As a sports parent here in Vermont, as well as a hockey/lacrosse coach, this type of behavior from parents has become quite common. My son is a 14U (bantam) hockey player, and I’ve witnessed 3 fights in the stands already this season. He also plays on a “select” travel team which plays in tournaments all over New England and Quebec. Same thing everywhere we go. It’s absolutely disgusting.
After I saw this on the news yesterday, I was thinking back to my youth/HS/college playing career and I don’t remember this type of stuff happening ever. I graduated HS in 1997 for reference. Was this type of behavior always a thing?