"It's a familiar scene at a youth sports event: a parent disagrees with a call or is unhappy with their child's time on the field, or perhaps they are unhappy with another player, and they loudly voice their opinion to the coach or the referee, or even another parent. Things turn heated quickly, interrupting the game, embarrassing the children, and generally causing discomfort all around."
"Every once in a while, there's a situation that causes people to take a step back and say what happened here? The mission was about the kids. The mission was about teaching them responsibility. The mission was about them having a good time. The kids are the center of this universe, and every once in a while, some spectators get out of control and ruin it for the kids and ruin it for everybody else,"
At a Staten Island Catholic Youth Organization basketball game an argument between spectators escalated into a brawl between two families that was captured on camera and posted to social media. The video went viral and drew widespread concern among parents across Staten Island. CYO officials suspended the individuals involved indefinitely and announced new conduct rules at a press conference with Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella. Under the new policy any parent engaging in misconduct at a CYO sports event will be removed and suspended for a full year, with a second offense resulting in a lifetime ban. The policy aims to refocus events on children and their experience.
Read at www.siparent.com
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