I'm curious if anyone that was attending the subs at Smokey Valley witnessed the behavior of some of the parents from the Russell club. I understand that all parents want our children to do well in this sport, and try to encourage them in all aspects of this sport, but I have a little problem with parents that go above and beyond just cheering for their child. When an entire club comes down to mat side to yell for a child, and I understand these are qualifying tournaments, but the rules state that only the coaches and wrestlers are to be down there. I guess that my problem lies in the fact that having an entire club at mat side is only distracting for the wrestlers themselves. It's one thing to be supportive of our children, but it's another thing to be down there to make another child feel intimidated because of the large crowd that is there to basically yell against them. Not only is this discouraging to the wrestler that is opposing this team, but it is very distracting for the coaches of both wrestlers. I even overheard other coaches from other clubs that were at the tournament, speaking about how inappropriate this behavior was. I don't know how anyone else feels on this situation, but would like some feedback. Remember, as it gets closer to state, we as parents, spectators, and friends won't be able to be down by the mats. Maybe we need to start staying further away from the mats, and allow our children to focus on what the coaches are telling them to do. It's hard enough for them to hear what they need to without all of the parents, teammates, and club supporters there chanting out their own opinions at them. My last issue has to do with parents making rude and outlandish comments about another child's parent. This is really uncalled for. Especially when the kids are the ones that hear these comments. We all need to remember, we are here for the kids, and we need to conduct ourselves in a better manner, because these kids hear and see what we do and say, and it affects them all more than we know. These kids may be in competition against one another, but more times than not, they produce good friendships that may last them a lifetime, and it would be sad if that was ruined because of a nasty, unneeded comment made by a parent. Besides, have any of the parents tried to get to know any of their child's parents that they compete against? You might be surprised...they may be really nice!