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Stop shouting: how Sweden tackled misbehaving parents at kids’ football

A survey in Sweden showed the staggering impact pushy parents were having on children. One in three had considered quitting football – so three Stockholm clubs decided to act

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Germany72474d ago

Remember Tony Soprano with Meadow's football team?

KingPin2472d ago

theres positively shouting/encouraging kids and then theres negatively shouting kids for every little thing they doing wrong on the field.
my parents shouted on the lines all the time when i was a kid but it was encouraging me to do better or see something on the field i wasnt seeing like the guy behind me but you learn from it.

but yeah, if parents are gonna knock their kids for the little things and knock the team for small things too then they should just stay at home and leave the kids to enjoy the sport on their own.