Sportsmanship

jmackMember

Mr. Goins wrote a column in Sundays paper that appeared on the front page of the Region section. Mr Goins mentioned teaching kids sportsman ship in youth sports and I agree with him on his stance. I played youth sports and high school sports and was taught sportsmanship and class by my high school coaches as well as my youth league coaches.

I coach youth league sports now and I have witnesssed some pretty pathetic displays of sportsmanship in some youth league coaches, especially baseball. I have seen coaches score as many runs as they can. I think this is a lack of class. You also see some very poor sportsmanship from the parents in the stands as well and this translates to the kids. When mom and dad are bad sports, so are the kids.

When you have coaches intentially run up the scores in youth games it is bad and their day will come when they get a dose of their own medicine!

I believe this was the case with the youth football game Mr. Goins mentioned in his article. I am aware of the two youth programs that he mentioned. Mr. Goins has failed to mention that team that got scored on again with 3 seconds left in the game, also done the same thing last year!

9/22/097:42 AM

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CrustyMacOld Faithful

Can't add anything to your post jmack, except that fortunately ~~their~~ there a lot of good coaches out there such as yourself. I was lucky always to have those that understood that sports were about even more than winning.

9/22/098:22 AM

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raising 2 girlsHall of Famer

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Good story on sportsmanship! Hats off to these kids and coaches.

9/22/0910:31 PM

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jmackMember

I have coached youth league sports and I feel very badly if my teams wins big. I want to win, but you also have to teach kids to lose and be a good sport.

I witnessed an ozone baseball game this past summer and the score was 22-0 and the third base coach was still sending kids home on past balls. It would have gotton worse but the plate umpire said something to the head coach and he had to tell the third base coach to stop.

Some coaches are all about winning at any cost not matter what and they are what make youth sports bad!

I have even seen so called fans of youth league sports show bad sportsmanship and some of the moms of these kids are the worst. I have seen friendships shattered over youth sports and it was about winning or because their child did not play where mom or dad thought they should play.

You can't teach a child to be a good sport if the parents are not!

Youth programs are about the kids and having fun and enjoying sports and learning the game and sportsmanships. Some parents want the programs to be about them!

9/23/0912:15 PM

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geddon97Old Faithful

That was great Raising.Here is another of a softball team Homerun!

9/23/097:39 PM

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Smooth operatorHall of Famer

I officiated peewee football, and little league baseball for a number of years, and I can tell you, it left me with a bad taste in my mouth. I've seen coaches instruct players to intentionally hurt another player, I've seen daddy's jump the fence wanting to fight. I absolutely grew to hate youth sports, and not for being yelled at or threatened myself. As an official, you expect the abuse. Some believe it to be actually part of the game, but you shouldn't expect the poor sportsmanship, fights, cursing, dirty tactics, running up the score, and down right cheating that goes on in youth sports here in the Shoals. Over the years I saw some really good teams, players, and coaches, but they were too few and far between. Most were "win at any cost". I guess my biggest memory was when I 13 year old 3rd baseman yelled to his coach, "what's wrong with a little honesty in this game." He was immediately benched.

9/24/0912:10 PM

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Bob_WhiteEverybody Knows My Name

Sporting events make me sick. Many people are rude, rude, rude....booing, shouting, cursing and wanting to fight. It's just a game. The sun will still rise tomorrow if your team doesn't win.

9/26/095:30 PM

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CrustyMacOld Faithful

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Originally posted by Bob_White:
Sporting events make me sick. Many people are rude, rude, rude....booing, shouting, cursing and wanting to fight. It's just a game. The sun will still rise tomorrow if your team doesn't win.

Well, that all depends on how much money you have riding on the outcome, doesn't it?