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imo- (which isnt worth much i realize)- i am very involved with the sports program in our local school. if this were a junior high or pee wee game i would have a stronger response, but it wasnt, it was high school ball. however, there is a lot more to sports than playing the game and winning. there is a reason taxpayers continue to support sports programs in their schools and its not because most of them think they are raising future pro sports athletes. its because it is a teaching tool. aside from the athletic skills it takes to be on a team, for my children, sports is a way to learn discipline, respect for your teammates and your opponents, and how to work as a team. these teams teach our kids valuable skills that will go on with them in the work place. how to know what your strengths and weaknesses are and to recognize strenghts in others. how to overcome difficult situations, how to believe in yourself despite unbelievable odds, but also how to be gracious, humble and merciful. this is a case where someone fell a bit short.
imo- (which isnt worth much i realize)- i am very involved with the sports program in our local school. if this were a junior high or pee wee game i would have a stronger response, but it wasnt, it was high school ball. however, there is a lot more to sports than playing the game and winning. there is a reason taxpayers continue to support sports programs in their schools and its not because most of them think they are raising future pro sports athletes. its because it is a teaching tool. aside from the athletic skills it takes to be on a team, for my children, sports is a way to learn discipline, respect for your teammates and your opponents, and how to work as a team. these teams teach our kids valuable skills that will go on with them in the work place. how to know what your strengths and weaknesses are and to recognize strenghts in others. how to overcome difficult situations, how to believe in yourself despite unbelievable odds, but also how to be gracious, humble and merciful. this is a case where someone fell a bit short.
Very well put, kudos and reps.
I think they should have offered to stop at half-time - and I'll bet it was considered - but that would have been awkward/humiliating too. Stopping at half-time and a gracious explanation was the only opportunity and no one took it.
But they should NOT forfeit and they CERTAINLY should not apologize!
Psh, maybe they should have shot a couple into the loser's basket to "make it fair".
((Personally, I do think it very unsportmanlike to completely obliterate another team in such fashion. A good competitive game is much better than a blowout))
so a christian team runs up the score on a much smaller school consisting of students with learning disabilities? Wow, I'm impressed!
they ran a full court press and shot 3 pointers till they reached 100 points and only then backed off, time to be sorry was about 60 points ago. what a joke of a coach, no the kids shouldn't apologise but the coach... what a scumbag. What does he want to prove anyway?
I just read that the coach got fired. Though not necessarily for running up the score but for refusing to apologize for it.
Anyway, I think people are making too big of a deal about this. I played high school soccer on a really bad team. So bad that we lost one of our games 17-0 which has to be the equivalent of losing a basketball game 100-0. Did it scar me for life? No. In fact, now I look back at it and laugh. Yeah it was embarrassing at the time but no more embarrassing than lots of other stuff that happened in high school.
why were they even in the same league? It was certainly poor sportsmanship but they should not have had to forfeit. Given the situation, they should have been prepared for something llike that happening and had a plan. Shooting 3's and keeping in your first string....no excuse for that.
I don't have a problem with them running up the score, what I do have a problem with is the fact that even in the 2nd half up by over 60 points, they were still going with full court press with all the starters in and still shooting 3s. That's what I have a problem with. Once up by 50 or 60 points, he should have put in the bench and layed off full court press and 3 pointers. There is more to playing games than just winning. The coach sounds like an arrogant jerk!
why were they even in the same league? It was certainly poor sportsmanship but they should not have had to forfeit. Given the situation, they should have been prepared for something llike that happening and had a plan. Shooting 3's and keeping in your first string....no excuse for that.
If by league you mean conference, well that happens often. My JV Basketball team scheduled some good teams outside our conference quite often because they were the only ones available.
Honestly, there's no reason for the losing team to forfeit, but the other team IMO needs to just back off a little when you go up by 40-50 or so.
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