baldref
GOLD
hmmmm.... i shouldn't be doing that, should i?
Parents from certain teams
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soccermama213
SILVER ELITE
My DDs team won national cup in OT and it was a hard fought battle by both teams. The girls started to get a little fiesty with exhaustion and desperation. My DDs defender was amazing. I made sure after he game toet her know that even my daughter commented on how good she was.This past weekend, after a heated game (in which my kid's team lost), my kid was on the ground stretching/rolling out. Most families/players had already dispersed. Two boys from the opposing team walk by my kid and give him a high five/hand shake and tell him "Good game". Every now and then, I see this happening and it makes up for all the other bullsh*%! The kids are alright...most parents suck.
yeah no sparkly soccer mom clothes for me ...
Now that Cal-South has required everyone to sign a concussion form - Maybe the next step is for all parents to take a mandatory "Laws of the Game" training. A 30-minute recorded video sure would go a long way.
outside!
DA
Great idea, but who will produce it?
This is a bit dated, but not bad. (A few edits- Call the sideline the "touchline". Don't call them linesman - They are "Assistant Referees". There is no offsideSSS. It is offsidE).
I would include more detail on "Handling", "Trifling" and "Advantage"
This quick 5 minutes would save a lot of aggravation on Saturdays.
I would include more detail on "Handling", "Trifling" and "Advantage"
This quick 5 minutes would save a lot of aggravation on Saturdays.
Only if you refuse to call it “soccer”.
David Parsio
BRONZE
Thanks for the shout out! Don't see how my fight with Cal South transfers to behavior on the sideline but however you wish..
Just so your aware, my handle is my actual name , since you do not seem very bright. I have been on these forums for 12 years through all the VIN Bryan Wallace, Mario BS as well as countless stupidity by individuals I still see lurking. My OG handle before the site switches, breakdowns, refreshes etc was "Couls".
Maybe I will change it by investing in a Platinum membership...Have fun "intheValley" I hear its a nice place.
I remember that handle. I must admit I miss some of the posters from the old site. Someone brought up Azzuri. And not to long ago Casper.
Ok, you were actually funny there.
Surfref
PREMIER
Parent that yell on the side line are most likely the same people that yell at their kids at practice
My daughter went through 10 years of youth soccer and I never once heard a parent yell or cheer for their kid at a practice.
I filled in for my daughters 07 practice a few weeks ago. End of practice scrimmage. I subbed a girl off. Her mom walked up to her and started yelling at her for not playing hard enough. Not my team, so I didn't feel right telling the mom to chill.
Surfref
PREMIER
That is why kids quit soccer. Crazy ass parents.
Well, it's legal now in CA, and might be the best solution.
outside!
DA
At tryouts one year there was a rope setup to keep parents near the clubhouse and away from the fields. Some youngers were trying out about 50 yards from the rope. A mom and dad were right at the rope, leaning over shouting instructions. I tried to gently let them know that they were sabotaging their kid's tryout, but they would not take the hint.
Ha! Lean on the rope. I often saw parents step over the rope and stand right next to the coach while barking orders during tryouts. This was from the smallest clubs to the largest. But honestly I don't care if a parent embarrassed their own kid, I and bothered when they say things or order around other kids.
Surfref
PREMIER
If you want to hear crazy ass comments, just sit in the stands with the parents at a college ID camp. They coach from the stands, brag about how great their kid is and bad mouth other kids. They are clueless as to which parent belongs to which kid they are badmouthing.
During the summer between my daughter’s HS junior and Senior year we went to an ID camp in Georgia near Savannah that was mostly attended by NAIA coaches, but two of the D1/D2 coaches that were recruiting her were there. I was sitting in the top row of the bleachers with all of the other parents in front of me and the mom of one of the keepers right in front of me. For an hour I sat and quietly listened to her cheering and yelling advice to her keeper daughter and loudly saying how great her daughter was and all her accomplishments. My daughter was on fire that day and I later found out that she was pissed because some of the girls gave her crap because she was from California. Her scrimmage team rotated into a game against the loudmouth mom’s keeper daughter. My DD scored three goals, including a sweet header and bicycle kick goal, within the first 10 minutes. The keeper’s mom announced that she had heard that the redhead (my DD) played for a California ECNL team (wrong it was CSL), ODP (wrong), and was a high school all-state player (wrong), and that was why her daughter was unable to stop any of those goals. It saw hot and humid and I had heard enough of the mom’s BS. I informed her that the redhead was my daughter and she did not play ECNL, ODP or HS soccer and that she was just a slightly above average Southern California player. The keeper’s mom just said, “oh” and everyone stopped the bragging and coaching and were quiet for the remainder of the afternoon. As we were walking to the car I told my daughter what I did and she gave me a high-five and said, “That keeper sucked.” The next day I brought my earbuds and listened to music.
During the summer between my daughter’s HS junior and Senior year we went to an ID camp in Georgia near Savannah that was mostly attended by NAIA coaches, but two of the D1/D2 coaches that were recruiting her were there. I was sitting in the top row of the bleachers with all of the other parents in front of me and the mom of one of the keepers right in front of me. For an hour I sat and quietly listened to her cheering and yelling advice to her keeper daughter and loudly saying how great her daughter was and all her accomplishments. My daughter was on fire that day and I later found out that she was pissed because some of the girls gave her crap because she was from California. Her scrimmage team rotated into a game against the loudmouth mom’s keeper daughter. My DD scored three goals, including a sweet header and bicycle kick goal, within the first 10 minutes. The keeper’s mom announced that she had heard that the redhead (my DD) played for a California ECNL team (wrong it was CSL), ODP (wrong), and was a high school all-state player (wrong), and that was why her daughter was unable to stop any of those goals. It saw hot and humid and I had heard enough of the mom’s BS. I informed her that the redhead was my daughter and she did not play ECNL, ODP or HS soccer and that she was just a slightly above average Southern California player. The keeper’s mom just said, “oh” and everyone stopped the bragging and coaching and were quiet for the remainder of the afternoon. As we were walking to the car I told my daughter what I did and she gave me a high-five and said, “That keeper sucked.” The next day I brought my earbuds and listened to music.
Bananacorner
SILVER ELITE
Oh yes, had a father on a team once who stood next to other parents and then every time their player touched the ball (he almost always picked on the offensive players since his daughter primarily played defense but he wanted her to play offense) -- "why didn't your daughter shoot? " or "why did she pass, she only had one player to dribble around and she was to goal?" or "Oh, she should've taken it up the wing, it was wide open!" or he would just bark instructions loudly to the girl. Drove the parents crazy. He never shouted at or made comments about his own kid, even on the occasion she played offense.
He stopped doing it to me because on one occasion he said to me, "your daughter really needs to release the ball sooner, she plays with it too much and takes too long in the middle blah blah blah." So I said, "yeah, your daughter is really fast and can dribble down the wing really well, but why does she then softly pass it to the goalie every time instead of shooting or centering it to a team mate?" He mumbled something about her not having enough experience at wing and the quickly left to go bother someone else, and I never heard his bs again.
46n2
SILVER ELITE
I attended a tryout this year, and was blown away at this particular dad, he was so in his kids business, it was crazy........I am convinced the club turn a blind eye to the kid just because of the father. He would basically run on the field and show the boy how to kick and coach him right on the spot.
I mean I get dance moms right, but why is it that theres so many idiots on the sidelines now.
Im starting to hear about the fights at Silverlakes, I wouldnt blame booze, its just poor sportsmanship.....
I mean I get dance moms right, but why is it that theres so many idiots on the sidelines now.
Im starting to hear about the fights at Silverlakes, I wouldnt blame booze, its just poor sportsmanship.....
jrcaesar
SILVER ELITE
True - there are parents drinking beer at other tournaments if you look closely enough.