Sports: Child's Play

The incident that took place in Wilmington, Massachusetts involving a parent and football coach that landed the parent in the hospital made me think about the number of times I've seen parent "loose it" at their child's sporting event. Luckily, they never escalated to more than a shouting match, but this incident in Wilmington turned violent.

Or, how could I forget the "Green Death" girls soccer coach in Scituate, MA that was forced to resign over the email he sent to team's parents.


As the cost of higher education continues to rise, more and more parents are steering their children to play sports not for the exercise, the team work and the ability to "think on their feet", but rather to earn an athletic scholarship to play at the collegiate level. Interesting times we're living in, huh?