Was I right to speak out?

Mattygroves2

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

So someone sees red, dishes out violence and that is acceptable? Really? In the name of football?


No wonder there are so many thugs associated with the game

No it's not acceptable but it will happen as football is a contact sport. It sounds like the other boys may have helped your lad out if you'd left them to it and peer pressure is always going to be better than a mum sorting things out.

Even if it was a game with a referee then the worst that would have happened is the offender would have been sent off. No severe reprimand from the ref just a quick yellow or red card depending on how bad the ref thought it was. Would you have been happy with that if that was how it panned out ?

If he continues to play it won't be the last time he comes back with a minor injury and he'll probably cause a few as well even if not intentionally. It's part of the game and if all contact was taken out it would be very dull to watch.

CAFCGirl

If it was a refereed game, I'd expect after being sent off that the coach of a CHILD's football team would have words with the lad regarding un-sportsman like conduct.

We cant hide behind, 'boys will be boys' to excuse behaviours, and the reason why thuggish behaviour has become a part of sports like football is because they face no penalties for their behaviour in the professional game.
However long term, if thats ever going to change, we have to alter how young footballers are raised in the game. So no you don't stamp on someone's ankle because you're frustrated, you take a breath, assess play, communicate with your team mates and coaches and play better, think stronger. Letting your frustrations manifest in that way does not make you a better footballer or person.

In answer to the OP's question, you dissolved a situation from getting out of hand. Would you have said something if it had been between two players, who weren't your kin? If yes - then it wasn't a mother protecting her child no matter if they're the victim of the perpetrator, that's a responsible member of society, diffusing a situation from escalating, giving highly energised minds a chance to regroup and settle down.

Children become what they are allowed to be. Allow a child to act like a brat, they will be a brat. Allow a child to physical harm another intentionally and they'll continue to do so..... It stops when someone says 'no, that is unacceptable'.