What is wrong with parents?

I'll be honest, I am not a father. And I have just recently entered "adulthood". But, it seems that anytime I go to a sporting event for kids, whether its little league or youth basketball or whatever, parents make complete idiots of themselves. And this is so bad for so many reasons:

1) It takes away from the fun of the kids. It seems to me that what sports is supposed to be for kids is often forgotten. Sports are something for kids to do to HAVE FUN, get some good exercise, make some friends, and maybe learn some teamwork. And when a kid is between the ages of 6 and 14, they really could care less if they win. Thirty minutes after the game they are eating pizza or playing a video game and whether they won or lost that day is forgotten. Yet parents moan and complain during the game as if getting the win is what its all about.

2) Parents are setting a bad example for their kids. Whoever the parent was as the little league game I was at that protested and caused the game to be put on hold should consider themselves an embarassment. The example they set that day was "don't consider anyone else, and make sure to make a scene on anything and everything." The bigger problem is that parent not only set a bad example for that kid but for 20 other children who also witnessed this.

3) This "win at all costs" mentality is not good for sports, and its not good for life. When life hits you in face, you bounce back and continue on. You don't pout and moan and whine. And thats all parents seem to do today. Instead of teaching their kids the proper rules and how to deal with adversity, they teach them how to cry when adversity approaches them.

4) When parents take the sport so seriously, kids get burned out. When a sport becomes filled with pressure, a 10-year old can only handle so much. The attitude needs to be relaxed at that age, and basically anytime until high school. Parents are too busy living "through" their children, they forget to be there "for" their children. Parents feel like if little Johnnie loses a game, then they should feel embarrased because the parent feels bad.

I CAN ONLY SAY ONE THING AGAIN: KIDS ARE THERE FOR THE FUN. PARENTS COULD LEARN ALOT FROM THAT.