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Coaches and parents berate the refs and yell at their kids and each other. Physical assaults have broken out. Adults' sideline behavior at youth sports events has gotten so bad, there's a national ...

Youth soccer games seem to unleash the worst in adult behavior. Parents and coaches yell at refs, the players and each other. Adults' sideline... What's being done to stop adults' misbehavior at youth ...

Peter Guthrie signals a teen soccer referee for making a good call during a youth soccer match at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md. Guthrie is an instructor with the U.S. Soccer Federation Referee ...