When youth teams come to a public facility to compete, along with their parents and spectators, there is some times a slight undercurrent of hostility beneath the anxiety, fun, and entertainment of the match. However slight, it is there with many of the adults.  Occasionally it becomes intense. For some reason, when people come to the same private youth club week after week, the parents and spectators for the different teams become friends and this hostility is not there. There is no undercurrent of hostility. 

          There is cheering by all for both teams' good play.  There is comarederie, with the a gemutlish, and warm ambiance all way around.   This has nothing to do size of the league, or the level of play, or the familiarity of the opponents with each other.  In fact the difference is so striking, we cannot explain the difference; and we have no other private clubs to compare it to. 

            Were this not the case, we would have a policy with the usual constraints on sportsmanship and parental inappropriate behavior.   So far, for the last 10 years, we have not needed such a policy. So our policies have to do only with logistics, playing and training.  There is a statement on our registration form that we tolerate no criticism of players, spectators or referees and that any one who does criticize will be promptly refunded their money and not be allowed at the Club thereafter. It was not needed.