Mark KennedyAugust is a slow month in youth sports. Summer leagues are winding down and fall leagues haven’t started.
So, during this mid-summer pause in play, I’d like to offer a free mini-course in parental sideline etiquette. Call it my “10 Commandments for Youth-League Parents.”
As a dad who has paced the sidelines, watching two boys play sports for nearly 10 years now — and who has too often fallen prey to the temptation of over-exuberance — I hope I’ve learned a thing or two.
So, here goes:
No. 1: Thou art a parent, not a fan.