[CBFF] NBR:Like a bad cliche

[Steve Behrens]

I here ya....  I've been coaching my boy's basketball team for the last
couple, three years and he's also in football.  It's really amazing how the
parents behave at these events.  When one's child is involved, rationality
goes right out the window at time.

But I will say this, Hockey is the worst as far a fanatical parents are
concerned.  I think part of it might have to do with the realization that
they'll be spending the equivalent of a college education just on the sport
just to get them to the point where they find out they aren't good enough to
get that college scholarship, let alone make the team.

-Behr


On 10/24/06, mom2iancal <senzigx4 at charter.net> wrote:
>
> Isn't it ridiculous the pressure that so called adults put on their
> kids....
> sports is often no longer just a fun pass time for kids...
> I am very involved in youth hockey in our town and I see so much pressure
> put on the kids by parents and coaches.  I have had to kick parents out of
> our hockey rink at games and tournaments...last year we had a guy who
> actually stood on the edge of the boards, leaning over the glass pounding
> his fists on the glass and screaming obscenities and his own child (squirt
> age so 9 or 10 years old) and at the referee's...needless to say he was
> kicked out of the rink... Worse part of it all is that in his hockey club,
> he is actually a referee!!  ridiculous!!
> So many parents have visions of their children going to the nhl, nfl, mlb,
> etc etc....they put too much emphasis on that and none on what should
> really
> be important...kids having fun!!!
>
> teri
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 3:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [CBFF] NBR:Like a bad cliche
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>
> > When I saw the headline I thought it was going to be high school
> > football.  But 6 and 7 year olds?!?!?!?
> >
> > V
> >
> > Kenny Claxton wrote:
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