The scene is all-too familiar to many people who've attended a youth sporting event.

The kids are playing, the coaches are coaching and the officials are officiating.

In Battle Creek alone, there were some 26,000 participants this year in 92 recreation department programs, according to parks and recreation Director Jeff Hovarter. Many participants are children, and with them come all kinds of parents and a long list of concerns and problems, including negative comments, poor and unruly behavior and inappropriate pressure on players, officials and coaches.