Support could be a big reason why. For instance, a youth at a football game looks in the stands to see if his parents are there. The parent is there and showing support. Whether or not this actually affects the way he might play or feel during this instance is due to the particular youth. I like the competition part, said Sherri Gansz, mother of Ash Smith, a sophomore at Junction City High school and a player for the Blue Jays Junior Varsity Football Team.
Parents care if the team wins, but they just want to watch their kids play.
The kids will also see if their parent is at the game. Gansz, whose husband Richard is a captain at 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, says some parents have a hard time watching their sons play a sport like football, but it doesn t bother her. Jokingly Gansz said, If he was the one with the ball on every play then it would probably be tough to watch. I love watching him play though. If my kids want to do something I back them 100 percent.