Does fighting solve anything? Nope. I learned that lesson long ago.

Fighting is ridiculous at any level, but it's particularly pathetic when it involves parents and sports.

A couple weeks ago a New Jersey youth baseball coach (in a police sponsored league) was arrested and charged with aggravated assault for head-butting a rival coach after a game.

According to the Star Ledger, the alleged attack took place during the traditional, post-game hand-shakes between the teams, a symbolic expression that connotes good will and sportsmanship. (Obviously somebody didn't get the memo.)

"Basically they had words, and this guy just head-butts (the Westfield coach) in the face," Capt. Cliff Auchter of the Westfield police told the newspaper.

I'm tired of reading stories about overzealous parents and coaches getting so caught up in the outcome of the game they forget what's really important.

Youth sports shouldn't be about winning, and it certainly isn't about the parents. A summer recreation league is about participation, having fun and learning the fundamentals of the sport.

What kind of example are parents setting for their kids when they're throwing haymakers after a game?

Just because parents act like fools at sporting events doesn't give kids a free pass to join them.

A brawl between two high school softball teams Monday night in Colorado Springs had to be broken up by police. The Denver Post reported, police had to be summoned to break up a fight involving more than 30 people, some armed with bats.

The fight started after a player was hit by a pitch and charged the mound. Of course it did. What else are you suppose to do when you get hit by a pitch ... walk to first base?

The softball game was cancelled, and both teams will likely to be reprimanded.

I hope the teams will look back at the brouhaha and realize fighting wasn't the answer, and it certainly didn't solve anything.