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[QUOTE="Townie72, post: 879659, member: 780"]
Not sure as I haven't been to any youth games for a number of  years.

The worst behavior I saw was in youth basketball, not youth football. In the CYO, as a matter of fact. Much to my delight I saw big-time K Street lawyers and lobbyists thrown out of school gyms.

The difference between what I saw in the 80's and 90's and what I experienced as a youth was HUGE. My father's involvement in youth sports consisted of looking up from his paper and asking, "How did you do?"

As I told you. in the football we stopped it cold. We threw the kid off the team and wrote the parents a check at the end of the game.

When we explained the policy to the assembled parents at a pre-season meeting, some sat slack-jawed in disbelief.

"You can't do that."

"Oh yes we can and we will. In fact, if you think you might have a problem with the policy, we will be glad to write you your check right now. Just have your kid drop his gear off at the shed after today's practice."

The majority of parents got it and were highly supportinve
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