A rare act of sportsmanship

[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 only say this because I would never ever ever play team sports in front of others.

[scaeagles]

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]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

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

11-12.

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.

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.