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7 Reasons I Am a Terrible Travel Sports Parent

October 8, 2018 By Katy

For the first time in six years, neither of my kids is on a travel, or select, sports team.

My son is in high school and participating with the high school sports teams. While travel team-esque, it is different.

Meanwhile, my daughter found out that there were not enough players for there to be a girls travel hockey team in her age group for the upcoming season. She’ll be playing in the house or recreational league. It’s not a big deal to me or her–she’s only eleven after all.

But our sports situation this fall made me realize just what a terrible travel sports parent I have been over the years.Here are 7 reason I am a terrible travel sports parent, such as I don't want to play in another tournament this weekend!

Here’s why I am a terrible travel sports parent:

  1. I do not think my child is the best player on the team and tell other parents, the coach, the other team, or post about it on social media.
  2. I do not want my child’s travel team to play in a tournament–and pay for a tournament–every weekend.
  3. I’m not obsessed with trophies, medals, and personalized shirts and sweatshirts from tournaments.
  4. I do not complain to the coaches after every game about my child’s playing time or position.
  5. I do not complain to the coaches or other parents about other players on the team. Excuse me, other children on the team. (Geesh, I’m soooo glad I’m not THAT PARENT.)
  6. I have no strong feelings about matching sweatsuits, bags, or other travel team swag.
  7. I’m done with fundraising so my tender pumpkin can have a higher quality experience, aka enter more tournaments or get fancier team swag.

See? I’m a terrible travel sports parent. I really should have ratcheted it up when my kids were on travel teams!

What about you? Any terrible youth sports parent behavior in your past? I did once call a referee a “stupid head” and another parent on my team turned around and shamed me by reminding me that we all signed a code of conduct at the beginning of the year.

Whatever. He was a stupid head.

Wait. Maybe there’s hope for me to be a terrible travel sports parent after all!

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  1. Jen says

    October 9, 2018 at 10:11 am

    Right there with you on this!

    • Katy says

      October 11, 2018 at 1:20 pm

      ‘atta girl! Thanks!
      Katy recently posted…7 Reasons I Am a Terrible Travel Sports ParentMy Profile

      • Robin Ivester says

        May 8, 2022 at 2:31 pm

        Totally with you on this. Missing more school for tournaments, no,,,,,,

  2. Kelly L McKenzie says

    October 18, 2018 at 11:48 am

    Oh, don’t get me started. I have SO many stories of observations of abhorrent parental behavior when it comes to sports – particularly swimming. I won’t launch into them here. However I ran into two of my kids’ previous coaches the other day and was told by one of them that this was her last year as a coach. The first words out of my mouth? “Oh, you won’t miss the parents.” She burst out laughing. Yup. The parents won’t be missed.

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