Parents Behave Badly at Kids' Games
The only time I have witnessed this was at Little League games involving white parents (once it was a white and a black). Maybe I don't get out enough, but maybe you can tell me if you have seen two black parents get into a fight about the kids' game.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ESPNSports...1034449&page=1
Sideline sports rage — out-of-control arguments and violent incidents involving fans — is making the news again.
It's happening not at professional ball games, but at Little League games where the fans are the parents of the children out on the field. For those parents, playing isn't as important as winning.
Parents who have "lost perspective on the importance of the game" are the worst offenders, said Dale.
"They don't have much of a life outside their kid's sports," said Dale. "They'll focus all family vacation around the child's sports activity."
How do you know if you're one of these parents who loses control at sporting events? Dale offered an easy way to tell.
"One good indication is if your spouse won't sit next to you," he said.
There was even a case of the Season being suspended because of parents
Last month in New Bedford, Mass., two mothers got into a fist fight in the stands of a Little League game. One woman's son jumped the playing field fence and helped his mother attack the other woman. The following week, parents angry about a loss threatened the umpire. Officials decided to suspend the season for one week, scheduling mandatory meetings with players and their parents, hoping to prevent more violence.
if their going to behave that way. :whistling
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