My Husband Watching Youth Sports

Coaches love when parents give suggestions in real-time 😅 #comedy #youthsports #marriedlife
What stage of sports parenting are you in? • 6 Stages of Youth Sports
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[@thewoodsman4157]

“I love it when parents give feedback in real time” - said no coach ever 😆

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

Exactly

[@robertbowman448]

As a ref, we love it when parents are completely ignorant of the rules (especially the differences at the youth level).

[@ImNotaRussianBot]

Yes, that was the joke.

[@naomiarram5187]

As Nicholas' mom, I can confirm that he celebrated the 10th anniversary of his 12th birthday, last month. You wanna make something of it?

[@jackiek5782]

The amount of times I've wanted to see birth certificates from the other teams is accurate.

[@roryridge4242]

They were probably faked anyway

[@MrsABC7997]

This is so accurate! I'm the mom that sits with sunglasses on, away from everyone & watches everything & hubby walks the football field, with the team, "helping the coaches" 😂😂😂

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

"Helping" 😅

[@teresahuntoon3535]

My husband was the "Nicholas"! He was literally 6'2" when he was 12. He played elite baseball and was constantly having to provide his birth certificate to prove his age. FYI, he grew up to be 6'8". 😂

[@melissasinclair9303]

My kid too. And he was basically done growing. He grew one more inch. (He’s now 18).

[@YouthfulOne]

@@melissasinclair9303FYI he’s not done yet 😂

[@BougieBigE]

Our 9.5 year old daughter is 5’5”. Daddy’s 6’4” and I am 5’9”. Size 10 women’s shoes on her. Everyone thinks she’s a teacher’s aide.

[@paulwalton1222]

I was a tall kid too. Had to pay adult bus fare when I was only 13.

[@thewaitingape]

Still didn't make it to the Pro's. A valuable perspective for all overzealous parents.

[@melrox8809]

Kim as Pen is always funny 😆

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

Thanks for being here

[@Thisissarah815]

My dad once got a red card watching my brother’s soccer team 😂

[@maryo.paddock8093]

When my (now 33 year old son) was like eight or so, he played soccer and my husband and another dad who knew NOTHING about soccer became the coaches because the guy who was supposed to do it never showed up. So they got printed out directions and made up a ton of drills. The team beat everybody in the league--in part because a little boy named Nicholas (aka Nick) was some sort of soccer prodigy. Seriously. He owned the field (years later, he got a scholarship to some college because of this gift). The next year, our second borne, age 7, played goalie on a different team while his Dad coached his brother (his coach thought it was hilarious that he hung upside down from the goal-screen thing and jumping down to block the shot--every time). My husband and I were watching his team play one day and I noticed this great big guy walking up and down the boundary line (?) yelling at the kids. "Is that a coach?" I asked my husband. "No," he replied with a sigh. "That's a dad."

[@louissivo9660]

Kim is perfection as usual, but I loved Penn in the background trying to stifle his laughter. Great feedback that she was on-point in acting like him. I think we need (if they would be willing) your kids doing a skit where they mimic you two! This is how our parents act... ;-)

[@BobbiGail]

Yes!

[@Ashley-up3ou]

PC has done a few imitating Penn that are really funny. I haven't seen Lola act like Kim, though.

[@michellemunn7959]

The car slowing down to wonder what is going on lol

[@hemaccabe4292]

I would just like to point out that, many decades ago, I was an eighth grader, a year younger than most of my fellow students because my parents saved on childcare by starting me early, who was over 6ft, had a mustache and beard. Though I did shave. Would have weighed somewhere around 250lbs. Go easy on Nick.

[@trebmaster]

NO. Go hard!

[@hemaccabe4292]

@@trebmaster PC should go hard. P Sr should stop with the accusations.

[@mluna1237]

One of my cousins is like that. He's a very quiet teenager now, but as a toddler, he was kicked out of several preschools because of age-appropriate behavioral issues that teachers didn't want to deal with in a kid his size.

[@hemaccabe4292]

@@mluna1237 Pre-school was okay for me. I had a crush on the teacher because she smelled nice. Elementary school was rougher as I was larger than most kids but developmentally a year behind.

[@lindaseel9986]

Penn, cracking up in the background! 😂😂😂😂

[@andreakaniecki7250]

Hearing Penn chuckle through the whole thing killed me. 😂

[@ragreen2]

I love when Kim role plays as Penn! To be fair, Penn is great as Kim ... but is so much better when this goes both ways! ... Maybe Kim and Penn need to do joint cross roll playing about themselves as a couple ... Yay! ❤❤

[@emilyviehland3544]

She nailed the body and facial movements! 😂

[@JenniferBrown-hm4sx]

We really DID get asked for a birth certificate once. Our older son was born tall and never fell into even the 99th percentile for height. He actually WAS nearly 6 feet tall at age 12. ALWAYS the tallest kid in his class and he was actually the youngest. He’s all grown up now…..and 6’7”.

[@jamarleo]

Same here! It was kind of alarming the first time, but he's gotten used to it.

[@wendyfletcher6132]

Being the mom of a kid who was 6’ 2” at 12 years old, I carried a birth certificate with me at all times.

[@Cooksongrl]

I was the super small girl who had to use ID for the opposite reason. However being 14 and still saying I was 12 to get a discount on a few things every once in a while was nice lol

[@Sica210]

Hey, Wendy- @Wendyfletcher6132 Idk why your comment immediately had me think, _”This Mom is a badass!”_ Idk why, you, carrying your kid’s birth certificate automatically triggered in my head, “badass.” And, “Bet she been putting them -karens- other moms in their _place!”_ 👊🏼 My exact thoughts. Also, since you are a mom, and, since, quite frankly, moms don’t hear it enough… You’re a badass, Wendy! 👏🏼👏🏼 Sending good vibes your way! ✌🏼

[@Sica210]

@@Cooksongrl I understand you, girl! I’m 35 and still continue to get carded… I’ve even got carded trying to *_buy a lighter!_* 🤭 Okay! Anyone asking to see my I.D. because they think I’m under 21, or, heck, under *18!?* Yep, I’m more than happy to whip my ID out, you know?! I know, for sure, that I’ll never be one to complain about “having to show my I.D.” - That’s a _compliment_ that will boost my mood *instantly!* Lol 🫶🏻

[@usg9652]

Kim saying/mouthing the "F" word made me chuckle.

[@chivonfortney1656]

Kim did awesome acting as her husband! I laughed so much! 😂

[@pandasarevicious]

My 6 year old is playing her first soccer game this Saturday… the team has had one practice. It’s gonna be a shitshow 😅

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

Good luck!

[@susanobrien9917]

It's hilarious how bad they are at that age I have video of my little boy sitting at first base picking flowers while the other team was batting 🤣🤣🤣🤣 priceless

[@pandasarevicious]

@@susanobrien9917 my kid spent most of the practice kissing all the soccer balls and laughing maniacally 🤦‍♀️ then she told me “mommy I think I’m so good at soccer.” At least she’s confident 🤣

[@crzycolchris]

My 6 year old just started flag football. I was asked to help out with the coach and ended up calling the offense. I don't like coaching however. I get to get the best view of my son playing his first year. I'm literally on the field with the boys drawing up the plays on my tablet. Then I step back about 5 yards and get to watch my son play.. I'll never forget this time

[@Steve-ue5zs]

Congratulations, your impersonation of myself and every father in my family is spot on. 😂

[@bobinchampions6411]

Is no one going to talk about how Nicholas was late because he was picking up his kids from 3rd Grade?

[@patriciadurham643]

I can’t sit! I can’t sit! Sitting don’t work! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

Gotta pace back and forth...

[@patriciadurham643]

@@holdernessfamilylaughs I never could sit down when my kids played sports! I would always tell their dad that I can’t sit! I can’t breathe! I have to walk. 😂😂😂😂😂 I love you guys!!!

[@ericazimmer5343]

So funny! Please do a wife version! 😂

[@sammybowden9440]

We are past the youth sports part of our life, but this was exactly my husband watching his FSU Seminoles. He mostly watches games standing behind the couch.

[@robbymounce5764]

Probably just in case his team has a GREAT PLAY or something like that and so he can (LITERALLY) JUMP FOR JOY……………..? lol ❤

[@SomeGuy-rc2lc]

Love it when you two rip on each other like this. Haha.

[@mce1939]

Love! So true!! "I mean, the mom's not even that big. How does her son end up being that big?" LMAO cuz we get that all the time. I am a tiny human, only 5 feet & petite. And my son has always been big! Not even overweight, just huge. And it doesn't come from my husband. He's only 5' 8" if that. My son is 13 now & is still growing like crazy! He's a baseball kid, and of course plays First base with his size always being one of the bigger kids. What's even more wild is that as big as my son is, we come across kids every tournament that are even bigger. It's always a little shock when we see that.

[@tracystocks3832]

🤪I ENJOY WATCHING THE VIEW YOU TWO HAVE FOR EACH OTHER ( PRICELESS FUN )🤪

[@laydsimba]

There’s always that one huge kid that everyone thinks is a 22 year old. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chadcook3709]

I was a travel baseball coach for the demon deacons from wake forest. If you see a young kid with a mustache, thank creative for it 😂😂

[@carolrondou6161]

I love the giggles in the background

[@icedog1123]

Thank you for the laughs

[@brentj.peterson6070]

This is one of their best skits! 😆

[@Nurichiri]

That car at 1:15 just slowing down to see what you guys are doing.

[@mcbain1025]

I use the phrase "I bet he drove himself here" when I see the "Birth Certificate" kid on the field.

[@gwynwellliver4489]

In 1997 I was reffing U8s with teens as linesman. Angry Coach was mad that I wasn't calling fouls (no fouls in that age group at the time) I gave him a warning. The nice coach tried to protect me and got his arm broken by the jerk. The guy was banned from coaching. His faimly and the team kids were so embarrassed. I hope those kids grew up to be good parents. 😢

[@lisasharf1442]

Broke his arm?!?! Yikes!!!

[@NODE1975]

I ❤ this couple so much 😂

[@Allen2]

Yeah, the attitudes: public loud voice, direct to wife side-mouth sotto voce revelatory of truth: nailed it Kim. That clipboard has seen some weather beaten game time.

[@sandrainontario6710]

I'm so envious of Kim's legs😂😂

[@tracystocks3832]

THANKS FOR MAKING YOUR FANS SMILE AND LAUGH. ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT CLIPS YOU TWO ARE GOING TO SHARE WITH US

[@brookealonzo3703]

You guys are hilarious! Thanks for all the great videos!

[@JUMALATION1]

I had a classmate that got a dark mustache in grade 6 or 7 already. All the girls had a crush on him because of that and the fact that he gave off "surfer boy" vibes with blonde spiky hair and a deep tan. I would not have thought he was 12 years old the first time I saw him 😆 He was also a decent soccer player if I remember correctly ⚽

[@Subdood04]

My son David was “Nicholas” at 12. The other coaches actually did ask for age verification at one point. He had to cut a little weight to actually play in the league he was in. But once he made weigh in, his coaches cut his diet loose! And living vicariously through our children is a real thing. Who knew.

[@suef6901]

I love you guys. Just hilarious. I needed that.😂😅😊

[@SantosChronicles]

This is so amazing. You guys are so relatable and literally the all American Family. #TakeNickDown

[@hemaccabe4292]

Penn you're such a good sport!

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

He really is ❤

[@tiffanyc8307]

Youth sports are on a whole different level when we see a big kids parents we’re always asking for birth certificates and joking about that being a high schooler

[@Rougeleader88]

I was 5'5" in 5th grade. The amount of times I was pulled aside by coaches, refs, and parents and grilled on how I need to stop lying about my age is really sad lol especially since I had no balance from growing too fast... I fell over a lot.😂

[@finkjeb2779]

Thanks for another great video, a perfect pick me up on a hot day....why does the time go so slow today

[@hemaccabe4292]

Glad to know I'm not the only one with these sorts of feelings. Thanks.

[@robylove9190]

Good morning Kim and Penn❤

[@marthahancock7938]

I knew a woman in Akron who coached a fifth grade girls basketball team at a Catholic school. Not only did they lose all their games; they never scored a point! They stayed together and were really good in middle school.

[@missouriprideusa6241]

They should have their kids play each other; Lola as PC and PC as Lola. 😂

[@craiggrider8363]

Iron Man 3 -- Whaaaaat?! Late to the party ... yes. But it was still an unexpected surprise watching a rerun of it tonight. 😃

[@voiceojane]

No joke, my daughter played up a year on her team in middle school, and her team played up a year in the league to have enough opponents. As our team parents dropped off their girls at one game, the opposing team pulled in, climbed out of the cars they drove, and stubbed out their cigarettes on the asphalt before they took the field! 😂🤣

[@WendyChaconMD]

Me! I'm the mom sitting away from everyone, with the collapsible chair way back by a tree, taking photos with my telephoto lens!

[@raetrimble6989]

Our 4th graders walked into a basketball game and the other team were ALL 6 feet tall! We started contemplating asking for birth certificates until all their parents walked in. The MOMS were 6 feet tall!

[@captainjoshuagleiberman2778]

I think Nicholas is a ringer, just marking time until he gets scouted by the majors.😂

[@phyllismcmullen7910]

Lol...great 😅video that was me...with my boy....

[@pmbrulle1097]

Funny! And also why I’ve always hated attending youth sports- the parents make it miserable

[@zachariousmccool5768]

Hahaha. Ughhhh so funny. Dramatized for sure but....well there are some parents out there like this lol. I also wonder just how many outtakes there were because you were "imerssed" in the role so it would of been incredible to have like a friend of yours acting as a like soccer mom......but like obviously a huge beefcake and you guys get into like a water baloon fight to defend your kids honors......hahaa and its all happening in the background while the kids are struggling to even pass or hit the ball.....omg that would be so funny. I truly enjoyed that. I love your videos......I dont really comment though.....sorry.

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

Yes this was definitely dramatized.

[@zachariousmccool5768]

@@holdernessfamilylaughs lol yeah I know....its a skit. But funny regardless. I remember being a kid in these sports and hearing/seeing those type of parents lol

[@ColleenJoudrey]

My husband is a BJJ coach and BJJ dad so he understands both sides.

[@catboxcleaner3532]

Ah, Kim is _adorable_ as Penn.

[@geauxherd762]

It’s like in the little league World Series. 12 year olds that are 6’2” 230 with scholarship offers 5 years out to the ACC or SEC.

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

That's wild!!

[@maryblakley3590]

My daughter is in seventh grade and just joined a team sport for the first time since kindergarten. I really really hope ringette parents aren't like this.

[@TravelSmallLiveBig]

I question the ages of some of those “puppies” in the dog park. That’s all I got…

[@blackcatbloodyrose7974]

My cousin was the big kid and dominated in football until grades. He reached mid 6 foot by 16 and was nothing but muscle layered under quite a bit of fat. His team went from never winning to straight wins.

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

I had a friend with a full beard by age 12. Like a FULL beard. Fuller than mine as an adult and I'm an Eastern European Jew. By age 18, he was balding. He's 42 now. I kind of want to google him.

[@scotttovey]

Well; Now everyone knows who started that rumor.

[@juanitadudley8333]

My nephew went to a tiny school started by a church. They difnt have spirts so he played for the churche's basketball team. It was a small league. One of the players on another team had an ankle bracelet on. I'm not talking about jewelry.

[@chadbaxter5578]

Has Penn ever been warned or kicked out of a kids game?

[@doomsdayaddams2894]

I am thinking of my nephew (6’3” at 13) and my uncle (6’7” at 15 with a full beard).

[@70s80s]

You're supposed to make grunting noises when you get up out of the chair!

[@brieanastraiton3665]

I can see this being me too easily lol. I was big into like all sports growing up. Frfr my schedule was nuts. Every season I had a sport and trained/swam over the summer. My 6yo daughter just started gymnastics over the summer and we signed up for the school year. The ONE sport I did not do. I have a couple years before meets become a real thing for us. I'm already studying how scoring works. I get how the Olympic scoring works but that's not how it will be at least for a few years. Next Simone Biles? 😂😂😂

[@icedog1123]

Good morning

[@jamarleo]

As the mom of a Nicholas I feel seen and a wee bit enraged. Love the shirt though--I think I'm going to make one like that for basketball season and watch the sparks fly.

[@outdooraf]

Smoke show!

[@Rood67]

Love these “how the other half is” videos. Both have laughed at themselves. Yet, as the other comments here shows - they are representative of the stereotypical two kids and a dog families.

[@Extinguisher10]

4 3 3 vs 4 2 4? If this is football they're playing a man short. Personally I'm a fan of the 3 3 5 defense

[@michelleculver238]

😂😂😂

[@mikemcconeghy4658]

I was one of those way too big kids, but I was terrible at sports. Too much bovine growth hormone in my milk or something.

[@Bluesbabesrv]

Yes, when id older guys for alcohol and they give me grief. I tell them, guys in high school are tall, growing beards and going bald.

[@logicandlaughs]

My husband does the, "I'm going to stand over here with my emotions" and the prep talk (not pep) to the kid with stats and play ideas, then silent miming during the game followed up with a break down of every play and stat with my son on the drive home. He used to take it really personally when they would lose... but he's gotten better about that over the years. I'm definitely the shades over the eyes and pretending to watch mom... even the sounds though... I just know everyone is getting injured constantly out there.

[@shannonhoffman7873]

I'm the dad.

[@motherwelldoula]

Anyone who dislikes this video is Nicholas' mom.

[@maxye8854]

is it a coincidence that darren rhymes with aaron?

[@IceNixie0102]

...Why doesn't Penn just coach?

[@barbshircel9154]

I am guessing that this is wayyyyy over exaggerated. In our area it is getting super hard to get coaches and refs because of crazy parents. Not saying you are.... but parents had to sign a document this year that said that we needed to behave ourselves or will get banned from games. Also the point was added that there is a shortage of refs and if parents think the refs are not good, they should take the classes and become a ref and get paid to do it their way. Let the kids play and let the coaches and refs do their jobs. It is a tough job.... 😁

[@trebmaster]

OK I wanna see this Nicholas "kid".

[@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority]

ok..that just stabbed me..I was 6'2" at 12..and I'm not a boy...and I have bright red hair

[@YouthfulOne]

You must be a beautiful young woman! Middle school years are tough - period. Even if you can’t fully appreciate it now, someday your friends will look old but natural redheads just don’t turn grey and age the same. You’re beautiful just because you’re you!😊

[@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority]

@@YouthfulOne *Young* applied about 40 years ago..I was in middle school when the movie Towering Inferno came out...an unintentional nickname happened.

[@YouthfulOne]

@@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority nah, still does. Age is just a number. Kids can be blunt and cruel (realize where they learn it from). I’m sure you’re still a beautiful young woman (@ least in heart).

[@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority]

@@YouthfulOne I kinda prefer tough old broad these days.:)

[@YouthfulOne]

@@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority u go girl!👍😂

[@loophead614]

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[@jackson5116]

Your husband wears short shorts?

[@tripduece2055]

Nice Carolina panthers chair 😂 they aren’t going to win a single game this season

[@TheGreatLKHS]

Kim's performance was very funny. However, it was very difficult for me to physically watch this video. Both the camera work and the editing were very frantic, much more than the usual Holderness productions. I watched the wife back to school vand Daddy Can't See videos today without any problems. For this youth sports video, I had to pause the video twice because the footage gave me eye strain. The focal points on the screen changed almost every second. Very funny premise. Very well acted. The cinematography and editing needed improvement. Okay. That's all. Thanks for reading. 😁

[@luigiscazzari4724]

Penn is right, 4-2-4 is a terrible positioning for a football ( soccer for you Americans ) team. 😢😢😢

[@lapurta22]

Penn does Kim so much better

[@genusobscura9553]

Ok I usually love you guys but.. Is this like, normal to Americans? The whole vibe of this is just so strange and unsettling to me

[@Greens5511]

I love the parodies, but is it just me that when I hear Kim or Pen laughing in the background while filming it kinda loses it for me. It's funny, I don't need or want background laughter throughout the video.

[@aostara]

I'm the opposite - that just makes me laugh harder

[@encourageandrepeat8375]

Laughing makes me laugh, and when they do that it just tells me that they hit the nail on the head!