{"id":3313,"date":"2012-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hideme.webinology.net\/nation:8443\/nation2021\/do-you-ever-go-ballistic-at-your-kids-game\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T16:06:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T20:06:26","slug":"have-you-ever-gone-ballistic-at-kids-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/have-you-ever-gone-ballistic-at-kids-game","title":{"rendered":"Do You Ever Go Ballistic at Your Kid’s Game?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One night at my daughter\u2019s high school basketball game, my college-aged son, who was at home for a visit, noticed the overly intense attitudes of some of the spectators. Yelling at refs and making critical comments about players was new to him in his first time in the bleachers. He looked at me and asked, \u201chave you ever acted like that, Mom?\u201d<\/p>\n

Cringing, I nodded. Yep. that was me a few years back.<\/em><\/p>\n

I remember yelling so loudly at a ref at an AAU basketball<\/a> game, that he gave me an angry warning. Another time, I marched up to an announcer after a game and lambasted him for his biased comments during a football game.<\/p>\n

One time I went as far as approaching a ref after the game and telling him that his effort was the worst job of refereeing I\u2019d ever seen. I am not proud of these things. And when I see others doing it today, I realize just how ridiculous I looked.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m all for showing emotion at games. I still moan at mistakes and express controlled disgust at bad calls, but I\u2019ve realized there\u2019s just some things you cannot change about your child\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

Here’s a list of those things, that simply aren’t worth embarrassing yourself\u2014or your athlete\u2014over, because they cannot be changed from the bleachers:<\/em><\/h3>\n
    \n
  • Disagreeable calls<\/li>\n
  • The final score<\/li>\n
  • Coaching decisions<\/li>\n
  • Player mistakes<\/li>\n
  • Bad attitudes on the field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The only things that are 100% in your control as a parent in the stands are how your child perceives you as a spectator, and how you feel about yourself when you go home later.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWell, Mom,\u201d my son persisted at my daughter\u2019s basketball game, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you do it anymore?\u201d<\/p>\n

    I hesitated.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI think maybe I\u2019ve matured.\u201d<\/p>\n

    I guess my kids are not the only ones who are still growing up.<\/p>\n

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