Scholastic Sports can they be saved?
// February 13th, 2008 // No Comments » // featured, Sports
“Parents brawl at 9-year old’s soccer game”, Riverdale, NY, December 2, 2007
“Father, Uncle Charged with Beating Coach”, Bellmore, NY, October 18, 2007
“Man Slugs Football Coach over Playing Time”, Colts Neck, NJ, October 2, 2007
“Parent attacks two softball coaches”, Phillipsburg, NJ, May 4, 2006.
“Parent attacks coach after daughter cut from team”, Shaker Heights, OH, November 10, 2005.
“Father charged with threatening life of coach over son’s playing time”. Mills, MA, May 7, 2005.
“Father in custody after football coach/athletic director shot over sports dispute”, Canton, TX, April 8, 2005.
Real headlines … real sad.
What’s happening in high school and youth sports is frightening. It’s not so much the horrific stories of parents attacking coaches. That’s extreme and rare, thankfully.
It’s the parental interference that’s going on every day with virtually every team in the country. It’s enough to make all coaches ask: Is it worth it?
More and more, the answer is no. (more…)
