Animosity In Children's Sports

Part I of Essay
“It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.” I have heard this famous saying repeated many times by parents’ whose child plays sports. Yet these hypocritical parents will senselessly yell, scream, and even in a desperate moment throw something from the s ....

Part II of Essay
.... Coaches are subjected to game ejections or ineligibility to return as a coach the following year. Players hold the responsibility to behave appropriately also, and may face a game suspension and other penalties. Parents often claim immunity to these consequences, and with that privileged state of mind proceed to shred the rules of sportsmanship. People like this often make the game unpleasant for others. These overanxious parents take over the role of officiating the game, disputing the calls, harassing the officials, o ....