She argued adding a new law won't change parental behavior. Every time that you get some new headliner crime, somebody says there ought to be a law. I just don't think that it helps us any in controlling society to create these little categories of victims. Without laws to help them, some towns now say if parents are going to act like children, they'll be punished like children. Soccer programs in Ohio and Maryland have instituted so- called silent Saturdays, in which parents can come to their kids' games but have to keep their mouths shut.
Experts say that's no solution.
Sports, because of the scoreboards, are going to create emotions. And it's not wrong for me to cheer for my child if my child scores a goal. Engh argues instead for a wholesale reeducation of parents who go to games. Many schools have taken to pre- game warning. Respect players, the coaches as well as the officials.