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Thompson Reuters News Service and Ipsos conducted a poll recently of more than 23,000 adults throughout 22 countries regarding parental behavior during kids’ participation in sports programs.
The poll revealed that respondents from the United States were the most likely to witness poor behavior by parents (60 percent) than those in any other country. Following close behind were India (59 percent), Italy (55 percent), Argentina (54 percent), Canada (53 percent) and Australia (50 percent).
Perhaps most disturbing was that 35 percent of adults worldwide reported witnessing a parent become physically or verbally abusive toward a coach or official. Thirty-five percent.