Since they didn't make to the big time, they are living there life threw there kids. It is a real shame cause they are taking the fun out of it for the kids, and then they get mad when they don't want to play that sport nomore.

I guess we shouldn't be surprised.  The life of professional athletes is seemingly one of luxury and ease, without a care in the world except when to tweet their next move for millions of fans that adore the very air they breathe...  Perhaps said parents are envisioning that life for their child.

Somehow we need to not only teach our children, but be the proper example of dignity and class regardless of how the league or tournament goes.  A good reputation that takes years to build can be ruined in a few minutes of bad behavior.  Nowadays if we bowl less than "average" we seem to need an excuse as to why we didn't win or perform up to expectations (whether realistic or not). 

Newsflash:  Sometimes we miss.  Sometimes our steak is tough.  Sometimes the ball doesn't hit like a grenade.  Sometimes life isn't perfect, or even fair.  Sometimes we have to live among mere mortals with imperfections just like ours.  The sooner we learn this the better the world will be...

Newsflash:  Sometimes we miss.  Sometimes our steak is tough.  Sometimes the ball doesn't hit like a grenade.  Sometimes life isn't perfect, or even fair.  Sometimes we have to live among mere mortals with imperfections just like ours.  The sooner we learn this the better the world will be...

No one is perfect.  I know I'm certainly not.

Confidence is greater than arrogance and emotional ignorance could ever dream to be.

As long as we know this and are true to ourselves, that is all that matters.  We must accept that ignorance exists.  Rather than fight it, resist it or attempt to educate it draw fuel from it and be content knowing that that's NOT us. 

It doesn't matter whether or not the emotional parents know it, as long as WE do.

Nice points, Good Times.

Also, as some of you may or may not know, I have a child due at the end of April so I feel like I could weigh in on this.  I know it's how I would train my child up to be.  We're not interested in partaking of crazy confrontational behavior (even if it's brought to us)......we just focus on doing our job on the lane.  Period.  Everything will fall into place and the crazy parents provide us an example of what we do not want to be.

Agreed. and Congratulations on the child!

As far as belligerent parents, It is one of the things that I really can not stand. I say that because not of only how immature they are acting, but like mentioned above, the child will grow up thinking that that is how they are supposed to behave.

Not good.

I know I've harped on this many a post here, but each victory and defeat I've seen Jack Jurek have over his career are probably the biggest life lessons that can ever be taught. You win with humility, you lose with grace. And when you lose, you take that as a lesson of what you can do to improve, and motivation for the next time.

I remember in my youth bowling where I had patterns to my performance, where I would be on one week, then off the following week. I didn't focus on the time when I was on, because I knew I was doing good, but always feared the following week because I was off, and knew I'd cop a spraying from my mother when I was bowling poorly. And those times when I did really did not help with my confidence at all.

But what I also knew was that I had that good week coming after that bad week. So I kept with it. It doesn't bother me when I lose now, because it's a learning lesson. And these parents that get overly worked up definitely are losing perspective on things, and really need to be reminded of that. Unfortunately their ego and esteem get in the way of that because they take any constructive criticism of how they are acting as an attack on their ability to raise their children.

I'm reminded of a PSA involving a little league baseball game, where a parent or coach argues an umpire's call, gets really loud and ejected from the game... then actually stops on his way out with his child to help the umpire when his car had broken down. I'll try to find it. Damn well worth every parent to watch it.

BL.

I get angry when people talk during my shot

If you get angry when people talk during your shot, then those people have already won, as your concentration can be easily broken. And if you are relying on near silence while you are bowling, you're in for an awakening, for if you have seen any collegiate action on BowlTV, multiply that tenfold when you are physically there in the bowling center and hearing those cheers going on. You have to keep your concentration up and sharp to deal with that. If you can't, well...

BL.

Volcano,
You posted a thread titled "people talk loudly during my shot" on 10/3/16 and received 25 responses to your post.  So why are you still stating the same thing again "I get angry when people talk during my shot" when this thread is addressing anger when losing and parental bad behavior?
Please for all our sanity, please keep track of your previous posts so you aren't redundant with your posts.