This may be an odd topic but what the heck. My oldest (17) is a TB player and my youngest (13) is a club soccer player.
I wanted to make an observation. Compared to softball families soccer people are freaking crazy. Full disclosure I'm also a soccer ref.
Just comparing the civility between this forum and the soccer forum I frequent it is night and day. Don't get me wrong there are a lot of cool people at the soccer forum but there are also a TON of A-Holes. And here the vast majority are cool and the jerks are few and far between.
Is the reason because soccer is a bit more popular at this age level and the possibility for play (especially for boys) beyond collage a factor? Am i just imagining things?
I know softball have people that get crazy and yell at umps but it is taken to a whole different level in youth soccer. Club soccer is a HUGE business.
I wanted to make an observation. Compared to softball families soccer people are freaking crazy. Full disclosure I'm also a soccer ref.
Just comparing the civility between this forum and the soccer forum I frequent it is night and day. Don't get me wrong there are a lot of cool people at the soccer forum but there are also a TON of A-Holes. And here the vast majority are cool and the jerks are few and far between.
Is the reason because soccer is a bit more popular at this age level and the possibility for play (especially for boys) beyond collage a factor? Am i just imagining things?
I know softball have people that get crazy and yell at umps but it is taken to a whole different level in youth soccer. Club soccer is a HUGE business.