When football turns parents into morons (8 replies)

As a coach for 37 years, a referee for 26, and having played (poorly) until age 50, I have had to deal with over-the-top parents many times. I have reported toxic parents and coaches to club officials and Colorado administrators on a number of occasions. My granddaughter plays in an advanced regional league. At a tournament near Salt Lake City, the ex-husband of one of the player’s mothers started arguing with her new husband. Out came the ex’s AR-15 assault weapon. Suddenly, numerous parents from both teams pulled out their own firearms. Families and players in adjoining fields ran for cover, several climbing over fences to escape. Police came, but amazingly, no criminal charges were filed (or shots fired).
Robert Weiss, 76, Colorado, US