No, oddly enough, this isn't about Psycho Soccer Coach.
Today, Busy Girl was refereeing a game on one field. She left her bag at the next field over, where she had done the previous game. It actually wasn't very far away from her, but her back was to it. I walked up to her game in progress, and, she points at the next field over and says, "Is that my soccer jersey?"
I looked at the next field over, and, sure enough, the boy playing goalie was wearing her (as yet unused and clean) soccer jersey. We thought perhaps Busy Girl's friend, who was reffing that game had told them they could use it if they didn't have a goalie jersey, but, we knew that wasn't likely.
At half-time, Busy Girl ran over to the referees of that game and asked for her jersey back. The (adult) referee said that she could have it back after the game was over! Apparently, the coach of that team didn't have a goalie jersey and picked Busy Girl's bag to rifle through for a different (from their uniform) colored shirt for his goalie. The kicker is that the referees saw him do it and knew it wasn't his bag, and, they were mystified about why I was angry!
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YOU! ARE! KIDDING!!! Please say you are kidding. You aren't, are you?
Oh wow. I am speechless. Oh...wow.
The nerve!
I think you need to start having a stiff drink (or three) before you go to soccer. It seems that's what all the other adults are doing.
There is NO other possible explanation.
I.am.speechless. Was she expected to wear said used, sweaty jersey after the game was completed, per the coach? That gets a big euwww!
see? it's stories like this that make be glad our kids weren't involved in sports! no one ever rifled through their stuff to "borrow" a video game controller! (yes yes... i know we were terrible parents...sigh)
p.s. thanks for that link (re: the hawk) all i can say is aieeeeeeeeee!!!! i, too, am glad bobo's story didn't end tha way! tee hee! (tee hee, but, still... aieeee!) : D
OMG! I would have been livid! Whether the bag was left there or not that was her personal property. So wrong!
Perhaps psycho soccer coach's weirdness is somehow, mystically, spreading through the air down at the soccer pitch, morphing into rudeness and inappropriateness wherever it goes. It's magic! Cuz that is just weird. Eww! But, happily, this means more laundry for you! lucky...
WHAT? What is wrong with these people???
I just love when the big people set such good examples for the children at recreational sporting events. NOT!
They owe your daughter one. Pick a game, perhaps the next one, and tell the coach that you need the use of his team's jersey. If he refuses, talk to the referee. They owe her something at least equivalent and perhaps more, but in the male code of fair play, it should not be less. Make him give up something of some value in exchange for what he did. You can bet he would have thought twice about taking it if he knew the kid's dad just got out of prison.
People never cease to amaze me.
I had a guy last year who wanted to know if I was going to put Tony into Ice Hockey. I told him probably not, that we were at the ice rink just for the fun and practice.
"All kids need to be on a team," he told me.
Yeah, well, after reading your post I beg to differ. I think we'll just keep to our cool, calm collected selves.
Audacity. While I'm surprised that anyone would do that (rifle through a bag not theirs), I'm more surprised that the response wasn't at all contrite. Egads are people rude these days...
I think the Patron Saint of Soccor has deemed you worthy of receiving all the crap that goes on there. The only thing to say is W.O.W.
Is this a TRUE story? I can't believe the nerve of some people! Geeze Louise! I'd be pissed too!
Oh, we're all like one big family over there, you know... My soccer bag is your soccer bag... My Icee is your Icee....
But my husband? What exactly was going on when you were "quite close to my husband" yesterday, Busy Mom?! ;)
Sometimes when it comes to competitive sports, people's good sense goes out the window. It's very bizarre, but I've seen it happen on many occasions. THE GAME MUST GO ON--at any cost.
I guess next time she could put a mouse trap in there for the next intruder! Don't people have a clue anymore.
No way! That is ridiculous! That's bordering on theft.
I am convinced that when there were passing out cooth - most people skipped that line. I would so be weirded out by some stranger wearing something of mine before I got to wear it.
Yikes! When I read this stuff, I admit I'm glad my daughter pursued dance and gymnastics. However, my one year old is obsessed with all round objects... so I'm bracing myself for some time at the soccer field!
I would have been IRATE! You had every right to be angry. I cannot believe that the Coach (OF ALL PEOPLE) would do such a thing!
Oh, I can only thank the powers that be, that such a situation has not presented itself to me (yet). Because I am sure NOBODY would be happy about the outcome.
people are freaks!
I think I would have asked them to return the $100 bill that was missing out of there after the coach got into her stuff!
Find out where he lives and paper him. The coach, paper the coach... Better yet, find out his home number and email it to me... I will prank him at 3 am on a monday night. How friggin rude.
Oh, The more I think of it the more pi$$ed off I get and it is not even MY kid! Have it dry cleaned and give him the bill next week. I'd love to see the look on his face. Man, I want to smack this guy!!!