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interesting thread.

Good thread, and a good discussion by many. I could say a lot about some posts, but I'll instead say very little:

 

On the quoted and especially the bolded, that's about as good a post as one could have. Nailed it. If you placed this on a sign at every youth sports facility in the country, it would be a nice first step. It'd likely go largely ignored, but maybe one more person would "get it."

 

Back to the thread topic. My opinion is that it's your kids' sporting event. It's your time to watch your kid play, to be their parent, to be proud of them, to spend some time bonding while driving to and from the event, etc. Is it that hard to allow that time to be about your kid, and not about your drink?

 

Crack open that cold one once you get home.

Haven't read the posts yet in this thread but I thought I'd post this.

 

Had a baseball game a few weeks ago where I was the home plate umpire. Had a straight steal of home coming but I had a really tough angle seeing the tag/no tag. I called the runner out. Offensive team's parents (who did have a better view than I did) EXPLODED. I get that - for a bit. It ended the inning so they just kept hammering me during the break between innings. Again, no big deal. Comes with the gig.

 

During the pitcher warmups I joked with the catcher "So I bet this makes you want to be an umpire some day."

 

His response was interesting. "Not at a place like this where the parents are allowed to drink beer."

Not necessarily related, but walking through the bar to get to the gym at Turners left an impression on all of my kids.

 

I still remembering taking my 3rd grade team in about 1995 or 1996 to Turner's for the first time. Not many gyms in America where your team walks through the bar to get to the gym.

I don't blame anyone if they crack a few open during their child's first year in kid pitch baseball. I wouldn't wish those games on my worst enemy. How do you all feel about tailgating before high school football games? There's nothing wrong with having a few drinks at games as long as you know how to control yourself.

 

There is if its on school property as that's a violation of the law.

Some of you are being naive if you don't think people are drinking, drank before or are hungover at youth sporting events. Including high school football games.

 

I don't have a problem at all with alcohol consumption anywhere let alone youth events. People either know how to act or they don't. Alcohol has nothing to do with it.

 

Naive would be to think that alcohol doesn't impact people who when not drinking "know how to act". Alcohol has lots to do with it. You are living in fantasy land to think otherwise.

I still remembering taking my 3rd grade team in about 1995 or 1996 to Turner's for the first time. Not many gyms in America where your team walks through the bar to get to the gym.

I was glad my kids team played there one season, they were so bad I had to do a couple of shots just to watch them!!

 

 

 

 

 

Just kidding, it is a little different that's for sure.

Moderation with anything is a good way to go. As long as coaches aren't drinking ( Billy Bob Thornton style ) I have no problem with fans or parents doing so. I have been to many youth events where beer is sold or folks have BYOB and have never witnessed any issues involving the effects of alcohol. I'd venture to say maybe a beer, or a hug or two, :lol2:would enable many overzealous sober fans to dial it down a notch.

 

I have more of a beef with coaches who dip snuff or smoke in front of their players. These two vices are a lot more prevalent than drinking beer amongst fans from what I have seen and carry a more negative impact if they do influence their players to pick up the habit down the road.

Moderation with anything is a good way to go. As long as coaches aren't drinking ( Billy Bob Thornton style ) I have no problem with fans or parents doing so. I have been to many youth events where beer is sold or folks have BYOB and have never witnessed any issues involving the effects of alcohol. I'd venture to say maybe a beer, or a hug or two, :lol2:would enable many overzealous sober fans to dial it down a notch.

 

I have more of a beef with coaches who dip snuff or smoke in front of their players. These two vices are a lot more prevalent than drinking beer amongst fans from what I have seen and carry a more negative impact if they do influence their players to pick up the habit down the road.

 

The snuff and smoking thing always seems to be a big issue with people and coaches should never do it in front of kids, yet what are the parents going when their around them 24-7? Who's the bigger influence.

The snuff and smoking thing always seems to be a big issue with people and coaches should never do it in front of kids, yet what are the parents going when their around them 24-7? Who's the bigger influence.

 

Unless you're at a youth sporting event 24/7...

 

To answer your question the biggest influence is who the kids value the most from who impacts them. As subtle as tobacco may be to many. It takes more lives than alcohol does if you want to consider harsh reality and health effects. Back to that moderation concept and educating todays youth of the negative impacts of both tobacco and alcohol.

 

Thankfully my family doesn't use or condone tobacco in front of my kids. And my wife and I impact them a lot more than their coaches do, as we should.

Naive would be to think that alcohol doesn't impact people who when not drinking "know how to act". Alcohol has lots to do with it. You are living in fantasy land to think otherwise.

 

I guess we are just around different sober people at youth sporting events.

Honestly, how drunk is somebody going to get during an hour-long youth sports game?

 

Never drank with Run to State before have you?

 

Lol