| The face of kid's football is changing and has been for | | | | think? This therein causes a vicious circle of violence |
| a few years. Each year we see the behaviour of the | | | | and bad behaviour that is very difficult to break. And |
| professional, football superstars from all over the world | | | | not only are the parents to blame for the increase in |
| deteriorating and this is having an affect on the on field | | | | poor discipline in kids football, many professional |
| behaviour of children. Children see their favourite | | | | players show not respect for the officials during a |
| players swearing at the referee and showing no | | | | game. Many children watch the football on the |
| respect and mimic their actions on the field. This is not | | | | television and pick up on the poor discipline of the |
| good for the game in any way. As well as this there | | | | professionals and know no better than to replicate this |
| have been many cases where touch line parents | | | | behaviour at their level. |
| have been involved in acts of violence against parents | | | | In the United Kingdom of Great Britain is renowned for |
| from opposing teams, officials and even opposing | | | | it's terrace violence but in recent years that has |
| players. Where and how will it all stop? | | | | subsided but the trouble has spun over to the childrens |
| On the touchline you have parents from each team as | | | | game. Football on the European continent is much |
| well as the managers and touch line judges, these | | | | more aggressive than any where else but yet they do |
| people should be here to help support the children but | | | | not appear to have the same problem with their youth |
| on many occasions they have their own agenda. | | | | and children's football set up that we do here. Why is |
| Theses are generally the same people who in years | | | | this? |
| gone by mat have gone to football matches to | | | | Even something as simple as after each match |
| conduct acts of violence on opposing supporters but | | | | making children clean their kids football boots [ will instill |
| now they have families they no longer attend these | | | | a degree of discipline. The governing bodies in each |
| matches, instead they vent their frustration and anger | | | | commonwealth country have a conference system, |
| at the parents of innocent children who just want to | | | | normally comprising several divisions, in which the |
| see their children enjoy a game of football on a | | | | teams gain points throughout the season on results |
| Saturday morning. | | | | and discipline, this in many cases solves any problems |
| In many leagues now it has got so bad with certain | | | | with players and parents but trouble does flare up |
| teams that as in any other division teams get points | | | | from time to time. Some of the worse hit areas even |
| for a win or a draw but for those teams that | | | | have to have a police presence at matches just in |
| repeatedly offend with acts of dissent and violence | | | | case any funny business starts. |
| they get points deducted throughout the season. If | | | | Even though many teams are financially penalized for |
| teams still do not adhere to an acceptable level of | | | | their out breaks of misconduct on the field many |
| behaviour and discipline they can eventually be | | | | teams seem to think themselves above the law. So |
| excluded from the league all together. On many | | | | come a time when we have no football authorities or |
| occasions this is totally unfair on the children on the | | | | referees because of unruly parents and children, who |
| team as they want to enjoy a game of football but it | | | | will be to blame. Can you blame the referees and |
| is their parents who are the perpetrators of the poor | | | | authorities for not wanting to take part in a sporting |
| discipline and violence, and don not for one minute think | | | | event that they are not getting paid for and are |
| this is solely a male problem, as many women were | | | | abused from start to finish? I certainly can't. Many |
| given exclusion orders from the law courts last year | | | | parents are burying their heads in the sand over this |
| for acts of violence as were male. This is a cross | | | | issue but it won't go away without serious action. And |
| gender problem. | | | | what about the parents of decent children who refuse |
| The problem that comes from all of this is the fact that | | | | to let their children play for fear of the intimidation and |
| the children look and learn from adults, if a child sees | | | | threats that they may receive all in the name of a |
| his parents showing no respect for a referee, a | | | | children' football match Without the children there will |
| member of the opposing team of a member of the | | | | be no games, with out the referee..... |
| opposing team's management what is he going to | | | | |