Parents from certain teams

STX said:
The only team we had problems with all weekend were also the affiliate from a small pacific island. It was also on Monday, where tensions do seem to run higher. The coaches and parents rode the ref the entire game and were incredibly rude and obnoxious, including yelling at and trying to intimidate the girls on the other team. The parents multiple times asked our parents to go meet them in the parking lot to "settle things." It was pretty bad. They did give all the glory to God at the medal ceremony, but my hunch is that God wasn't entirely pleased with being associated with their behavior. From my experience with their older teams, that behavior is typical with that particular club.
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Kinda funny I have had similar problems when I "surf" in Hawaii.
 
Have you seen a dad took off his shirt and run on the field celebrating a win in a B2007 Bronze game? That pissed of virtually all of the parents (even the most quiet ones) on our team. I am a fairly hot head myself so luckily i was not there so who knows what would have happened!! LOL
 
SSJSG UI said:
Have you seen a dad took off his shirt and run on the field celebrating a win in a B2007 Bronze game? That pissed of virtually all of the parents on our team. I am a fairly hot head myself so luckily i was not there so who knows what would have happened!! LOL
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The types of "loud parents" :
The One: some teams have just one parent that makes all the noise. Maybe its a happy accident that all parents on one team except one are naturally quiet, but it is more likely that "The One" parent is so obnoxiously loud, that the rest of his/her parent peers either believe "The One" has it all covered.... or they are too just too embarrassed to join in and be associated with "The One". This person has usually been cursed with an obnoxiously loud/high-pitched/jarring/reverberating voice through no fault of their own, or their pleas are so obviously biased or wrong that even the parents from the same team can tell.

The Gang: This is a group of dads, exclusively dads (never moms), that all leave their wives and get together to watch the game in a pack. They joke around at the beginning of the game, but as the going gets tougher, their abuse gets rougher. They speak as one under the one alpha leader that leads them and they become greater as their voices and cries unite so that the heavens can hear and understand their grievances. Should it be deemed necessary, they send out one of their own to vigilantly stalk the AR to make sure he is constantly on his line and relay feedback back to the group to give them more things to complain about. Macho, macho, macho, puff your chest, maybe alcohol, and testosterone. Can also be seen jumping up and down while hugging each other like schoolgirls after their 12 year old team scores.

Groupthink: They are a group of all the parents that usually have been groomed well by the coach to all speak out about the same calls in unison like sheep. If they have to sit on the opposite sideline they are lost without their beloved leader: coach. However, after enough tournaments on the opposite sideline, a new leader, the chosen one, may emerge to orchestrate the choir of aggrieved parents. As the game progresses, the leader is no longer necessary as he/she has already demonstrated what is on the agenda to complain about for that game, the sheep then carry on without the leader.

Don't hurt Winston: Usually the entitled, white, I-payed-a-lot-of-money parents that are under the impression that they signed up their kid for croquet and wince loudly at the first sign of contact. Their default style of complaining is "the passive aggressive". Shouting is unbecoming, so statements like, "I guess we're not calling that today" and, "just push her back since he is not calling any of that" are the preferred method of complaining. But if one of the kids gets seriously injured with a contusion (a bruise), then shouting hysterically becomes perfectly acceptable as long as the word "lawyer" is thrown in their somewhere.

The rose-colored glasses: These parents are oblivious to just how biased they actually are. Can be heard yelling "C'mon! let them play!" exactly 5 minutes after they yelled "This isn't rugby! Call something" or "Finally, he found his whistle". These are also the same parents that yell, "Call it both ways ref!" They are like the greeting cards of referee abuse.

Trust him, he's a ref: This is typically a Grade 8 ref that is seemingly on the side of the referee at the beginning. He has an audience as he says things like, "actually, he got that one right" and "oh, I think he gave us the advantage there" when the referee just straight up did not think it was a foul. He garners favor so that he can seem to be objective and trusted when he finally goes, "okay, he definitely got that one wrong". Now the other parents can feel justified when they abuse the ref at the behest of the literal armchair referee who doesn't even consider that his throne on the sideline might not be the best possible angle.

I'm sure there are others that I didn't put down. I had fun creating this though, What are some other types of "Parents from Certain teams"
 
2soccerplayersmom said:
I was told this coach that got kicked out was SH's club director. Their teams are very physical and play direct soccer. I watched one of their games next to ours and they look like they're playing rugby. As soon as the ref made a call their parents would complain about the calls being one-sided and get loud on the sidelines, yelling at the refs. The parents would also yell at the opposing team parents, but it starts out from under their tent and then to players and sideline. They have teams at SC every year. If your daughter is playing against this club, just make sure to wear some extra padding and bring your earplugs. They're an affiliate so I doubt Surf will do anything about it.
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Then what is the point of "affiliate"?
 
Definitelynotanotherref said:
The types of "loud parents" :
The One: some teams have just one parent that makes all the noise. Maybe its a happy accident that all parents on one team except one are naturally quiet, but it is more likely that "The One" parent is so obnoxiously loud, that the rest of his/her parent peers either believe "The One" has it all covered.... or they are too just too embarrassed to join in and be associated with "The One". This person has usually been cursed with an obnoxiously loud/high-pitched/jarring/reverberating voice through no fault of their own, or their pleas are so obviously biased or wrong that even the parents from the same team can tell.

The Gang: This is a group of dads, exclusively dads (never moms), that all leave their wives and get together to watch the game in a pack. They joke around at the beginning of the game, but as the going gets tougher, their abuse gets rougher. They speak as one under the one alpha leader that leads them and they become greater as their voices and cries unite so that the heavens can hear and understand their grievances. Should it be deemed necessary, they send out one of their own to vigilantly stalk the AR to make sure he is constantly on his line and relay feedback back to the group to give them more things to complain about. Macho, macho, macho, puff your chest, maybe alcohol, and testosterone. Can also be seen jumping up and down while hugging each other like schoolgirls after their 12 year old team scores.

Groupthink: They are a group of all the parents that usually have been groomed well by the coach to all speak out about the same calls in unison like sheep. If they have to sit on the opposite sideline they are lost without their beloved leader: coach. However, after enough tournaments on the opposite sideline, a new leader, the chosen one, may emerge to orchestrate the choir of aggrieved parents. As the game progresses, the leader is no longer necessary as he/she has already demonstrated what is on the agenda to complain about for that game, the sheep then carry on without the leader.

Don't hurt Winston: Usually the entitled, white, I-payed-a-lot-of-money parents that are under the impression that they signed up their kid for croquet and wince loudly at the first sign of contact. Their default style of complaining is "the passive aggressive". Shouting is unbecoming, so statements like, "I guess we're not calling that today" and, "just push her back since he is not calling any of that" are the preferred method of complaining. But if one of the kids gets seriously injured with a contusion (a bruise), then shouting hysterically becomes perfectly acceptable as long as the word "lawyer" is thrown in their somewhere.

The rose-colored glasses: These parents are oblivious to just how biased they actually are. Can be heard yelling "C'mon! let them play!" exactly 5 minutes after they yelled "This isn't rugby! Call something" or "Finally, he found his whistle". These are also the same parents that yell, "Call it both ways ref!" They are like the greeting cards of referee abuse.

Trust him, he's a ref: This is typically a Grade 8 ref that is seemingly on the side of the referee at the beginning. He has an audience as he says things like, "actually, he got that one right" and "oh, I think he gave us the advantage there" when the referee just straight up did not think it was a foul. He garners favor so that he can seem to be objective and trusted when he finally goes, "okay, he definitely got that one wrong". Now the other parents can feel justified when they abuse the ref at the behest of the literal armchair referee who doesn't even consider that his throne on the sideline might not be the best possible angle.

I'm sure there are others that I didn't put down. I had fun creating this though, What are some other types of "Parents from Certain teams"
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how's that creative writing class coming? are you getting good grades?
 
baldref said:
how's that creative writing class coming? are you getting good grades?
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Lol. Never taken a creative writing class in my life, but I have to write a lot for work. Besides, that is generally how I talk in real life when I go on a roll. Why pick boring words when there are more tantalizing ones out there.
 
All in all a good weekend at the Toyota tournament in Orange. Didn’t see any overly exuberant parents (well, maybe a couple) but we came across some “creative” refereeing (sometimes comical) with the 09s.
 
At this last weekends game the central defender for my daughters team won the ball and was carrying it past the oppositions mid-line. She was sent flying by one of the opponents players. Parents from the other team were yelling she fell over the ball. After the game this same player who committed the foul apologized for doing so to my daughters teammate. A big kudos to her.

*Side note- the ref did a great job in making sure play was kept within LOTG by keeping it tight. Otherwise this game could have gone south. As well as speaking to a particular sideline.
 
LASTMAN14 said:
At this last weekends game the central defender for my daughters team won the ball and was carrying it past the oppositions mid-line. She was sent flying by one of the opponents players. Parents from the other team were yelling she fell over the ball. After the game this same player who committed the foul apologized for doing so to my daughters teammate.
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In some cases, the players have more class than the parents. Even happens at the older age groups, and college-aged kids as well. She should be commended.
 
Definitelynotanotherref said:
Macho, macho, macho, puff your chest, maybe alcohol, and testosterone. Can also be seen jumping up and down while hugging each other like schoolgirls after their 12 year old team scores.
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LOL. priceless. Nailed it.

Definitelynotanotherref said:
He has an audience as he says things like, "actually, he got that one right" and "oh, I think he gave us the advantage there" when the referee just straight up did not think it was a foul. He garners favor so that he can seem to be objective and trusted when he finally goes, "okay, he definitely got that one wrong".
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Oh sh#t... I've said every one of those things...
 
Can these parents please sit with the other parents from their team. Nothing like having a parent from the other team tell you the rules and say that there was no intent when two girls knocked down a girl with the ball inside the penalty box. Talk about their 30 years of refereeing thus knowing everything. Lastly causing me to get the evil eye from the parents of the team we are guest playing for because they think this person is with us. :eek:
 
"Parents from certain teams" got into a physical altercation this weekend during a 7 v. 7 adult tournament. Since they were parents from the same club, things may get a little awkward.
 
Listening to game this weekend , parents cried foul just about anytime their girls were bodied on.......but when their girls did the rough plays , they would laugh out loud and clap, total double standard.
Also alot (more than one) moms telling the other girls from opposing team to behave and play fair , but would scream "Slide tackle her" at the top of her lungs!!
 
Wow thought I had seen it all until today.

No skin in the game but today at NHB things went crazy after a pool game on a adjacent field.

Parent coach from the green Celtic goes after opposing coach of black uniforms team, think it was strikers or slammers and the players from the black team has to step in between the two to stop them.

Parents from defeated Green team see this & rush the field and next thing you know parents from a white uniforms try to step in and claim things down, all this why the ref crew has run off to the tournament table. After a lot of shouting & commotion a bunch of them go over to the tournament table and the nhb people finally step in saying that the police will be coming if they don't disperse and calm down .

Parents from the white team are apparently potesting the green team & inquiring about the green teams behavior after the game and the parent coaches qualifications. Not sure why until someone says there were tied after group play and played each other day before.

Green team is allowed to continue on via tie breaker with parent coach and then things go sideways once again in the next round vs a different team with red cards, parents fighting or threatening each other, several ejections during green teams eventually defeat.

Never seen adults so wrapped up in a youth kids game they would act like this, crazy I tell you, when the players have more sense then the parents.
 
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