With regards to refs, for young kids they are usually like HS kids reffing

Apr 7, 2021
11:12:58am

A_blue_car Playmaker

Under no circumstance should an adult be yelling at a minor because they don't like a call they made. I actually witnessed an adult man punch a 16 year old ref in the face.

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Don't be "that" parent at your children's games.

Coug Dude All-American

Apr 7, 11:04am

[hangs head in shame]

jkccoug

Apr 7, 11:05am

I don’t think your no. 3 is typical on these lists.

Joe Banks

Apr 7, 11:08am

Good point, I modified #3

Coug Dude

Apr 7, 11:12am

One caveat though. Parents with voices that carry need self-awareness.

Joe Banks

Apr 7, 11:13am

When I've coaches youth sports teams, it's always been a rule that

Coug Dude

Apr 7, 11:16am

Exactly, you are embarrassing your kid. Sports should be fun, and you are ruining it for them.

slappy

Apr 7, 11:09am

We had a Dad that attended the High School Soccer games and coached his....

WJCougar

Apr 7, 11:11am

With regards to refs, for young kids they are usually like HS kids reffing

A_blue_car

Apr 7, 11:12am

As a teenage ref, I loved throwing flags on coaches who yelled at me. One coach

Powerbait DPM

Apr 7, 5:10pm

That’s my best come back when I ref men’s basketball. I tell them if they don’t

cougsareforreal

Apr 8, 9:31am

People see what they want to see. Reffing youth Lacrosse as a return missionary

Powerbait DPM

Apr 8, 11:57pm

My pet peeve watching basketball is when a small guard runs full speed into a

cougsareforreal

Apr 9, 8:42am

Ah, so you understand why soccer players flop. No flop = no call.

Joe Banks

Apr 9, 9:04am

I think America has lost it in this regards

compcoug

Apr 7, 11:15am

When my son played little league football, there was one dad...

Eddie

Apr 7, 11:17am

My only issue w/ this list are numbers 4 and 6

IceBlueCoug

Apr 7, 11:20am

and if that is how you feel, it's more potent to do that during practice

The Pope

Apr 7, 11:28am

Why?

IceBlueCoug

Apr 7, 11:32am

you don't know why practice is a more potent environment to coach kids in?

The Pope

Apr 7, 12:59pm

It's not your job to tell them to be more aggressive during the game

Alpi Gusto

Apr 7, 11:49am

Keep that in mind when my son is starting and your kid is in the stands

IceBlueCoug

Apr 7, 12:22pm

Oh, I don't have kids. This is coming from a coach. Keep in mind that you probably don't know as much as you think

Alpi Gusto

Apr 7, 12:25pm

It depends on how you do it.

IceBlueCoug

Apr 7, 12:30pm

I’ll keep that in mind when my kid is still playing and your kid quit.

Bin01015

Apr 8, 8:28am

I agree here. Depending on the sport, you may not want to be more aggressive

Thrill

Apr 7, 2:27pm

As a parent I know my kid and what he is capable of and the style that best suits him and his team

IceBlueCoug

Apr 7, 2:30pm

I'm sure you are a great coach then. Kudos to you. I am not clairvoyant so

Thrill

Apr 7, 2:32pm

2 rules that I live by

HiLife

Apr 7, 11:28am

There is a great video of Dr. Manning a BYU professor and sports psychologist

sTcCoug

Apr 7, 11:29am

Thumbs up. Yes, yes and yes to everything you said.

RockyBalboa

Apr 7, 11:48am

Can I add two more to your list? (1) Don't talk to coaches about other players on the team and (2) On higher level teams

Alpi Gusto

Apr 7, 11:57am

Totally agree. Tough lessons to learn. (For me.)

Boomcannon

Apr 7, 1:25pm

8. Don't complain about the ref after the game as a reason for a loss. YES it

Thrill

Apr 7, 2:31pm

^this... we don't allow complaining about the refs in our house... not in games we play in and not in games we watch.

HarlemCoug

Apr 7, 3:44pm

My wife would always say to the kids that the ref is part of the game.

Joe Banks

Apr 7, 3:47pm

This should be universally understood, yet it still happens.

ditch

Apr 7, 2:49pm

I grumble from time to time during football games, but I walk away from crowd

Belboz

Apr 7, 3:38pm

Except there is literally no other way to get your point across to the ref

gilmerbuckeye

Apr 8, 1:40am

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