There are 4 home games left for the Brumbies. I quite like their 4 game membership, $80 GA for 4 games and all the membership perks which includes first dibs on finals tickets. Sunday the 14th of May is a kid friendly kick off time of 2.35pm, it's also Mothers Day.
My kids are obsessed with the Raiders so we’ll go to a fair few games. I dislike the booing but my kids always join in with the crowd. The crowd always sets such a bad example for kids, I strongly discourage it as I feel it’s being a bad sport especially against the players. I ask my kids how they’d feel if they were being boo’d when they play sports.
Yep! The crowd definitely influences our behaviour, especially of children. Because the crowd didn't like the referees decision my 8 year old nephew blamed the referee for the result of the match, whereas my 5 year old Nephew asked me who won the game.
I often wonder how the booing of the opposition onto the field started? It takes one person to start and everyone else to join in/go along with it and then next thing you know it's part of the game's culture.
Regardless of which code I'm at, I try to be a person to promote change and clap teams onto the field regardless of if they are my team or not. (The exception has been when I've been working with a team, whether it be my own team or an opposing team, it's been hard to sit back and not celebrate your team when you are sitting behind the bench of the opponent 😅)
I think booing is part and parcel on live sport and I’m not against any signs of showing passion (so long as it’s legal). And I actually think the players response to booing sets a great example for kids and says “it’s doesn’t matter what others think. Ignore them and do your best”.
Agree the rugby has been flowing much better this year, but will take time for non-rugby fans to catch on.
Interestingly I was chatting to one of the Brumbs yesterday about it and he said he wouldn't mind being booed onto the field. Being a kicker he would be used to shutting it out anyway.
It's interesting how it's accepted in sports settings but imagine if people started booing others around the office if they didn't agree with a decision that was made or they didn't like their boss. Or to apply it to my own work setting, booing my patient because they didn't take my advice or haven't been doing their rehab exercises.
We loved it because it would only fire us up to try even harder, and it's a very different situation to the office. In the office, everyone is working together, where in sports, fans have paid good money to watch people compete and have every right to express their emotions (so long as it's done in a legal way)
I think both settings require collaboration and I've certainly heard a lot of stories about the toxic office culture and people working against each other, particularly in the public service. Toxic leaders who believe leadership is bossing their team around as opposed to ensuring the environment is safe for them to grow and thrive.
Your insight is always valuable especially given you have been on the field facing the fans, however for fans to have the belief that they have the right to boo or be a bad sport because they've paid money to watch is a bit entitled.
Supporting a team like life itself is a rollercoaster of emotions, we ride the highs and lows together. Loving your team only when they are good is giving the message that the team and the people in it are only loveable when they win. This is where team culture is vital, because the bonds and friendships within the team can help survive the raging fans who feel they've been ripped off. The tough times are where you see who the real fans (friends) are, because they will stick through regardless. It is the tough times when the teams need their fans the most and we all come out more resilient together as a result.
I also enjoy the flowing nature of Union and need to get along to a few more games!
There are 4 home games left for the Brumbies. I quite like their 4 game membership, $80 GA for 4 games and all the membership perks which includes first dibs on finals tickets. Sunday the 14th of May is a kid friendly kick off time of 2.35pm, it's also Mothers Day.
My kids are obsessed with the Raiders so we’ll go to a fair few games. I dislike the booing but my kids always join in with the crowd. The crowd always sets such a bad example for kids, I strongly discourage it as I feel it’s being a bad sport especially against the players. I ask my kids how they’d feel if they were being boo’d when they play sports.
Yep! The crowd definitely influences our behaviour, especially of children. Because the crowd didn't like the referees decision my 8 year old nephew blamed the referee for the result of the match, whereas my 5 year old Nephew asked me who won the game.
I often wonder how the booing of the opposition onto the field started? It takes one person to start and everyone else to join in/go along with it and then next thing you know it's part of the game's culture.
Regardless of which code I'm at, I try to be a person to promote change and clap teams onto the field regardless of if they are my team or not. (The exception has been when I've been working with a team, whether it be my own team or an opposing team, it's been hard to sit back and not celebrate your team when you are sitting behind the bench of the opponent 😅)
I think booing is part and parcel on live sport and I’m not against any signs of showing passion (so long as it’s legal). And I actually think the players response to booing sets a great example for kids and says “it’s doesn’t matter what others think. Ignore them and do your best”.
Agree the rugby has been flowing much better this year, but will take time for non-rugby fans to catch on.
Is there such thing as too much booing?
Interestingly I was chatting to one of the Brumbs yesterday about it and he said he wouldn't mind being booed onto the field. Being a kicker he would be used to shutting it out anyway.
It's interesting how it's accepted in sports settings but imagine if people started booing others around the office if they didn't agree with a decision that was made or they didn't like their boss. Or to apply it to my own work setting, booing my patient because they didn't take my advice or haven't been doing their rehab exercises.
We loved it because it would only fire us up to try even harder, and it's a very different situation to the office. In the office, everyone is working together, where in sports, fans have paid good money to watch people compete and have every right to express their emotions (so long as it's done in a legal way)
I think both settings require collaboration and I've certainly heard a lot of stories about the toxic office culture and people working against each other, particularly in the public service. Toxic leaders who believe leadership is bossing their team around as opposed to ensuring the environment is safe for them to grow and thrive.
Your insight is always valuable especially given you have been on the field facing the fans, however for fans to have the belief that they have the right to boo or be a bad sport because they've paid money to watch is a bit entitled.
Supporting a team like life itself is a rollercoaster of emotions, we ride the highs and lows together. Loving your team only when they are good is giving the message that the team and the people in it are only loveable when they win. This is where team culture is vital, because the bonds and friendships within the team can help survive the raging fans who feel they've been ripped off. The tough times are where you see who the real fans (friends) are, because they will stick through regardless. It is the tough times when the teams need their fans the most and we all come out more resilient together as a result.
Unfortunately the public service is rife with those type of “leaders”. Wouldn’t wash in sport for a second.