Dad pulls gun on coach over son's playing time

[RBDynasty]

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2636137 (http://)

Man... talk about taking it too far...

[RBDynasty]

PHILADELPHIA -- A father pulled a gun on a youth football coach because his son wasn't getting enough playing time, police said.

Wayne Derkotch, 40, was arguing with the coach Sunday during a game of 6- and 7-year-olds when he drew the weapon, police said. No shots were fired.

Derkotch was charged with aggravated assault and other offenses. He did not immediately return a call to his home Monday.

A referee accused of throwing a punch at a man was also arrested on assault charges, police said.

[SmithOverTO]

So sad....what is our world coming to? :ugh:

[Emancipator]

Well there's been so much poor parentship/sportsmanship/fansmanship that I'm no longer suprised.

Sad to hear this happened. This has no place in sports or anywhere for that matter.

[Broncaholic7]

Well there's been so much poor parentship/sportsmanship/fansmanship that I'm no longer suprised.

Sad to hear this happened. This has no place in sports or anywhere for that matter.
'specially NOT around a bunch of 6-7 year olds!!! :hammer:
That get me...it isnt like there are pro scouts in the bleechers or anything! (not that that would be acceptable either!!)

[aberdien]

Sure, I get pissed off when I don't play in football, but I don't get THAT mad.

[Ohio Broncos]

6 and 7 year olds??:duh:

The only thing the kids care about is if they're gonna hit Dairy Queen on the way home.

Parents see the potential fortune that awaits a top notch athlete and they take things way too far. Man, just let kids be kids.

[BANJOPICKER1]

Guy needs to be put in jail for a very long time!!sick..

[Missin#7]

Its offical, we are done as a society. :ugh:

[Snk16]

:brick:

Sigh...what is the world coming to....?

[BroncoFanCam]

What a disgrace... :brick: :brick: :brick: :brick: :brick:

Too bad he didn't use it on himself, and rid this place of one more idiot.

[Broncosfreak_56]

All the news reports are bad things that happen in the world today, and not the countless good things that happen. Yes there are idiots in the world tht we hear about but there are many more good people that rarely mke the newss because those stories arent as appealing to the common person.

[Jared]

Welcome to the City Of Brotherly Love.


And my friends and family wonder how I never rooted for Philly teams.


Maybe because I don't want to be associated with people who are literally this crazy about sports.

[BroncoFanCam]

Welcome to the City Of Brotherly Love.


And my friends and family wonder how I never rooted for Philly teams.


Maybe because I don't want to be associated with people who are literally this crazy about sports.Isn't Philly the same place that moron killed the baby, because she unknowingly toppled his playstation over... :mad:

[TXBRONC]

It just floors me that people can take things like this that far. This is as bad as the mother who tried to have a girl murdered so that her daughter could become a cheerleader. Disgusting. :mad:

[His Wife]

It just floors me that people can take things like this that far. This is as bad as the mother who tried to have a girl murdered so that her daughter could become a cheerleader. Disgusting. :mad:

Something I will never be able to understand, ever, myself. How does a person get to the point of "no turning back"? They must have no soul whatsoever to be either this competitive, like the father, or this sinister, like the mother of the cheerleader. There are no words to describe getting to either of those points in one's mind and actions. It does seem to be a common link of instant gratification though. :ugh:

[Jared]

Isn't Philly the same place that moron killed the baby, because she unknowingly toppled his playstation over... :mad:


Yep.

And back in the mid 90's, a teenage girl dumped her newborn infant in the dumpster.

In her court trial, and in all diary entries, emails, and letters to her boyfriend and other friends, she referred to her pregnancy as her "health problem". She never once told anyone she was pregnant, and in court was unable admit that she had EVER been pregnant. She kept saying that she had had a problem, but it went away by itself. She claimed she didn't understand why she was on trial for murder, since she hadn't killed anyone.


She was clearly messed up in the head.

[TXBRONC]

Something I will never be able to understand, ever, myself. How does a person get to the point of "no turning back"? They must have no soul whatsoever to be either this competitive, like the father, or this sinister, like the mother of the cheerleader. There are no words to describe getting to either of those points in one's mind and actions. It does seem to be a common link of instant gratification though. :ugh:


We live in a society of entitlement and intolerance and some people think if they don't get their way they have right to take things as far as they want in order to get what they want.

[Jared]

We live in a society of entitlement and intolerance and some people think if they don't get their way they have right to take things as far as they want in order to get what they want.


I just think that too many people were never raised with coping mechanisms because of the prosperity of our society since the mid 50's or so.

When you have no way of knwing how to cope, you mentally disconnect.


I don't think they feel entitled, I really think that anger issues stem from having parents who spolied you.

[BroncoFanCam]

I just think that too many people were never raised with coping mechanisms because of the prosperity of our society since the mid 50's or so.

When you have no way of knwing how to cope, you mentally disconnect.


I don't think they feel entitled, I really think that anger issues stem from having parents who spolied you.I definitely agree with the "spoiled brat" bit...

When you go without, you learn to deal from an early age.

And I don't know about everyone else, but...

When my son was born, it didn't really change my life. But my perspective, and that is how precious life is... How can you feel it's your right to take someoen else's life, especially after creating one, and seeing how amazing it is!?!?!?!

I really don't understand. :sad:

[His Wife]

I just think that too many people were never raised with coping mechanisms because of the prosperity of our society since the mid 50's or so.

When you have no way of knwing how to cope, you mentally disconnect.


I don't think they feel entitled, I really think that anger issues stem from having parents who spolied you.

I would probably agree with you on this. "Spoil" with love, not with meaningless "things" or meaningless "goals". One of the things I repeatedly tell my daughter is....sometime in your life, the only thing you may have to rely on is your honor and your character. Not only that, but you cannot always be a receiver in life, sometimes you have to be the giver, and there are rewards from that as well. We'll see in a few years how this approach pans out, but so far so good.

My sister spoiled her child rotten with "things" and "no boundaries" and gave her daughter 10,000 excuses for everything she did that was wrong. My niece is now 21 years of age...and I look into her eyes....she has no heart, no soul, no direction, no respect for herself or others, and I wonder---where's this girl going to end up in life. I honestly do wonder that.

[Jared]

I would probably agree with you on this. "Spoil" with love, not with meaningless "things" or meaningless "goals". One of the things I repeatedly tell my daughter is....sometime in your life, the only thing you may have to rely on is your honor and your character. Not only that, but you cannot always be a receiver in life, sometimes you have to be the giver, and there are rewards from that as well. We'll see in a few years how this approach pans out, but so far so good.

My sister spoiled her child rotten with "things" and "no boundaries" and gave her daughter 10,000 excuses for everything she did that was wrong. My niece is now 21 years of age...and I look into her eyes....she has no heart, no soul, no direction, no respect for herself or others, and I wonder---where's this girl going to end up in life. I honestly do wonder that.


Yes, I am sorry, I meant spoil with things.


Or even not ever saying "no".

Not spoil with love. Kids can never hear too many "I love you's", not even when they are embarrassed by it.