Out of Bounds: Parents' Actions in the Stands Hurting the Integrity of the Game
Out of Bounds: Parents' Actions in the Stands Hurting the Integrity of the Game
By Allie Hausfeld, Reporter WTOL, February 16 and 21 2017
All year long, high school athletes train to the point of exhaustion, all for the game.
Not for practice, for the game.
“The games are the pinnacle event for these student-athletes," said Richard Browne, Commissioner of the Northern Lakes League. "They work so hard in the off-season and during the season to not have those games, what’s the real purpose of practicing? Nobody wants to practice. As we get further along in every season, practice becomes secondary, and the kids want to play in games. We want to see our teams playing in games."
A game under the lights and in front of their fans, including their parents.
A recent study from Youth Sports Statistics showed 37 percent of young athletes do not want their parents at their games. There is a reason for that shocking statistic.
Parents are putting so much pressure on their child to perform to get that coveted college scholarship.
And it is this pressure, almost acting like a catapult, that launches parents from their seats when a call does not go their child's way.
Learn more here:
Not for practice, for the game.
“The games are the pinnacle event for these student-athletes," said Richard Browne, Commissioner of the Northern Lakes League. "They work so hard in the off-season and during the season to not have those games, what’s the real purpose of practicing? Nobody wants to practice. As we get further along in every season, practice becomes secondary, and the kids want to play in games. We want to see our teams playing in games."
A game under the lights and in front of their fans, including their parents.
A recent study from Youth Sports Statistics showed 37 percent of young athletes do not want their parents at their games. There is a reason for that shocking statistic.
Parents are putting so much pressure on their child to perform to get that coveted college scholarship.
And it is this pressure, almost acting like a catapult, that launches parents from their seats when a call does not go their child's way.
Learn more here:
