I played a match the other day and the parents wouldnt stop screaming at the ref screaming at the players arguing with other parents.Have you guys ever had any problems with that.If you have any stories about it please tell.One time one of the parents from the other team had to go sit in his car because he kept loud mouthing to the ref.
My parents never yell during my games, and neither do any of the other parents from my team. But some teams I've played have had some very loud parents. Now, there's nothing wrong with rooting the team on, but they shouldn't be screaming at the ref! I think a "time out" is good for that. Mostly though, the parents here are pretty good about not yelling, because the sports director had them all sign a "Code of Conduct" not to yell negative things at the team, the ref, or the coaches. Usually, the loudest person out there is my coach (and let me tell you, he's got lungs!!). But the parents should try to be more...um, encouraging. It's just a game, and you're supposed to have fun.
One thing I have noticed, as a ref, is that often the parents are as polite, or not, as the coach. If I get a coach who yells and questions things, usually the parents will as well. If you have a coach who does no yelling, often times the parents won't as well. There are exceptions though.
I was at a game once and this girls dad was yelling at her so much because she'd lost the ball she just burst into tears. Thankfully my Dad knows NOTHING about football so he just leaves me too it - lol appleCORR
I've noticed that quite a bit too. For me, I usually just block everything out and don't really hear anything outside of the pitch (except my coach/the bench). One game I remember though, the parents on the other team were just yelling like mad (they were basically our rivals in the league)... they'd make fun of the coach for his accent, if any mistake was made by a player they'd pick on that person the entire game. Not fun.
It's gotten bad enough in our area that our club (P & R as well as Travel) have instituted a Zero Tolerance Policy. Basically, no berating the referees or players during the game. The refs are lenient enough that they will warn first, but will then have the parents removed from the field to outside the playing field facility. So far it hasn't happened this season that I know of. All parents were given a copy of the new guidelines, etc. Personally, I've never had a problem with any of the parents of my players. Lucky I guess.
I saw a coach bench a kid after warning her parent to quiet down and not coach from the sidelines. It was an interesting tactic. I also saw a ref warn a parent to tone down his comments - the dad replied "It's my kid - I can yell anything I want." The ref through him out upon hearing that, telling him that was even worse. A parent yelled at my daughter throughout a game where she was a guest player. I didn't find out until I was in the car later, but it infuriated me. Should I have brought it to the coach's attention? It's a hard call - would I be a whiney parent or should I have said something?
I just hate it when parents (or any other fans) yell from the stands and they're simply wrong. Soccer moms who don't know the rules should be yelling at the linesman about offsides when he's in the proper position. I know some parents who yell for a yellow card on any sliding tackle. It's ridiculous. Or when parents yell advice from the stands like "Kick It" or "Hey coach, put some good players in" etc. If a fan has something useful to say, they can yell, but most parents don't know about soccer.