Hockey parents: Parent fans for youth sports corrupting the game 6 Articles

by Brett Mcnally

At the end of the rink you can always find one parent standing alone. He stands and cheers for his son and always has something to say towards the referee. He is an outcast by the rest of the parents who sit together che...read more

by Conor Gleeson

Why do hockey parents become so belligerent during youth hockey games? Simple, it is the nature of the sport. Of all youth sports I have ever experienced, I can say with unrivaled certainty that ice hockey parents can be ...read more

by Mike Duckworth

It is not just hockey parents that are corrupting the sports for kids. I have judged at karate tournaments and seen first hand that most but not all of the parents take the fun out of it. Sports are supposed to be fun. ...read more

by Elliot Williamson

Having been a hockey player and now being a coach I have had the distinct pleasure and horror of seeing two of the three side of the youth hockey experience. I still have a few year to go before my daughter is old enough ...read more

by Jeremy Hiebert

If you ever drop in at an arena to catch a minor league hockey game, you can almost always find more action in the crowd than on the ice. Parents are getting far too intense about their child and their team. I have see...read more

by Tim White

I have absolutely no experience in nor knowledge of hockey but the same principles I've read about here can and do apply to every other sport that kids can become involved in. My personal experience comes from high scho...read more