Children’s sports fields should be as quiet as libraries, according to sports experts as screaming parents, says Richard Fitzpatrick, are doing enormous damage to children’s fragile self-esteem

The GAA is considering having silent games to hush parents’ criticism.

Standing alone in the centre-circle, they feel safe from the venom being discharged from the sideline.

WHEN I was 15-years-old or so I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to go on a school trip to Barcelona.