Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 And in local news... Hockey dad banned from arenas I realise some parents feel the need to live vicariously through their children, but this always makes me shake my head. Dave McCarthy, the chief referee in Carleton district, estimated that about 40 per cent of hockey officials leave the job every year mainly because of the abuse they receive from parents and coaches.Does this stat seem normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFoolery Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 It depends how you define normal...If you mean "reflective of that particular population", I'd have to say yes.If you mean "in a well adjusted, respectful of community and humanity", I'd have to say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Disturbing. If it were up to me I'd give refs the power to throw abusive fans and coaches out of the arena and to have some sort of disciplinary committee look at this type of thing and hand out fines and/or make them enter anger management programsnot healthy for the kids to witness that kinda thing, obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFoolery Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 The fucker in question actually physically attacked the ref and the ref wound up getting 7 stitches in his head.I can't believe that nobody in the arena took the sonofabitch out right there. The guy is from Pakenham which is where my dad grew up. There a bunch of real tough fistacuff vigilante justice kinda folk out there. I really am surprised it stopped with him hitting the ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 that stat is likely bang oni started playing hockey at age 5 and after 11 years of hearing whacked out mothers (usually) screaming at their and other kids i finally had enoughtrue story..i quit my favourite game because i was hating everyones fUcked up parents!some people take hockey WAY to seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 This ain't new: Back in the mid-70s, my Dad volunteered to be an umpire for neighbourhood little-league baseball. He ended up quitting, because he couldn't stand/handle the parents.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 my dad's been thrown outta more ballparks than i care to remember. one of the hardest things i had to do as a kid was ask him to stop coaching - not that that made any difference, i think he was louder in the stands. and this was baseball, not even hockey.i'll never forget the day a female umpire tossed him out of a park in burlington - oh, dear lord.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 I can't wait to be a hockey dad. Here's hoping that Booche's daughters are on opposite teams as mine so we can really make a spectacle of ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 I always knew your boys secretely wore dresses. I can smell those 'types' from a mile away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 That's only 'cause you practise at it so much.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 You obviously don't have a finely tuned gaydar or you would understand. Mine can be set to either attract or repulse, it all depends on what my magic eight ball has to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 hahah after my brother skated around the ice shooting the finger and telling the entire "stands" where to go, some irish guy started yelling obscenities at him. i don't know what did it, but all of the sudden my dad, who normally is so non-confrontational, turned to the irish guy and told him if he didn't shut up, he'd put his nose on the other side of his face.ahh.. the good old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark tonin Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 I remember seeing and hearing some pretty intense parents at hockey games when I was a kid. To be honest, we hesitated putting my son into minor hockey partly because of the hockey horror stories that are out there. But he started playing last year, and is playing again this year (he's now 8), and it has been an awesome experience. Absolutely none of the parental bullsh*t that I was worried about, and the coaches are amazing. Now he's still young, and he's not playing select hockey, but it's still very encouraging that kids can play hockey for fun. Hockey is such an awesome sport!Having said that, I had a conversation at my school with a colleague about her experience with her son's hockey coach and other parents. An absolute nightmare. Think assaults, threats, etc. If I ever found myself in a situation like that, I'd be calling in some favours from a few of my friends. I'm all about peace, but don't mess with my kids ...Peace, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 A good friend of Booche, Davey Boy and I banned his own father from all his games when he was around 11 or 12. Pretty gutsy decision for a young lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 A good friend of Booche, Davey Boy and I banned his own father from all his games when he was around 11 or 12. Pretty gutsy decision for a young lad. Yeah, and he banned you from his wedding. Gutsy? Nah, not needed. Hilarious?Fucking right it was................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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