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either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby

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AFTER the latest outbreak of Dugout Rage at Chelsea last weekend, isn't it time we considered going back to the days when we didn't have dozens of players, coaches, assistants, kit men, physios and pedicurists sitting on the touchline?
If youngsters see dads acting like hooligans on the touchline, it sets a terrible example.
As this week's ECHO investigation revealed, some referees are now refusing to cover games because they fear being attacked by deranged parents who are having hissy fits on the touchline.
But I refuse to dignify such boorish behaviour by referring to them as, say, Touchline T**s, Touchline T***s or Touchline T** ts.
PARENTS and fans could be forced to sign behaviour contracts in an attempt to stamp out touchline abuse at youth football matches across Coventry and Warwickshire.
The behaviour contracts were one of a raft of ideas discussed when Coventry Minor League held a crisis meeting this week to tackle the rise of touchline abuse this season.
Croke Park Stadium Director Peter McKenna has revealed that leading bosses are happy enough to continue walking up and down the touchline, even though there are top class facilities in the Hogan Stand.
Coaches and parents at the academy believe youth teams across Coventry and Warwickshire could drive out touchline abuse by adopting similar measures.
AFTER the latest outbreak of Dugout Rage at Chelsea last weekend, isn't it time we considered going back to the days when we didn't have dozens of players, coaches, assistants, kit men, physios and pedicurists sitting on the touchline? On the grounds that - especially with the fourth official standing there like a defenceless Special PC calling for calm with one hand on his phone - they're encouraging riots.
The "contract" was one of a number of ideas proposed at a crisis meeting between Coventry Minor League officials and football clubs aimed at tackling the alarming rise in touchline abuse.