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Hahaha! What was the rational for them chasing you down?!?Never had any involvement in youth hockey, but I have heard the horror stories. From personal experience it has to be baseball for me. Nothing like being a 17 year old ump and being chased back to your car by parents.
I’ve heard them are rough but from my limited experience umpiring softball it was great. Players don’t give you any issues and the game flies by.Softball hands down the worst...
Yeah the deep OOS travel side of it is nastyI’ve heard them are rough but from my limited experience umpiring softball it was great. Players don’t give you any issues and the game flies by.
I possibly just got a few good organizations to ump for.
We stayed at a hotel this summer with about 80% softball families. The conversations I overheard in passing were jaw dropping. The parents to kids, coaches to parents, parents to parents, and even two coaches I felt almost squared off.Softball hands down the worst...
Typical stupid parent stuff. You're strike zone was terrible, my kid was safe on that play in the 3rd inning. It's tough to break it to them that little Jimmy isn't being scouted by the Cubs as a 9 year old.Hahaha! What was the rational for them chasing you down?!?
And every parent thinks their kid is the next Wayne Gretzky?Hockey is the worst and it is not even close. Having spent 25 in administration for sports, youth hockey puts them all to shame. It is absolutely toxic and embarrassing. From the top down, no one involved with hockey has the courage to confront the problem. Coaches verbal abusing referees and players. Parents verbal abusing referees, players and coaches. Players displaying zero sportsmanship. It is rare to show up at a hockey game and not encounter appalling behavior.
My buddy posted his seven-year-old's first hockey fight and it was just darling.Hockey is the worst and it is not even close. Having spent 25 in administration for sports, youth hockey puts them all to shame. It is absolutely toxic and embarrassing. From the top down, no one involved with hockey has the courage to confront the problem. Coaches verbal abusing referees and players. Parents verbal abusing referees, players and coaches. Players displaying zero sportsmanship. It is rare to show up at a hockey game and not encounter appalling behavior.
Any idea why you think this is?Hockey is the worst and it is not even close. Having spent 25 in administration for sports, youth hockey puts them all to shame. It is absolutely toxic and embarrassing. From the top down, no one involved with hockey has the courage to confront the problem. Coaches verbal abusing referees and players. Parents verbal abusing referees, players and coaches. Players displaying zero sportsmanship. It is rare to show up at a hockey game and not encounter appalling behavior.
it was grandma that was the worse one that I witnessed 🤕In my experience and i have literally covered everything except badminton and cheerleading (which is not a sport).
1. Hockey parents are the worst. What other youth sport sells alcohol at their events? I know people bring stuff to games, but it is usually on the QT. This is wide open. Even the moms are nuts.
Some cheerleading parents may fight you over that. Don’t forget horse racing, darts, corn hole and competitive hot dog eating.In my experience and i have literally covered everything except badminton and cheerleading (which is not a sport).
1. Hockey parents are the worst. What other youth sport sells alcohol at their events? I know people bring stuff to games, but it is usually on the QT. This is wide open. Even the moms are nuts.
2. Tennis. I don't care, boys or girls. It is all the same. The parents think that theri kids are the next star. They yell at their opponents and accuse them of cheating on a close like call. Remember, this is a sport where you make the calls yourself. Can't tell you how many times they have had to bring a linesman into a game.
3. Soccer. Every parent thinks that their kid is being cheated by the referees. They yell and scream at a bunch of officials about hard fould, offsides, handballs, etc.
4. Softball. The dads are insane. Especially those who never had boys. You can pikc those guys out right away.
I've seen some stuff at cheer competitions...crazy.Some cheerleading parents may fight you over that. Don’t forget horse racing, darts, corn hole and competitive hot dog eating.
A couple of things:Any idea why you think this is?
Thanks for sharing. It’s so odd with my brother.A couple of things:
1. A lot of older coaches and administrators that have not developed with the times. It would be like if every basketball coach still used the Bobby Knight handbook on discipline. Personally I do think it has swung a little bit too far with how kids are treated like fragile glass but clearly the style from the 70s/80s is not acceptable anymore. Tom Izzoa quotes after the Northwestern game last night were a perfect example.
2. Hockey is a monopoly. Kids are basically stuck at their clubs. They have a rule that is you are a basic travel team player that you can only switch teams 1 time. If you are playing for 7 years of travel before high school then you are pretty much trapped. This clubs are notorious for retaliation so people are afraid to speak up out of fear that their kid gets put on a lower team or doesn’t play much.
At the higher level, AAA, the clubs are the conduit to recruiting and hold those connections over the families heads.
3. The state administration is an old boys club. They are all friends with the coaches and club directors. They scratch each others’ back and make sure to look out for the boys. It is not like the IHSA that is independent and answers to the school principals .
4. A lot of these clubs and facilities are in the private market. They are not organized by the park district or are relying on park district facilities. That is why they just kept playing during COVID while most other sports took a pause. They do not have to answer to a park board but a group of parents that are kissing their butts so their kid will make the top team.
I had 2 daughters involved in tennis and badminton. A sport without officiating is a recipe for disaster and although it worked well most of the time, when it was bad, it was very bad. Particularly when it came to varsity tournaments, conference and sectionals, it was obscene to have competition without officials. Very disrespectful to the athletes, coaches and parents.2. Tennis. I don't care, boys or girls. It is all the same. The parents think that theri kids are the next star. They yell at their opponents and accuse them of cheating on a close like call. Remember, this is a sport where you make the calls yourself. Can't tell you how many times they have had to bring a linesman into a game.
Trost tweeted that his dog passed away suddenly around December 9th, now mysteriously has deleted his twitter. Just vanished, very weird. He said he was about to name the HC parents that were causing the basketball issuesThis seems relevant to the thread topic:
'I don't feel comfortable': Laney girls basketball coach Chinyere Bell resigns 11 games into season
The second-year coach was honest about what led to her decision to resign after an encounter with a parent during a holiday tournament. Read it here.www.starnewsonline.com
I'm also waiting on Joe Trost to spill his beans.
"They" got to him.Trost tweeted that his dog passed away suddenly around December 9th, now mysteriously has deleted his twitter. Just vanished, very weird. He said he was about to name the HC parents that were causing the basketball issues
i have to respectfully disagree. the stopwatch and tape measure don't lie.Its definitely track and field....every parent thinks their son is next world record holder, or jumper. Or thinks their child deserves to be on a relay with the 7th fastest time on the team