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re: Youth Sports - Are people really this crappy
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:38 pm to bamaphan13
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:38 pm to bamaphan13
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This guy made a 9yo kid cry trying to win a rec league BB champ game. Even if you had won that doesn't make it right.
He got in little bit didn't he?
My son had the same thing happen to him. I told him "If it's a close game you may not see much playing time. You're just not as good as the starters are."
You tell your boy he'll play more if they're losing or winning by a lot, or if he gets better at basketball.
Few years later my son tried out for basketball at Dutchtown. Didn't make it. He was fine. He went out for XC the next year and did well there, lettering twice.
Not being good at a sport isn't the worst thing to happen.
This post was edited on 5/23/22 at 3:35 pm
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Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:39 pm to Gaston
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soccer
Sir, this is Baseball.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:39 pm to bamaphan13
Don't take this the wrong way, but your son sounds like a little bitch and would have cried anyway.
On second thought, take that however you want.
On second thought, take that however you want.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:39 pm to AUCE05
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Yeah, coach is gonna blow the championship game so your kid is happy. Sports is about teaching concepts like team vs individual needs. You should drive that in a bit more.
This, I assume you didn't play a lot of sports growing up.
This post was edited on 5/23/22 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:40 pm to Shexter
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Sir, this is Baseball.
There's quarters in baseball?
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:40 pm to bamaphan13
You definitely received participation trophies as a kid
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:40 pm to bamaphan13
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This guy made a 9yo kid cry
No he didn't. Your constant coddling and "everybody gets a trophy" attitude made your kid cry.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:40 pm to bamaphan13
quote:Did he though?
This guy made a 9yo kid cry
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:40 pm to Shexter
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Sir, this is Baseball.
Uhhh
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:40 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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There's quarters in baseball?
OP may think so cause the kid is so terrible... apple falls from the tree so to speak.
This post was edited on 5/23/22 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:41 pm to mikelbr
Kids need to begin to understand that sports are competitive. Rec isn't supposed to be cut throat but it is still competitive.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:41 pm to Tiger Ryno
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Unless there is a league rule about playing time you need to back off. Nothing wrong with coaches playing to win in elimination championship games.
The league does say they aspire to have fair playing time for all. It is rec league if I wanted a more competitive experience I would sign him up for that.
Just pure POS behavior telling a couple of elementary aged kids they are not good enough.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:42 pm to Chad504boy
Do you eve travel ball, baw?
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:43 pm to Tiger Ike
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Do you eve travel ball, baw?
uhhh why yes i do.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:43 pm to bamaphan13
I thought it was baseball at first because it baseball season and was wondering why he was referring to quarters and points.
But I would think its basketball. And if you're only down 5 going into the 4th, then you're supposed try to win the damn game.
But I would think its basketball. And if you're only down 5 going into the 4th, then you're supposed try to win the damn game.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:43 pm to bamaphan13
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This guy made a 9yo kid cry trying to win a rec league BB champ game. Even if you had won that doesn't make it right.
Wow, you made a major mistake with your kid.
Attaching your kid's value to playing time is a major, major mistake. Because of that, you've taught your kid that he can measure his value based on playing time. That is a horrible fricking lesson...especially for a kid that is "not one of the better ones". You've set him up for disappointment.
Every single game that exists is a game where some people play more than others. You see it at LSU, in the NBA, etc. The lesson is to tell him to be ready because his opportunity may come at any point.
You really fricked up in this situation.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:43 pm to bamaphan13
Did he tell them they weren't good enough? Or did he say he was tipping PT to the players who have proven to give them best chance to win?
I agree he should have probably let the parents know ahead of time so they could pre melt
I agree he should have probably let the parents know ahead of time so they could pre melt
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:43 pm to bamaphan13
I thought your story was gonna be one of the other parents got mad at the coach about playing time. But you were the POS. It was a good twist
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:44 pm to bamaphan13
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The league does say they aspire to have fair playing time for all
He got to play half the game in every game except one, even though his skills didn't warrant it. That's more than fair.
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It is rec league if I wanted a more competitive experience I would sign him up for that.
By "more competitive" do you mean competitive at all?
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Just pure POS behavior telling a couple of elementary aged kids they are not good enough.
Maybe the message wasn't portrayed by the coach in the best way, but at 9, a kid is old enough to understand winning and losing at stakes. The coach should have told them before the game that it's the championship and we're going to try to win. Everyone will still get to play, but this one is for all the marbles.
For that, you MAY have somewhat of a gripe, but you are coming off as a complete pussy in this thread.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 2:44 pm to bamaphan13
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My kid was playing in rec league for BB (8-10 yr old). Nine kids on the team and mine is not one of the better ones. All season each kid got two quarters minimum.
Sounds like your coach was doing the right thing, making sure everyone gets playing time during the season. Good on him.
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This weekend was the championship game. They were down like 5 points going into the 4th. My kid and a few others were due up to play but the coach rolls out the best five again. After about 2 min in the 8 min quarter he subs for the kids that did not get the full two quarters. Then two min later he pulls those kids and puts the best five back in and the team still loses.
So he still made a conscious effort during the course of the game to make sure everyone got their quarters. Then at the very end of the season, only at the very end of the season, at the very end of the championship game, the coach has uneven playing time for the final 8 minutes.
That’s a pretty stellar coach.
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My kid is crying after the game, upset he didn't get the full playing time.
Not about them losing but about him not getting his 6 minutes?
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I talk to the coach and he was saying its a competitive league and he was trying to win the game but appreciated my feedback.
Your coach was being polite. He doesn’t appreciate your feedback. He’s done it right the whole year, only to have 6 minutes if unbalanced playing time the whole year, and you complain about it.
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This guy made a 9yo kid cry trying to win a rec league BB champ game. Even if you had won that doesn't make it right.
No, you made your son cry by not explaining to him that ability and performance will get more playing time and that if he wants more playing time, work at it.
Learn to dribble and shoot better. Play defense better. Rebound better. It’s not a fun lesson and it stings, but it’s the truth. And at 8-10, they are old enough to learn this. They aren’t in kindergarten.
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