). Every single parent on our team seats on bleachers directly across our team benches and no one is mixing with other team parents. Most of visiting teams parents follow the rule. There is always a jack ass that doesn't, but you just have to ignore them, they are almost always the ones that no one in their own club and team doesn't like anyway.

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Good lord the things we whine about today. Unreal.

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Exception for keeper parents. They can stand by their kids regardless of side of field. Also tend to be the nicest, least whiny folks. I was strike up some brief convo and compliment their kid, even is they stink.

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If you aren't a loud obnoxious arrogant a-hole, the reality is you won't have a problem standing anywhere you wish.

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Personally I think its easier for everyone involved if you just stay on your side across from your bench...

Duly noted. That's what you think. Others think differently.

Also, not every field is structured so the parents watch from the sidelines, sometimes it's behind the goal, or even just behind one goal.

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Duly noted. That's what you think. Others think differently.

Also, not every field is structured so the parents watch from the sidelines, sometimes it's behind the goal, or even just behind one goal.

You must be on of those parents. Duly noted.

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Looking for opinions and I know they'll be juicy. What's everyone's take on where parents and fans should line up on the side line. I'm kind of agnostic on it, but I get both sides of the coin. Just stfu and enjoy the game.

If you're an obnoxious animal, stay on your side. If you're respectful and non controversial , stand where you want

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If you are sitting on other team's side don't interject in other team's conversation even if they are mocking your kid.

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If you are sitting on other team's side don't interject in other team's conversation even if they are mocking your kid.

If done right, I can barely hear them and have nothing to say to anyone. Just leave me alone, and I promise to do the same.

Weirdos.

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If done right, I can barely hear them and have nothing to say to anyone. Just leave me alone, and I promise to do the same.

Weirdos.

Why are you on the other side? There is no reason for you to be on the other side. Everyone else follows the unwritten rules and you are not, but somehow you call other people "weirdos".

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Why are you on the other side? There is no reason for you to be on the other side. Everyone else follows the unwritten rules and you are not, but somehow you call other people "weirdos".

There is no "other side". I'm there to watch my kid play, not make friends. And, this whole "other side" thing isn't as prevalent as you make it out to be anyway. It's actually rare, and I've only seen anyone even mention it once in ten years of youth soccer. Everyone just stood there going "what?". People stand all over. You probably can't even tell who I'm rooting for since I'll commend any play by any player, no matter the team.

Maybe I have my dog with me and if someone doesn't like them, I'll keep her away so that means going to where there are less people. Maybe it's wet over there, and dry over here. Maybe I don't feel like walking all the way over there. Maybe it's none of your fvckin' business where I am standing.

If someone wants to sell me a ticket with assigned seating, have at it. Until then, I'll just keep to myself wherever that may be. I'm the least of your worries. Seriously....THIS is what we are now going to cry about? Yeah, weirdos fits quite well.

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There is no "other side". I'm there to watch my kid play, not make friends.

Exactly. I don't know why people get so wrapped up in these rules.

None of this stuff is that important. The only thing that matters is whether your kid is having a good experience and your ability to share that experience with them.

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There is no "other side". I'm there to watch my kid play, not make friends. And, this whole "other side" thing isn't as prevalent as you make it out to be anyway. It's actually rare, and I've only seen anyone even mention it once in ten years of youth soccer. Everyone just stood there going "what?". People stand all over. You probably can't even tell who I'm rooting for since I'll commend any play by any player, no matter the team.

Maybe I have my dog with me and if someone doesn't like them, I'll keep her away so that means going to where there are less people. Maybe it's wet over there, and dry over here. Maybe I don't feel like walking all the way over there. Maybe it's none of your fvckin' business where I am standing.

If someone wants to sell me a ticket with assigned seating, have at it. Until then, I'll just keep to myself wherever that may be. I'm the least of your worries. Seriously....THIS is what we are now going to cry about? Yeah, weirdos fits quite well.

There is an "other side" and as said before, lots of leagues/tournaments explicitly have this as a rule. No they won't enforce it if you're quiet, but do you really want to be THAT parent that the coach is forced to address? I'm sure you're the model fan, but after many years of this plenty aren't.

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The parents on my kids team are *******s so I always stand as far away from them as I can. Unfortunately, many of the teams we play have ******* parents just as bad.