“I don’t want to be an angry man, I want to be a father. But if being an angry man brings them their dreams, I will tolerate what I am missing.” Those who have stood on a sideline for any children’s match in any code will be familiar with the man who is pursuing his child’s dreams—or perhaps his own—through anger. You might have encountered one rarely, or maybe you see one most weekends. Perhaps you find that sometimes you are becoming that parent yourself. Many may be familiar with the case of Gjert Ingebrigtsen, father of Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who…

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