3 seconds....THREE SECONDS!!!

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

The parents are just complete and total idiots. I'm OK with that, but how about keeping their idiotic opinions to themselves?

The big question is why does society allow this type of behavior? If those people were to yell and act like that at any other location in our society it would be thought of as completely improper. All of a sudden they go to a youth sporting event and society no longer looks down on that type of behavior.

Some people who don't act like idiots the entire game sit right next to people who do, yet they do not think anything of it when the idiot screams for an hour straight. Why does society not look down upon this type of behavior?

[Chess Ref]

Originally Posted by Cobra

The big question is why does society allow this type of behavior? If those people were to yell and act like that at any other location in our society it would be thought of as completely improper. All of a sudden they go to a youth sporting event and society no longer looks down on that type of behavior.

Some people who don't act like idiots the entire game sit right next to people who do, yet they do not think anything of it when the idiot screams for an hour straight. Why does society not look down upon this type of behavior?

My wife went to an all girls boarding school in the Northeast. Very minimal exposure to sports and particularily High School sports.

So her first exposure were people threatening her husband, calling me names, etc. To this day she is appalled at the behavior of "adults" in these venues. She also would like to know when did it become acceptable for adults to act like this in public ?

[mj]

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

She also would like to know when did it become acceptable for adults to act like this in public ?

Once in a great while when I'm on my soapbox about officiating and this topic is brought up, I compare it to me going to someone's place of work and screaming over their shoulder about the mistakes they are allegedly making.

Does this quiet them down at future games? I highly doubt it but maybe it makes them think even just a little bit.

[stosh]

I am often tempted to go to the dollar store and buy a bunch of cheap party whistles (in ten packs for a birthday party), and then at an 11 year olds rec game hand them out to the parents as they come in and tell them that if they don't like a call, instead of complaining just blow the whistle!

I think they would quickly see why there are only 2 or 3 officials.

It's nice to dream...