1. The Overly Supportive Mom
This mom arrives to games or practices with her minivan full of teammates that she just picked up from the daily carpool route. When on the sidelines, she can be found wearing supportive team t-shirts or a ball cap with a glitter soccer ball on it. She always has a bag filled with sunscreen, snacks, extra socks, a first aid kit, and cash for a post game ice cream run.
2. The Anger Management Dad
This parent, usually a father, can be found on the sidelines of soccer games in his Adidas track suit with earbuds in, as if he just finished a morning jog. He is never sitting down and comments out loud about every move his daughter makes. If she gets shoved down you can expect comments like "get up" or "win it back." After games he will most likely instruct his daughter about what she needs to work on when on the field. He gets this knowledge from all zero years that he played soccer, but it sounds about right to him.
3. The Stats Keeper
This parent is the one that always knows the ranking of specific teams. When traveling to play out of town games they can list off facts like, "This team is ranked 3rd in the state of Iowa and has a winning average of 53%." They also always tend to know the last time we played a team too. So you can expect to hear comments like, "Come on girls, we don't need a repeat of September 22, 2009."
4. The Wannabe Coach
This type of parent is pretty self-explanatory. They want to be the coaches best friend and tend to mock actions of the coach. They also base all opinions off of what the coach tells the team. They can often be found watching the game behind the goal or in the corner. That way they get a clear view of what the coach is doing and saying.
Whether you have a stereotypical soccer parent of your own or know of some on the sidelines it is safe to say that they are all slightly crazy, but we love them anyways.
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