I'm not so sure about soccer parents. If any of you Lady Phantoms parents happen upon my blog, please don't be offended. I'm talking about ALL the parents....our team parents, the opposing team parents, the parents on the next field over...and even me! Here are a few types of parents I've come across in my soccer parent career.
1. The Screamer: This parent yells. He or she yells at the refs, yells at the coach, yells at his or her kid, yells at my kid (NOT a good idea).
2. The Bragger: This parent practically runs on the field to attack when his child gets knocked over and no call is made, but then gives high fives all around when his little girl body checks an opponent away from the ball.
3. The Coach: This soccer mom or dad knows it ALL! If we're losing, it must be because the coach has the wrong line-up and if we're winning, this parent knew this is what we should have been doing all along.
4. The Ref: This one even has all the hand signals down. My favorite is when he or she (this one's almost ALWAYS a 'he') confirms to the other parents that, yes, that was the correct call that the actual referee just made.
5. The Bleep-bleep-bleep -er: I wonder what they do when their kids use that sort of language.
6. The Photographer: This is Russ. This parent might get into trouble for some of the above infractions if he didn't have his camera at the ready the entire game. He removes himself from the crowd to capture the best shots and to avoid the drama!
7. The Cheerleader: This is usually a mom. She uses phrases likes "it's okay" and "you can do it" even when the team is down by 5 in the last minute...We really should ALL be that positive. Afterall, these are 11-year-olds.
8. The Distracted: This is me...the mom crazy enough to bring a 2-year-old to the games. This means that I miss much of the drama as I try to keep him off the field, away from the mud, out of the parking lot etc. Then I hear the recap after the game...maybe it's a little embellished?
9. The Reporter: This parent loves the play by play. You can ask about the game 2 seasons ago in Phenix City and he/she will remember who scored the goals and made the assists, and give a run down of all the bad calls.
10. The Silent Type: This parent amazes me because he/she manages to not make a sound the entire game. Sometimes I wonder if he/she might explode. I think our girls would LOVE it if we'd all take a page out of this parent's book!
Isn't soccer the BEST???? Go Lady Phantoms '98 White!!!
....and don't forget Russ' motto....
4 comments:
That's hilarious and a perfect summary. I think I have been several of those. I completely agree with Russ's motto.
I was thinking 1 + 5 = typical Ute fan and 3+4= typical Y fan. just a little smack before the season starts. We miss you lots.
I'm the Cheerleader and John would be the reporter. But I have to admit I would probably be the screamer as well if occasion called for it. :)
Katie, This might be the most accurate synopsis I have ever seen. I agree with everything you wrote. Next time I want to add one called the beligerent. This is one that the coach would deem because he can actually here the parent on the other side of the field yelling some really dumb stuff. Great Post.
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