Parents Control Over Youth Sports
... As the game gets underway my parents start yelling, “Pass the ball,” “Shoot the ball better,” “Don’t try that if you can’t do it. ... As they got louder and louder the fans started to get disturbed so my parents were asked to leave the game. Who would have though a friendly high school basketball game could transform caring, supportive parents into wild beastly parents? Many times parents try to live their lives through their children and the children suffer along with many others who are around to witness the act. A majority of the parents sit quietly, supporting the team, only to cheer when appropriate. ... Events such as parents trying to tell the coaches that their children hit this way, or they try to say my son/daughter doesn’t need to play that position.