Ah, yes...youth sports

[Royale with Cheese]

My dad was one of those ***holes.  He was asked not to be an assistant coach anymore because of his temper.  

[RaoulDuke79]

On a somewhat brighter note. This really brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. 

 

https://twitter.com/Jomboy_/status/1557060790846382080?s=20&t=ZcmgDc0NSYA0hA5IuPShBQ

 

I love watching the Little LLWS.

Edited August 11, 2022 by RaoulDuke79

[Simon]

Interesting example of how culture changes over time.

I used to throw at kids in LL all the time, knowing damned well I was going get it right back two innings later. 

 

[leh-nerd skin-erd]

On 7/21/2022 at 1:24 PM, Gugny said:

 

About 20 years ago, I tried my hand at refereeing wrestling.  The parents were horrible.  I had one father get in my face at a PEE WEE wrestling tournament.  We're talking elementary school, here.  This was early-mid morning and the guy reeked of alcohol.

 

I had one mother rip me a new one after a match in which her son got pinned.  I told her that he probably felt bad enough for getting pinned ... and that she was just making it worse.

 

I also dealt with horrible sportsmanship by one middle school wrestler, who I kicked out of the gym and sent to the locker room.  His coach was sitting right next to him as the kid chanted, "bulllll shiiiit"  over and over again from the side of the mat.  After kicking the kid out, I looked at the coach and told him he needs to do better.

 

This was all in one season.  That was all I needed to say see ya!

 

I was involved in with youth/hs wrestling for a number of years.  I know this shouldn’t be funny, but the thought of a 7th grader laying mat-side chanting “BuuuuuuuuuuuulllllShiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttt BuuuuuuuuuulllllShitttt” at that oversized baseball head of yours is pretty funny.  
 

I also gave up the drink, and wish to make amends.