Animosity In Children's Sports

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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, often only children a year or two older
than the players themselves. The parents who attend the games often let
emotions take over and grow blind to the fact that their behavior is
inappropriate.

The constant berating by adults of the young officials often
intimidates them and distracts them from the game. Specifically, in
Little League baseball the parents fail to remember that the game, if
officiated by an amateur will, contain some disputable calls. This young
umpire, trying his hardest to make the game fair, must deal with groaning
parents from all sides of the field. ...

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