do you SHOUT at kdis sport matches?

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cos if you do you make me feel un confortable

i once heard" focus barnaby focus"

he was 6

Not at a sports match, but DS1 was at a birthday party at the weekend and there were various dancing competitions. One dad kept shouting to his daughter "keep going, move forward a bit, stand in front of her [the woman doing the judging], make sure she can see you, NO NOT THERE SHE CAN'T SEE YOU". She was 5.

Although this is the same man who, when his daughter hadn't passed her 10m swimming badge after not very many lessons, told her that she had failed!

i sometimes go to watch my cousin at his rugby matches. he's in year 3. no one shouts orders, but they do shout go on if they think someone might score. is that bad too?

I cant stop myself shouting when I watch my boys play rugby - I care so much about the result - I've seen the whole team in tears often enough when they've been knocked out of a competition. And I feel part of the club, so part of its success and failure, just like watching England play. Its so bad sometimes I have to turn and look in the opposite direction.

But we are always positive, and always really polite to the other side, so I think the kids are really lucky to have parents who are so enthusiastic about their sport.

do you shotu " focus barnaby"

No "get stuck and sort him out AJ - the balls yours" But I'm not feeling at all happy now - dh has just rushed in - DS1 has injured his arm at an after school rugby match, and hes racing him over to casualty, cant decide whether to stay with ds2, or get the bus over and join them - I hate rugby now

I cheer on my sons team whatever he is playing. I think it would be pretty odd to watch a totally silent rugby match. But I only ever shout things like "well done, good pass, good effort". I also applaud and praise the opponents if they score because i am really nice.

I do remember one hideous woman who kept shouting at her son to win everything at a sports day. When my son beat hers in the final race ( so he had won more than her son IYSWIM ) I turned to say well done to her and son and she was SHOUTING "Booo, fix - cheat cheat cheat !!!"
The boys were both six.
8 years later I still can't work out who she thought would have fixed a race for 6 year olds.

We have a code from the school for supporting the kids' matches! Basically, you must cheer for both teams equally.

Like Pagwatch - the sporting thing is to cheer the team and never single out a player. I cheer really really loudly when my son is playing rugby/football. He's in the C team and they need all the support they can get!

I was accused of cheating in the mother's race at DD school....

oooh - what did you do?
Did you take steroids? Or did you sleep with the starter?
Hang on!
Is your name Marion?

DD plays for a couple of footie teams, I haven't a clue about football, so tend to just cheer vaguely and clap enthusiastically when there is a goal. Would feel a fool shouting 'come on!!'

DD was in a tournament in the summer where the opposing team were being coached by a very loud woman. Cue "come on", "tackle her", "the ball's yours" and "pull together" being ROARED in a very strong Bristolian accent! Cue fits of giggles at that one (and looks of complete horror on the faces of dd's teammates).

But surely while we respect all the children, and encourage them all, regardless of which side they are playing for, most of us feel genuine support for our kids side, and cant hide that, however well behaved we are.

DH has just texted to say DS1 arm is broken, so I wont be at his touchline for a few weeks, and I will miss being there, his club is one of the ones I really support, alongside England, Chelsea, Quins etc