It has nothing to do with a penalty, an offside or a disputed foul: it’s just that there is never an end to the worst. A couple of days in Cinisello, at the end of a match between teenagers between the local team and the Ausonia Academy, some parents of the “guests” thought it best to go down into the changing rooms and punch the opposing coach and manager, sending them to the hospital. All obviously under the eyes of his children and teammates. Applause… And so after insults, threats or the classic “break his legs…” which is an evergreen of sporting rudeness shouted by those who should teach education, i.e. parents, the news tells of another episode that will leave an indelible mark on the minds of the 22 boys who were on the field: because at that age, for better or for worse, examples are valid. But that’s how it goes now. Parents accompanying their children who play sports should be prohibited. Get mums and dads out of the changing rooms, the football pitches, the stands, the swimming pools, the athletics tracks. Leave the kids with their coaches, let them be scolded, punished, rewarded or put on the bench without mum and dad being there to comfort them, to console them and to explain to them that they are the best, that the coach doesn’t understand anything and that whoever has played in their place is not worth it, he is a “loser…”. Then the arrogant parents in the stands are the same arrogant ones in the car, queuing at a counter, with teachers, at work, at home. And unfortunately children learn. And if they also raise their hands, a complaint is welcome, as was done in Cinisello. Even if the fear is that it will be of little use because the damage has already been done.