So, my DD has been out of action most of the season due to injury. She comes back (after a month of hard work on her part in physical therapy, and attending most of the training sessions, even though she couldn't participate). The coaches insert her in the game with about 10 minutes left in the first half and guess what, she's slow, she's not in a rhythm, she is playing tentatively.
So, the group of negative CSPs from our sideline start groaning and yelling things like, "forwards have to run to the ball," and "challenge for the ball." The talk gets specific enough that I decide to leave the stands and find a neutral site to sit at. It's either that or create a scene in the stands.
Consequently, I don't hear anything else for the rest of the game (and am happy about that!). In the 2nd half as my daughter (and her teammates) find their way into the game and establish a rhythm, my daughter makes a great run through the middle, and in trying to get a shot off collides with a defender and the keeper, going down in a heap, but managing to pass the ball off for an assist on the tying goal. She then gets a few more good opportunities before nailing the winning goal. All in all, a good game for her first game in over two months.
And the critical CSPs? They cheer her, of course. Now, it's "great game!" and slaps on the back. What a bunch of hypocrites. And this isn't lost on the players. They know they've got a bunch of parents who back them completely when things are going good, but will throw them under the bus when they're struggling.
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