Tim Ellsworth

As Stakes Rise, More Parents Are Directing Rage at Coaches - New York Times

It’s disturbing to track the trend of violence associated with youth sports. Parents take their childrens’ involvement in sports way too seriously, and I think a lot of it is the result of the insufficiency parents feel about their own lives. In order to compensate, they have to live vicariously through their kids.

Thus, when something doesn’t go quite right for their children, parents react violently as if their whole world hangs in the balance. What a sad, sad existence that must be. And what a clarion call for churches to be faithful in pointing people to Christ and the one place they can find true fulfillment in life.

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