As a 16 year old referee in Texas, I made a call the coach/parent of the penalized player didn’t like. He came out on the field screaming at me and received a yellow card and was told to return to the sideline. I turned back to restart the game and the man grabbed my shoulders, turned me back toward him yelling not to turn my back on him. I calmly pulled out my red card and when he refused to leave the field of play I called the game. 2 weeks later a hearing was held on his appeal of my calling the came and awarding the game to the other team by forfeit thus costing his team the tournament championship. He was very surprised to find that there was no discussion about my calling the game, just a 20 minute discussion on the proper procedure from having him banned for life from the USSF. That was in 1983, 38 years and over 500 games officiated and 600 games coached and I am retired from active participation in soccer, he lost his job as a high school soccer coach because the national association banned him for life for assaulting a referee during an u12 game. He has appealed his ban 5 times and been denied each time. And yes it was a good call.

When I was younger (30’s). I was that parent that thought my opinion somehow “helped” the refs. And I got booted a couple times. After coaching youth softball and basketball for several years my I have a totally new appreciation for coaches and referees.

Two comments - First, referee involved the field marshall to deal with the parent. In a tournament, that is the proper way to manage parents. Second - 2 years ago, when introducing myself to the coach of a U14 Rec team, the coach let me know that, due to an extremely ugly game earlier that season, if any parent was heard by any of the referee crew to say anything disparaging toward either the referee crew or any player, we should identify that parent. If it was one of his parents, that parent's child would sit the rest of the game. Best behave parents of any sideline I can ever recall. Thank you Coach!!!

Many times I fell to my own personality shift during my kids' games. Complete transformation from decent, regular dad to obnoxious loudmouth who thinks he can somehow influence an outcome or intimidate [anyone]. Bizarre! And I was unaware. Then, a game was stopped, and I saw our coach walking across the field towards me. He pulled me aside and said the center heard me threaten him. Not true. But it didn't matter and I was pointed to the parking lot. The game was completely stopped as I gathered my lawn chair and sulked to the car as players, my kids, my friends waited until I was hundreds of yards way. It had to happen and I'm glad it did. After the game, I called coach to see if he could arrange opportunity for me to apologize to the center. He did. I did. I also told the ref it was an important intervention that changed my enjoyment of the game; and for those around me. As a former offender, I'd like to see the parent ejections happen far more often and more swift. Games are much more enjoyable now that I recognize my own alter ego approaching and I curb it.

Absolutely despised all the parents who knew it all and we're always screeching at the refs and coaching their kids from the sidelines. The kids hated that BS and you could see their embarrassment over their parents attitude.

I quit coaching youth soccer due to the parents being so rude and confrontational. The kids where awesome!

When my kids played in the lower levels of rec and academy, crazy loud parents were ALWAYS present. As the kids improved and got on better teams, where you had to try out and getting a spot meant some other kid didn’t, you better believe parents were perfect angels. They warned us all at tryouts that being a disruptive parent would get your kid kicked off the team.

I briefed teams and parents about expectations as far as sportsman ship and class. Youth fifa for 6 years. Great job for a teenager. Respect the parents, the players, rules, field and each other.

He had the audacity to say what am I doing after being confronted

I hate when fans insult the referees n then pretend they didn't do anything...Someone was clearly saying bad things in Spanish n the AR noticed that... It sucks to see that attitude from parents...None of them faced the problem n tried to cover up the whole situation

The ref. that initially confronted the parent is actually my stepfather, he used to ref. for this league

I coached youth baseball and soccer and umpired baseball. As a coach, I taught the rules of the game and that we needed to support each other and have FUN. All players will play regardless of ANYTHING! The not-so-athletic team members worked as hard or harder than the "stars". They deserve their time. I taught good sportsmanship. Other team, refs, umpires-respect them. As an ump, respect the players and coaches and call the best game I could. I’ve tossed parents and even awarded a forfeit. The parents are driving good refs away from all youth sports. It won’t get better until the parents quit bitching and only open their mouths to provide support to their child’s team. 😎🤘

Parents just need to sit back and watch the game and stop trying to dictate the outcome

Too many parents shout abuse and slag off the ref and /or players so well done to all refs who take a stand. Parents need to set a good behavioural example.

When my eldest wanted to play soccer at 5 years old, each team had to send 2 parents to referee training and then they refereed other teams games. I learned one thing very early on. There were more Karens at each game than I have ever see before or since. The younger the worse they were. Three boys 6U game collided all going for the ball. One little boy got kicked and his mother threatened me with assault charges. I made no call, they were all going for the ball, but she was not happy. I ended up giving her a string talking to and a promise that if she uttered one more derogatory word, she would get tossed and she could meet her kid after the game in the parking lot. Thankfully, she shut up and my daughter didn’t like soccer she wanted to play softball so I didn’t have to do it again!

Settle down parents. Youth soccer

The punishment for unruly parents should be to ref a game.

If they didn't pay, they can be asked to leave. As a ref, I left

These are the same parents that played dirty in whatever sport they played and acted like they were confused when they got called for it.

These parents should be kicked out for the rest of the game for first offense, three games for the second offense, and banned for a year third offense. It’s ridiculous how parents ruin what should be a fun learning experience for children.

Who me? He knew full well it was him.

Youth sports would be improved a million times over if parents were not allowed to attend.

...living vicariously through your kids has sometimes awful results

"El pueblo no bueno, el pueblo muy malo", "I'm sorry!, I thought this was America!" -- Randy - South Park

I made the mistake a couple of times to talk to the parents or supporters, but it is better to first address the coach. This can filter a lot of frustraties and agression.

You’re about to get Bat Dadded!

I can’t be the only one to notice it’s a phone or ipad recoding a screen lol

Definition of game - an activity that one engages in for amusement or fun, a complete episode or period of play, ending in a final result.

Some people never grow up. Those refs handled that brilliantly

This is why the center needs to deal directly with the coach. it's his parent, you need the coach telling his parent to get behind the fence/off the pitch. Nobody wants to take responsibility for their own words and actions anymore.

If refs need help, they will ask for it.

Funny how the guilty always put their arms out and say "what? what?" Even the players do that after they level somebody. Coach (if that's who he was) should have been ejected too.

Crazy they have security at kids soccer games. Like if you still have to bring a folding chair your kid isn’t going pro

They should be another 10 feet back off of line! Roger Chase

These games are for the kids not the parents. How in the hell can you teach sportsmanship when the adults are acting deranged?

same question to all videos , public pitch or school facility ?

Well, that was boring

The guy in orange clearly said “ que estas haciendo baboso “ to the AR. I’m a coach and I have the parents in control, they know better not to talk the directly to the refs. That’s why I have a captain in the team, to challenge and refute a call. Parents that can’t keep their cool I throw them off the team, because in the long run they create a hostile environment that some times ends with violence and even costing championships.

That was the right call 😂

Typical. Just like a little kid busted, he tries to play innocent. Goodbye, Weasel.

It's just a game. It's kids. Behave yourselve

Any parent who walks on the field should be banned for the season.

"my kid is going pro"

No parents at games should be a requirement

Those parents take the "game" way to serious....win or lose...it's just a game!

Woeful communication. Either have the offender removed or don't.

i play their sometimes in texas it looks just like that

That’s why zero tolerance is being used more and more, I know a guy who made all the spectators leave

In England you cant Tape ANY Sports Event unless you get Permission from both clubs and All the Parents!Something to do with Grooming.

The guy tried the, I’m just looking at my cell phone trick.

The following is taken and shortened from the U.S. Youth Soccer website, a member of US Soccer, and it reflects everything I've ever been told about how to handle this situation at a youth match. "Remain calm.Do not get into discussions or arguments with the sidelines ...... Enlist the support of the coach. Ask him to speak with the offending spectators, and let him know that if the behavior continues, the game will not. This will usually be enough to quiet most parents, but not all ...... If you have asked the coach to deal with problem parents and the situation continues, ask the coach to have the spectator leave the area. If the spectator refuses, tell the coach that if the spectator is not removed, the game will end. Give the coach a reasonable amount of time (approximately 30 - 60 seconds) to deal with the situation ..."This poor ref is new and should be starting out at a younger age, but experienced refs are getting harder to come by these days.

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Any parent who acts like an A-Hole at a children's game no matter what the sport should be kicked out immediately. At least the kids will learn the repercussions of acting like an idiot and will hopefully not follow their parents path.

He should have let instead he made his kids team wait and embarrassed his child

If the other fans wont ID the offender then eject ALL OF THEM!

Ok so this just reminds me of one specific club out of Baltimore called the Blue Eagles, every game Ig share with them at least 1 coach gets kicked and 2 players get carded, and lucky me I see them again this weekend!

I mean it was a shit call

Really not good the way some Americans behave….it would be a rare thing for this sort of thing to happen in the U.K. Give it a few years though.

2:57 who's idiot on the field and why he thinks he has a rights to step on the field?

You know how a cat will use it's paw and smack a dog like 1,000 times in 5 seconds? Can we teach referees to do that to parents?...

That’s why you remove them

There is no such thing as an adult.

You can clearly see him yelling something in the beginning of the video. Than he sits down and pretends he's just looking at his phone. What a lame-o.

AYSO games can be like that at times

I don’t understand why refs bother to show up. This continues to escalate because of weak leadership from officiating organizations.

That kind of parent need to be away from the soccer fields

Wow - I would love to referee/officiate at a game like this ! Security would need to be called to protect these fuckers from me !!

What teams are they

Complete waste of time. The weird interaction that the US has with football involving deckchairs and an audience that clearly hasn’t a clue about the game is polar different to most countries Europe.

Clay county culture is bullying. Starts with the coaches and Matt Holyoake the Director. The parents are rude. I had an 11 year old harassed by the coach and his son. Holyoke did nothing to prevent a 50 year old man from swearing at a kid, creeping up behind him and saying things when he requested to join a different team. Parents harassed me. One mother actually came up to my son who made the State ODP team and insulted him. Evil Elvia! It’s a terrible culture of if you can’t win honestly, then yell at the kids.

All the players have to stand around while the parent is dealt with. Coaching and officiating amateur sports is a thankless job.

First mistake: don’t talk to the parents. Talk to the coach and ask him to control his parents and sideline.

What did he say?

Does anyone know what the parent said to be kicked out of the game?

The main reason i don’t coach youth baseball anymore. Parents are terrible.

Wonder what would happen if you had said nothing

we just need to now his name, any help out there.

It's a throw in... Who cares what direction it is

Walk of shame!

Barring some extraordinary occurrence, there is nothing that happens within a youth soccer game that means JACK SQUAT. When you're in the middle of a beef at a youth sporting event, you have lost the plot. Shit happens, but who gives a crap about blown calls at this level? No parent has ever protested calls at a youth sporting event and come off looking good.

"CLICK BAIT".... Keep it movin'... Nuthin' to see here!... 😒

Didn't really see anything happen in this video beyond the field staff not communicating very well

Snitches get stitches

At some point, the refs need to just ref and do what they're PAID to do. If you can't handle some criticism, better go find another gig

Some refs go to far my 4 kids did all kinds of sports never had any issues till one ref was a dad for other team and calling a lot bad calls on one team all I said was call a far game I was kicked out 5 mins later the head of the refs came out got me all the other refs said I was right that the one ref was wrong he was walked out for belittling the players an parents.

What did the parent do ?

It was a foul throw anyway

I'll I have to say is.... "¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!"

Weird. 1. Call seemed to have been OK - on multiple slow mo reviews, it seems as though the tackle may well have driven the ball into the attacker before heading out of touch. Maybe ... It's a throw-in ... parents who get bent out of shape over throw-ins are the absolute worst. 2. AR stopped play and approached the fan/parent - NOT appropriate. He should have called the CR over and let him choose if/how to deal with the AR's perceived problem. 3. The CR got his AR to head back up the line, and then took the action he deemed appropriate. I have to think that, had the AR not taken exception to a fan's taunts, the CR wouldn't have done a thing. In the youth tournaments I used to work - asking a tournament official to deal with the fan/parent would be one appropriate way of proceeding. IMO it was not called for here, unless some similar things happened earlier in the match (even then, the trigger should be very rarely pulled on this sort of thing). 4. Who the #$*& was that who came walking up the sideline and onto the field of play while the game was still going on. THAT'S the guy who should be removed from the field. What a #$*&tard. 5. My guess is that the CR wasn't too happy with his AR because of this interruption to the game. Both officials have the appearance and bearing of very experienced officials - save for the apparent rabbit ears of the AR. 6. The tournament official handled the matter well, once the CR informed him what action he should take.

Shudda heard what was said back in the 50- 80s when I played back in UK.

Everybody should be arrested for watching soccer.

I got a great piece of advice when I was a young ref ... “if your looking for approval your in the wrong business your only job is to do the next game better than you did the last”

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Exactly - tell the coach to control his fans. If he can't then HE (the coach) is gone.

Anyone else notice the UFO at 3:45 and on???

Feo commentario Nestor. Va a la esuela de refs... haga mejor !!!

Just ref the damn game.

Dearborn is the toilet of michigan

Total over reaction to nothing ...

4:19 Seconds wasted I want my 4:19 seconds back. lol This was garbage! jkg of course! 2017. lol