Desipline at Schools Rubgy next to the field

[MielieSpoor]

These articles/letters is in afrikaans and I'm not going to spend the time to translate them.

The first two are letters by readers of Beeld complaining/commenting on the bad state of disipline next to rugby fields at school rugby games. The last letter is the reply by the head master of Die Hoërskool Menlo Park to which the first letter refers.

I must say that I was not at that game mentioned in the letter but that same day I was at Hoërskool Garsfontein in Pretoria at their derby between Garsfontein and Hoërskool Centurion and the events next to the field is pretty much what is being described in the first letter. The parents at one stage even encouraged their children to hit his opponent when a fight was about to start. I really think this should be urgently addressed and sorted out by all school in the country and not only the 4 schools mention here.

Ek het verlede Vrydag die rugbystryd tussen die hoërskole Menlopark en Waterkloof bygewoon en was nogal teleurgesteld in die swak gedrag van sommige ouers/ondersteuners.

Die eerste wedstryd was die o.14A- spanne en die Klofie-span is luidkeels en baie aggressief uitgejou toe hulle op die veld draf. ’n Groep van sowat 20 ondersteuners het op en af langs die veld beweeg en aanhoudend uiters aggressief die Klofies uitgejou.

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Hoewel ek ’n Afrikaner in hart en siel is en ek my mense en kultuur eerste stel, skaam ek my geweldig vir die swak maniere wat sommige Afrikaanssprekende ouers om sportvelde openbaar.

As senior skeidsregter in die jare 70 en 80 het ons opdrag van die skeidsregtersvereniging ontvang om eenvoudig die rugbywedstryd te stop indien daar enige opruiende taal of gedrag van die toeskouers by die wedstryd afkomstig is.

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Die inhoud van hierdie brief kon-trasteer besonder skerp met die terugvoering en kommentaar wat ons gewoonlik van buitestanders kry.

Die Hoërskool Menlopark is vanuit oortuiging ’n waardegedrewe skool wat baie trots is op elke leerling, onderwyser en ouer, en mense van elders kan nooit anders nie as om die skool te komplimenteer met die besondere afgerondheid wat opvallend waarneembaar is.

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[Albereth]

I must say that this isn't restricited to rugby or to Afrikaaners. I used to coach Little League soccer and I must say the very worst team we had to play against was Wits. Some really nasty parents there. One delightful mother was screaming 'Kill her' to her son who was trying to tackle one of the girls who played in my team. And this isn't a race thing either because the folk from Attridgeville were probably the nicest parents around.

 

[MielieSpoor]

Yes this isn't restricted to only one group in the population. That is also not what I ment. It is only pure coincidance that this was published in an Afrikaans newspaper. I have seen this happen at english schools also.

This is a problem in society in general.

 

[stix]

// Parents have always been too involved with their kids sport - just ban them if they get out of hand

 

[hoegh]

we once got penalised in a rugger game for one of parents chirping the ref lol, but its definietly not confined to a few schools, improper conduct by supporters at schools sports is a common occurance, i once saw a guy run onto a field and tackle one of the players...pretty shocking!!!

 

[Albereth]

// Parents have always been too involved with their kids sport - just ban them if they get out of hand

If you ban parents you won't have any kids