Parent fight involving 30 breaks out at soccer game

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Police were called to a fight between parents at a youth soccer tournament in Barrie, Ont., Saturday.

The fight involved verbal and some physical confrontations between an estimated 30 people, including parents, at the Victoria Woods soccer field on Lillian Crescent, said Barrie police.

The fight was a result of a call made during a boys' under-14 game involving teams from the Kitchener Soccer Club and the Barrie Soccer Club. Parents on the sidelines disagreed with the referee's call and things escalated when one of the parents used a racial slur against another parent, according to Barrie Police.

full: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/story/2013/06/02/soccer-fight-parents-barrier-kitchener-waterloo.html

This happened near a week after a fight at a kindergarten graduation in Cleveland, Ohio in a US state across Lake Erie from Ontario province. Barrie is about 50 mi north of Toronto.

[ZombieHorde]

1. A demonstration of poor parenting.

I make mistakes in my parenting, but fighting over a game and using racial slurs is a bit over the top, in my opinion.

[olddots]

2. I think parents shouldn't be able to watch their children's games

I know that sounds absurd but the games are for the kids not for the parents to show that they are less mature than the kids.

[Lasher]

6. Our county Board of Education will ban a parent from sporting events

for the rest of the school year, if they exhibit this sort of behavior. And they occasionally do.

[pinboy3niner]

3. What's the Matter With Parents Today?

There's an old song that needs an update...

[Arkansas Granny]

4. What a fine example of sportsmanship these parents are showing.

[burnodo]

5. The parents seem more invested in the competition than their children do

Living vicariously through their children a lil' bit?