A rare act of sportsmanship - Page 3

scaeagles · 02-20-2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Mercy rules? What a bunch of pussies (and I mean both the boys and the girls).

Here I thought they were playing sports. My mistake.

I've found that mercy rules are usually implemented where there are classless coaches who intentionally run up the score.

When I say run up the score, I don't mean continue to play hard. I mean keep your starters in and try everything to score as much as possible. For example, my man defense usually plays aggressively out to 26 or 27 feet. If we're up by a large margin, I pull that back to 21 feet and they can hold the ball at 30 feet for the rest of the game if they choose.

Moonliner · 02-20-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

I find this flabbergasting and have never heard of such a rule. What age are these girls?

11-12.

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I would presume that if the lead got back down below 15, the defense would be freed from the key.

Correct.

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Mercy rules? What a bunch of pussies

This is a rec team, there are plenty of no mercy sports teams around here also.

Gemini Cricket · 02-20-2009, 02:03 PM

Aw. What a touching story.

innerSpaceman · 02-20-2009, 02:06 PM

Is that why I touched myself while reading it?

(um, it was to dab my somehow leaking eyes.)

Strangler Lewis · 02-20-2009, 02:42 PM

And then there was Brett Farv-reh's soccer flop that gave Michael Strahan the sack record.

scaeagles · 02-20-2009, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

And then there was Brett Farv-reh's soccer flop that gave Michael Strahan the sack record.

Yeah -I don't know why anyone would want to own a record that way.

Alex · 02-20-2009, 03:04 PM

At first the linked story read like it was going to say that the one team lost on purpose because of the emotional loss experienced by the other team. And that, to me, isn't good sportsmanship.

But this story is fine. I agree it isn't a rare display of sportsmanship, just rare as a way that good sportsmanship can be displayed (see also, story from last year of opposing team that carried batter who hit home run around the bases after she broke her leg running the bases).

As for the 100-0 basketball game, I got flamed to hell for it on MousePad but I don't view that as particularly poor sportsmanship. Definitely poor scheduling.

bewitched · 02-20-2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

A few years ago we were winning by a significant margin at half time in the last game of the season. Some kid on their team hadn't scored all season. Their coach approached before me the start of the second and told me that, so I agreed to tell my guys to defend a baseline screen the wrong way so this kid could get open. After about 3 times, he finally hit an open shot at the rim.

Same thing happened last year with O's team (7 & 8yos) except at the end of the game, the other team completely stepped away and let the girl shoot 3 times until she made a shot. Girls from both teams celebrated the basket. Kudos to all coaches of young kids who try to instill the idea that sports is about more than winning. (As opposed to the coach of the team they played last week who coached and encouraged his team to shove and elbow our girls throughout the game.)

scaeagles · 02-21-2009, 01:55 PM

Well, it wasn't like I told them to lie down. I just told them to defend a screen improperly - turn and chase the screener, defender of the man geting the screen stays too far on the weakside and gets hung up on it. A common mistake.

Plus, my defense is so good that coaches can't draw up plays for open shots against it.

Also, I knew the other coach - there was some relationship there. It isn't like he just came over and begged.

SacTown Chronic · 02-22-2009, 03:22 PM

I don't blame you for what you did, sca. It would probably have been some sort of dick move on your part if you had told him no. I just think the coach should have found a way to get the kid a legit basket. This assumes, of course, that the coach hadn't been trying to do just that all season. Who knows? Either way, credit to the coach for recognizing the importance of a basket to that child. I've seen many coaches who don't notice or don't care about such things.

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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	And then there was Brett Farv-reh's soccer flop that gave Michael Strahan the sack record. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	At first the linked story read like it was going to say that the one team lost on purpose because of the emotional loss experienced by the other team. And that, to me, isn't good sportsmanship. But this story is fine. I agree it isn't a rare display of sportsmanship, just rare as a way that good sportsmanship can be displayed (see also, story from last year of opposing team that carried batter who hit home run around the bases after she broke her leg running the bases). As for the 100-0 basketball game, I got flamed to hell for it on MousePad but I don't view that as particularly poor sportsmanship. Definitely poor scheduling.
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Well, it wasn't like I told them to lie down. I just told them to defend a screen improperly - turn and chase the screener, defender of the man geting the screen stays too far on the weakside and gets hung up on it. A common mistake. Plus, my defense is so good that coaches can't draw up plays for open shots against it. Also, I knew the other coach - there was some relationship there. It isn't like he just came over and begged.
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SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	I don't blame you for what you did, sca. It would probably have been some sort of dick move on your part if you had told him no. I just think the coach should have found a way to get the kid a legit basket. This assumes, of course, that the coach hadn't been trying to do just that all season. Who knows? Either way, credit to the coach for recognizing the importance of a basket to that child. I've seen many coaches who don't notice or don't care about such things. __________________ Is it the fingers, or the brain that you're teaching a lesson?
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