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re: First Soccer Mom “Karen” Experience

Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:15 pm to
Posted by mametoo
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2008
3217 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:15 pm to
Thank you for coaching the young. Needs to be said more often. She is an idiot.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
57245 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:17 pm to
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We do not keep score and they have no officials for the game.


This is your first mistake.
Posted by AU_RX
City of St George
Member since May 2005
4250 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:21 pm to
Man, if parents weren’t involved, coaching would be infinitely more fun and rewarding. I loved the game and teaching, but F all the drama.
Posted by SteelerBravesDawg
Member since Sep 2020
34699 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:24 pm to
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bubbz

Thank you for doing what you're doing. We need more of this.
Posted by SteelerBravesDawg
Member since Sep 2020
34699 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:24 pm to
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We do not keep score and they have no officials for the game.



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This is your first mistake.


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Tchefuncte Tiger


Found another helicopter parent.
Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
18866 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:30 pm to
please take down the pic of my sidepiece
Posted by Mud_Bone
Member since Dec 2021
2165 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:32 pm to
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Do you have any photos?


Hell no...the guy never holds practices.
Posted by WyattDonnelly
Member since Feb 2024
156 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:40 pm to
Her kid is probably a dandelion picker and Karen thinks she’s the next Mia Hamm. Or Christian Pulisic. Whichever. I coached all ages for 15 years. I finally figured out how to handle the parents after a while and it because much more enjoyable. The Karen knew I’d flatten her tires and have her kid shaggin ditch balls the whole practice if she didn’t act right.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
6446 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:49 pm to
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Now on the baseball thing…man it’s not about a scholarship, dunno why yall always bring that up


I bring it up repeatedly, because parents will dump tens of thousands of dollars a year into a sport that is never going to pay their kid's way through college. Golf? Volleyball? Maybe. Baseball, almost certainly not. Yet when there is a conversation about funding college, it's all about TOPS.

This coming from a dude that pays for half of dance fees for my kid, which is essentially a pre-sorority at pre-teen levels.

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how dare they cheer their kid on

I would like to seat you near my ex-wife. And it's not just because it's her. And she is far better than, "take him left, he can't go left Braxton, he's too slow," attack dads. Dude, shut up and clap. never, ever, ever, denigrate anyone else's kid. "You're so fast Braxton, doing great." Ok, I don't think anyone cares about that cheering.

I'm referring to Lacrosse. But the behavior of many parents is embarrassing all over Texas. Attack dads nearly always suck, living out their lives vicariously through their 11-12 year olds. There are toxic team parents, which seem to congregate with each other (from Houston, Dallas, Oklahoma, Colorado) where it's just ugly as shite.

If you're bored, there's an entire reddit thread from hotel front desk agents bitching about sports tournament parents and how they act when they travel. Small slice of the mindset. Our teams have generally been well behaved (of course my kid is an angel.) Look up the forum on reddit about front desk agents and sports teams, Karens are a well known thing. Mama bear my arse. You're just drunk.
Posted by ninthward
Boston, MA
Member since May 2007
20421 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:59 pm to
1. you opened yourself up for this when you chose to coach kids, there will be one of these each season.
2. get refs, it's the best way for them to learn the rules of the game and sportsmanship.
3. all kid leagues are run differently, some are run organized and some are a shite show.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
31207 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:03 pm to
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I would like to seat you near my ex-wife. And it's not just because it's her. And she is far better than, "take him left, he can't go left Braxton, he's too slow," attack dads. Dude, shut up and clap. never, ever, ever, denigrate anyone else's kid. "You're so fast Braxton, doing great." Ok, I don't think anyone cares about that cheering.

Oh hell no frick all that

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I'm referring to Lacrosse. But the behavior of many parents is embarrassing all over Texas. Attack dads nearly always suck, living out their lives vicariously through their 11-12 year olds. There are toxic team parents, which seem to congregate with each other (from Houston, Dallas, Oklahoma, Colorado) where it's just ugly as shite.


My cousin played lacrosse at highland park, I think he was all American and because of grades got into bunch of Ivy League for lacrosse and yea….that shite makes travel baseball seem very tame

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If you're bored, there's an entire reddit thread from hotel front desk agents bitching about sports tournament parents and how they act when they travel. Small slice of the mindset. Our teams have generally been well behaved (of course my kid is an angel.) Look up the forum on reddit about front desk agents and sports teams, Karens are a well known thing. Mama bear my arse. You're just drunk.


Guess I been lucky, my kids team has really good parents but the coach does seem to only pick parents that are still nuclear family so maybe that has something to do with it.

My youngest has couple parents not together and those are the kids and parents that cause issues


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I bring it up repeatedly, because parents will dump tens of thousands of dollars a year into a sport that is never going to pay their kid's way through college. Golf? Volleyball? Maybe. Baseball, almost certainly not. Yet when there is a conversation about funding college, it's all about TOPS. This coming from a dude that pays for half of dance fees for my kid, which is essentially a pre-sorority at pre-teen levels.


Man unless your kid is legit prodigy of you have them playing any sport to try and get college scholarship, then your certifiable dumb AF.

Let them play to learn to compete, work hard, work as a team and to enjoy themselves at something they love. shite is a lot of work, if they don’t enjoy it, dont force them. But if they love it more than anything than make that sacrifice if you can for them.

Sorry for snapping, I just hate when people bring up scholarships. Imo that should never be the goal, goal should be to play the game they absolutely love at the highest competitive level they can and still enjoy it. High level competition ain’t for everyone, no need to ruin a kids love for the game or confidence over a game.

Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
57245 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:06 pm to
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Found another helicopter parent.


Not hardly...at all.
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