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Original Articles

Emotional Experiences of Youth Sport Parents I: Anger

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Pages 10-25 | Received 06 Dec 2010, Accepted 30 Mar 2011, Published online: 27 Dec 2011
 

Abstract

Although there is general agreement that some sideline behavior at youth sport events is problematic (Goldstein & Iso-Ahola, Citation2008), the reasons why parent spectators sometimes act inappropriately are not well understood. Given that the most problematic behaviors appear to be motivated by anger (Omli & LaVoi, Citation2009), the purpose of this study is to identify sources of anger from the perspective of parents. Participants (n = 773, 59% female) described specific instances in which they got angry during a youth sport event. A grounded theory analysis yielded three types of perceived offenses—uncaring, unjust, and incompetent—and four categories of perceived offenders—referees, coaches, participants, and other parent spectators.

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