This past fall i coached a little girls soccer for JUSA. They were 10 ans 11 year old girls who really had a passion for the game. The girls were really good too, their skill was higher than what I had anticipated. I had only one problem, it was the parents. It was really funny when we talked about this in class because my team is that team that has those crazy parents. The girls completely shut down as soon as their parents start yelling at them. I had a girl start crying during the game and sit down on the field b/c she couldn't handle her parents anymore. I ran out there to ask what happened, and if she was hurt. She just cried and cried and said that her mom is all she can hear and that she keeps messing up and she wants her mom to stop. Its really sad to see something like that. So I had a talk with the parents, and I kid you not, they basically told me that they can yell at their girls if they want too. I told them, that this is hurting the players and is not a positive thing to happen. They looked like they could care less. At this point in the season we only had 2 games left so it wasn't worth it to get other factors involved, and we ended up in second to last place with a team of kids who were terrified of their parents. It's really sad to see how crazy parents get.
Christie Pleskacz kin 339i
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