USU professor studying ways to limit bad parent behavior at youth games
SALT LAKE CITY — Parents behaving badly at youth sporting events is growing more common across the nation and something we've seen play out here in...
SALT LAKE CITY — Parents behaving badly at youth sporting events is growing more common across the nation and something we've seen play out here in Utah in recent weeks. Dr. Travis Dorsch, associate professor at Utah State University and founder of the Families in Sport Lab, has been studying the ongoing problem and looked at the issue as a former athlete and now a parent of young athletes. His studies show that when parents have their kids participate in a highly competitive culture and over involve themselves in their kids' performance, they can often lose perspective and lash out.