Silent Sunday does not teach the parents anything. Parents find soccer very exciting, and this is energy that should be harnessed not quashed. Implementing Silent Sunday year-round could cut the clubs off from the largest untapped resource soccer has, the parents. Turning parents into positive contributors will be far more beneficial in the long run than making them non-contributors. Silent Sunday may shut the parents up at the game, but it doesn t address the actual problems.
Many kids get feedback before, during and after the game.
Silent Sunday fails to address the different kinds of sideline problems you are likely to find. In researching the parent guide, Cameron Grant and myself found three distinct kinds of problems on the sideline. Acknowledging the different kinds of problems is an important step toward finding solutions. The Screamer focuses on the negative. He or she yells at the ref, players, and even the other team s coach and parents.