It disgusts me to see parents and coaches (or parent coaches) demonstrating unsportsmanlike conduct by yelling at their kids (and other kids) during youth sports. This is a story about a time when I was performing a football volunteer duty that put me "behind enemy lines" and up close and personal with an uncomfortable situation: coaches swearing, throwing clipboards and towels, and berating kids. Hello? These kids are 12. It's not the NFL!
Sunday, October 20, 2013
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