I wrote earlier about a stick swinging, church going, dad who swung a stick at a Jared Aulin in a non-contact hockey league. Now, according to the linked article, Aulin will give up the game of hockey for good.

All because of a dad, who is supposed to set a good example of sportsmanship, couldn’t hold it together during a recreational league where the Stanley Cup is no where to be found. Of course, I wouldn’t exactly think that stick swinging behavior is appropriate any time, even when the Stanley Cup is on the line, but acting like an idiot in a recreational league doesn’t set a good standard for building a foundation in young athletes.

Here is another example, and this time it’s from the world of pee-wee football. These football players are five and six years old, and they had to witness a parent losing it on the field as he assaulted a referee. Inside the clip, there is also an instance where he wrestled with someone else, but I’m not sure if it was the referee here too.

What disturbs me about this clip is at the end where the parent “defends” himself. Why doesn’t he take responsibility for his actions and take the consequences. Instead, he blames the other guy and states that if he didn’t throw the punch, the other person would have.

Nice going - good analysis - I completely believe you!

What strikes me about the clip overall though is the shots of the young kids just standing around. All they want to do is play football. Their body language says to me that they are very confused as to why the people are fighting. That’s the rough part to see.

Original post by PB

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