Adult Spectacles in Youth Sports

Here’s a heartwarming memory from my summer: Two men shouting invectives at each other in a parking lot, the specifics unfit for print but with a generous helping of violent threats. Me—and likely many onlookers—wondering if this would evolve to blows. One of the men backing away towards his vehicle (smart), but continuing to hurl insults with the same ferocity (not smart). And the real lovely…