Parent and Coach Misconduct
June 10, 2008
I had no plans on posting any thing else, any time soon on coach or parent misconduct and general poor sportmanship. See yesterdays article Preview Of This Week at TrackMom.com
I recieved so many e-mails I had to show you what is going on out there. These reports come from all over the country not just California. These are just a few I recieved.
TRACKMOMS SPEAKOUT!
Mom From San Diego writes: “I also wanted to comment on your “bad coach” write up on Trackmom. I completely agree with you and can’t believe how some people can be! There is this one coach that I have witnessed displaying very negative behavior at a couple of different meets and its awful! A few weeks ago she was yelling & screaming like a drill sergeant at this young girl in the race walk to “get your arms up, move it, you better push harder, go, go, get up there!!” . Then this weekend she was once again yelling at top volume at a young girl during the 200M to “go faster, faster, don’t let that other girl beat you, your better, you better get it up and go!!!” it was horrible. I hope more people take a stand and leave these negative coaches behind. Good for you in saying”
Mom from Northern Califonia writes: ”
Amen….Amen….We all have to remember to celebrate the P.R.’s just to add to the positive in Northern California I remember us celebrating the improvement of the two slowest girls in our Assoc. (they were running to offset juvenile diabetes) however with hard work and perserverance they steadily improved and teams from all over were giving them props. Every child on the track and field deserve praise because it takes a lot to get out there. Parents know this because not many of us are signing up for the parent coach relays……that is a true sign of the courage and valor of our youth.
Mom From Florida writes: “I am very tired of coaches thinking we don’t have options and parents not excercising these options when necessary on behalf of their children. This sport is for them not us. When will parents and coaches get a life and let their kids have their own. It’s not fun getting yelled at all the time and told you could do better.No “YOU” (parents and coaches) could do better. but refuse to. You act like children with no home training.
We are all gulity because we all participate by walking the other way not holding the Associations and Governing bodies responsible for misconduct of this sort. All of our children have witnessed this behavior and they all suffer from it. The bar needs to be raised. Has the world of sports gone mad??? Yes it has.”
Related posts:
- Track and Field Sports Parent Code of Conduct
- Sports Parent Highlights
- The Best Track Parent is A Proactive One
- 10 Ways To Be A Great Track Parent
- Five Things NOT To Ask Your Child’s Coach
Hello Track Mom,
I just wanted to report something that I experienced this past weekend at the meet that our track team hosted. After my daughter Taylor ran the 400M race a parent commented “the girl with the ribbons (my daughter) is sweet.” One of the other mothers said, “she isn’t all that… we’ve got something for her at the State Championship.” Another parent from my team overheard this and asked what she meant. The mother appeared shocked and embarrased and asked if she was her mother. She went on to try to explain that she did not mean it as a threat or anything, and that my friend took it the wrong way. Why and when did parents get nasty like this? I love my daughter beyond measure, and encourage her, cheer her on, and think that she is nothing less than the best but when she loses a race, we commend her as well as whoever beat her and tell them that they did great! I can’t even begin to describe the sick feeling that I have within me since this past weekend. It is hard to think about the hate that is in the world today that my daghter may have to face when she grows up, but at 8 going on 9 years old, are you serious!?! I understand that the kids have other runners that they compare themselves with and strive to beat them, and their parents may even tell them, “hey, you can beat her.” But it shocks me that two grown parents were talking like this loudly near the finish line so that others could hear. I am in prayer about this and I ask that you and your viewers please pray for not only me and my daughter, but all of the parents and children participating in track and field, including those with these negative feelings towards innocent children just doing what they enjoy doing. As much as I love and enjoy watching track and field and cheering my daughter on, I almost feel like it will not be the same this weekend at the State Championships.
I know I am complaining so you don’t have to post this. I guess that I am just wondering if this is normal or if anyone else has experienced anything like this. Anywho… it feels good to get it off of my chest.
tm
lansing, MI
I can only say ,I am very sorry for your experience and hopefully the parent realizes how hurtful this kind of talk is in public never knowing who may hear,maybe even the child.(which has happened to me and Lauren last season.)
Thanks for sharing and visiting TrackMom.com
Lorraine
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