What is it about Sports that Brings Out the Worst in Parents?

Did you see the footage of the Ukrainian father and coach who started beating his daughter when she didn’t make it in a qualifying swim meet in Australia? Those of us who did see the actions were appalled and it’s very likely that the father didn’t realize that the camera was indeed focused on him as he started slapping and hitting his daughter. According to some viewers, he might have even realized that he went too far as he tried to hug her and she pushed him away. In one small glimmer of good fortune, the father has now been … Continue reading