ms244, I think this is a resonable topic to discuss and to be frustrated with as a parent. The same thing occasionally happens in dd's games. We have handled it, as I believe others here have mentioned, by having our coach bring it to the attention of opposing coach. That coach, most often, asks the offending parents to stop. This is just good sportsmanship. I believe I have seen an umpire quietly ask parents to stop as well. (our coaches would not tolerate things like this from our parents, and it sometimes shows me which teams I would not want dd to play for - some parents just like to get under opponent's skin) Don't know why posters here have taken this out of context. It was just a friendly discussion.