Quote Originally Posted by basil
I completely hear ya. I've helped in several different capacities in youth soccer and if there is problem, 95% of the time there is a parent at the root of it. Sometimes being overprotective - fighting their kids' battles when the kids should be taught to step up and figure it out themselves, or worse, living vicariously through the kid. Keepin' it fun should always always take priority.
There is the number one reason parents are so vocal!!! I also believe that the kids are out there to have fun, and that is what I try and let them do.