bobcatmom;947121 wrote:I will agree with the posters who are calling for more discipline for poor behavior, though. Nothing worse than sitting in the stands and watching a player throw temper tantrums on the field while the coaches pat him on the back.
I can't tell you how much I agree. Discipline, as I said earlier, is paramount to a successful team. Good kids though they may be, their actual play on the field showed a lack of it, and that is at LEAST as much the responsibility of the coaches as it is the players ... if not more.
bobcatmom;947121 wrote:Shame on any adults who post here and judge the character of these boys, without knowing them. These are the same kids who sit next to you in church, organize fund raisers for families in need, support eachother with the loss of a classmate, etc. To those of you who take shots at them on a personal level, grow up. You aren't in high school any more. Would your favorite team have an "ego" if they had our record?
Every year I played, we went 9-1.
Every week, our coaches knocked us down a peg and would have kicked our butts for feeling our oats.
bobcatmom;947121 wrote:As far as #22, what he did was stupid. Do any of you remember doing anything you regret in high school?
Sure, and I remember deserving consequences. What he did was very stupid, and had someone done that on my team, I'm pretty sure the seniors would have conducted a vote for whether or not he should be kicked off the team.
bobcatmom;947121 wrote:Ever talk smack about your opponents before a game? I do not condone his behavior, but i am not stupid enough to say "My kid would never do that!" None of you should, either.
Not at all. Kids do dumb things, but they should also not be protected from the ramifications of their actions.
bobcatmom;947148 wrote:Point taken. I may be a "newbie" here, but I have been a mom for a loooong time. I take issue with all of the shots at #22 while people in glass houses are throwing stones. As i have said, i do not condone this boy's behavior, but do not think he should be imprisoned for life, either.
I don't think ANYONE is calling for his crucifixion. I think many see that, at least twice in one week (video and then unsportsmanlike conduct within minutes of being in),he has exhibited bad behavior ... which not only reflects poorly on the team, but also can be detrimental to the team itself. That kind of hot-shot player would have been a cancer in our locker room, and I guarantee the team would have put the kibosh on that REALLY quickly (and if they hadn't, the coaches would have).
I think many just can't fathom why that wasn't done. I don't blame them for thinking that way. I think the people here have, for the most part, been judging his actions ... not his character.
bobcatmom;947148 wrote:Had it not been for social media, would we even be discussing this? Any of you former high school players ever talk trash?
I wouldn't DARE have talked trash. My own teammates would have taken that seriously. Talking was done in the form of hits ... in the language called football. Running your mouth got you in trouble.
bobcatmom;947148 wrote:I see Smithville parents calling for his head while their children openly hurl curses and insults at our kids. The parents, too! ( In all fairness, a select few social misfits who need to get lives- not all the Smithville parents).
I initiated the conversation about the poor sportsmanship by some of the kids and fans who attended the game (yes, a Smithville fan brought up criticism of his own team's fans). I haven't minced words about how childish and immature they are (I believe I referred to them as "village idiots"). Those who openly criticized the DB have, for the most part, criticized these people too.
bobcatmom;947148 wrote:I also take offense to the personal shots at our coaches, players, etc. To make personal assumptions about their character without even knowing them constitutes a cheap shot in my book.
The play on the field and the actions of any of the players do say something about how the team runs. Beyond that, I haven't seen too much of what you're mentioning.
thedemoralizer7;947316 wrote:do everyone a favor and quit posting.. if these posts offend you so much then dont come on here! its simple! also very typical that a norwayne parent would come on here and defend their son's team like they never did anything wrong and then brag about their education! do you know anything about football or are you just on here because you think you have to be the hero in your family.. Schools talk crap to eachother whether they like it or not! Its WCAL football and thats all this county has is its football! Schools hate eachother and a little trash talking is part of it! if you cant handle it dont go to the games!
Though crudely put, I agree with the overall point.
bobcatmom;947373 wrote:Sounds like you are OK with the video #22 put out, then? It was just "trash talk".
I was okay with him putting it out, and I am okay with the ramifications he sees for putting it out, including many on here saying it was a stupid thing to do.
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