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Calrion Ledger
by Jerry Mitchell, December 13, 2009
In the wake of a fracas between a former Mississippi congressman and a soccer coach, experts point to training and tougher punishment as ways to reduce fights on and off the field.
An atmosphere has come to exist "where emotional outbursts among parents, most of whom are vicariously living sports through their child, is tolerated," said Fred Engh, founder and president of the National Alliance for Youth Sports and author of Why Johnny Hates Sports.
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