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April 17, 2010 by Chris Cyr
First - lets define loud and disruptive - - there are the loud parents who cheer and are respectful - it is great to hear these parents - ones that are vocal - but keep it upbeat....
The problem - when parents try to coach their kids from the sidelines, yell when mistakes are made, cheer to disrupt the other players, or at officials - this is when parents need to be reprimanded.
Leagues need to have Parent code of conduct letters - signed - with necessary corrective action steps taken to keep things in line - to let the players play, the coaches coach, and the parents cheering in a positive manner
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May 27, 2010 by alan dearborn
i live 1 mile from our football field as the crow flies. on certain wind directed evenings, i can hear our teams supporters , or theirs cheering at least once every 5 minutes.i,ve come to enjoy it. its a celebration of our lives -our children and the togetherness of a good game . let them be and enjoy the sound it makes.after all its a sign of life. this is a good thing. its sure beats the alternative....a normally quiet person who loves certain sounds. alan
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June 6, 2010 by patty nelson
parents should cheer for their children, but no outline cheering should be allowe.
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June 9, 2010 by Jo
Not even in communistic countries like Cuba would you even conceive such an idea, so to penalize parents for cheering for their children at a sports event in AMERICA...well thats just freaking amazing, let me tell you.
The fact that 44%(at the time of this writing) of people voted yes for this poll is just simply disgusting. America is full of freaking communists, and this nation is growing into a fixed version of the it.
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June 21, 2010 by Bob
You MUST have misunderstood the question.
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July 17, 2010 by emily
i dont think that it means all cheering, but the cheering such as "kill him" that other parents cheer at the opposite side this happened when my little brother, a middle schooler was wrestling, or when parents yell cruel things directed towards there own children even telling them how much they suck
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June 19, 2010 by ad
well you would be wrong. most people are saying that thiis is disruptive because of parents that take things too far. they yell at others trying to prove their child is better. i am not saying that normal cheering is bad, it helps with moral support, but verbally abusing kids who have been playing is just wrong.
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June 22, 2010 by Karinna Lancaster
I think that you are totally right. If the parents want to cheer loudly for their child then go ahead, but when they start yelling at other people then I think that they should be escorted off of the place that they are at.
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July 15, 2010 by Splash
As parent we should encourage our children by any means possible. I personally see nothing wrong with loud cheering to encourage our kids, however, bad mouthing another kid is what should be denied.
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July 16, 2010 by Barbeedoll
they should be able to cheer as long as it'd possitive
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July 16, 2010 by Dane
The question specifically states loud AND disruptive. I personally view disruptive as inappropriate. In which case, yes, parents should be penalized for these actions. On the other hand if you view disruptive as distracting, or "too loud" then you just need to deal with it. I'm a 17 year old kid and I've played just about every sport that exists, and I can't say I enjoy anything better than to hear my family cheer for me.
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July 17, 2010 by monruby24
i think they should because when you want to hear the game they can be so embarising and you get kicked out for there loud mouths
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October 6, 2010 by Patrice67
Hear the game?? What's to hear, you are watching the game.
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