Coaches and players violently attack youth football referee

[JerryNumbers]

Coaches and players violently attack youth football referee

So sad, now a days if they don't like the call, they attack the referees, even coaches join in.

[Salyan]

All those players and their coaches should be banned from ever participating in the game again. The poor ref!

[JerryNumbers]

Yes, I agree. Yet in many sporting events there is little sportsmanship shown. I've noticed its quite common if those attending a sporting event thinks the referee makes a mistake in a call against their favorite team they will boo the referee. In the past I have asked those that do this, 'Don't you feel your setting a bad example for the children?' The answer was always no.

[pep_3000]

The whole thing is a disgrace. The people who attacked the ref should get serious jail time for this. I heard that in Florida attacking a ref is a felony (and it should be, they are in a vulnerable situation).

Yes, I agree. Yet in many sporting events there is little sportsmanship shown. I've noticed its quite common if those attending a sporting event thinks the referee makes a mistake in a call against their favorite team they will boo the referee. In the past I have asked those that do this, 'Don't you feel your setting a bad example for the children?' The answer was always no.

It is good strategy. Sports Illustrated published a study that showed that reason for home court (field, diamond, ice, ect) advantage is the crowd's psychological influence on the officials.

[JerryNumbers]

Yes, its nice, the parents teach the children to respect the referees & the calls they make during the game, yet when the parents are watching a game, they boo the referee if they disagree with the call.

Some of them that boo the referees are quite mad, & if they got their hands on the referee at that moment he would not be safe. And at times they have to have protection leaving the field.

So sad.

[Wilchbla]

Imagine if the ref was black and the coaches and players white. Obama would be holding a press conference right now about it.

[JerryNumbers]

Imagine if the ref was black and the coaches and players white. Obama would be holding a press conference right now about it.

He would be hosting another beer summit.