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“Other factors come into play as well. Soccer is often the first youth sport to which parents get exposed. The pay-to-play model -- in which parents in the U.S. have to pay thousands of dollars per year for their child to play on competitive teams -- can have the effect of providing a sense of entitlement for having a say on team matters. That wasn't present in the Reyna case, but any time money or possible advancement to the pro ranks is involved, that can lead to poor behavior. The parent community is also becoming increasingly filled with people who have some kind of background in the game of soccer, giving rise to the feeling that their opinions, no matter how unreasonable, must be listened to.”
“Other factors come into play as well. Soccer is often the first youth sport to which parents get exposed. The pay-to-play model -- in which parents in the U.S. have to pay thousands of dollars per year for their child to play on competitive teams -- can have the effect of providing a sense of entitlement for having a say on team matters. That wasn't present in the Reyna case, but any time money or possible advancement to the pro ranks is involved, that can lead to poor behavior. The parent community is also becoming increasingly filled with people who have some kind of background in the game of soccer, giving rise to the feeling that their opinions, no matter how unreasonable, must be listened to.”
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