This person could be a parent or a coach. Silent Sunday is certainly easy to implement. Dealing with problem people on the sideline is not. In fact it is very difficult, as many coaches and club administrators will likely tell you. The trouble is that we have few ways of dealing with these problems.
Most solutions involve banishing the offending parent, which usually just means punishing the child.
Instead, we have to do things the hard way and avoid more Silent Sundays. We need to educate the parents. It isn t going to be easy, but the benefits to all of soccer will be tremendous. The benefits will come from the other 19 parents who take a more active, positive, educated role in the game. Below are four areas we can improve on.