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Something to Ponder

Written by cycleguy on January 24th, 2009

One of the folks from OVCF sent the following article to me.  I thought it was good and wanted to share it with you.  Click here and it will take you to the article.  Would love to hear your thoughts.

 

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  1. Danaye says:
    January 24, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    In my opinion one team lost with character and one team won without. As a parent I would certainly rather my daughter be a part of the losing team than a part of the winning one.

    One more example of how much winning has come to be the most important thing to most people. This is why many coaches/directors expect their sport or activity to be the top priority even over family time. I am so grateful here in our small community we are blessed with some coaches/directors that still value family time and would rather their kids have it more than anything else.

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  2. Heidi Reed says:
    January 24, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    Oh boy. If I said that I’m not guilty of “running up the score” when opportunity arises then I would be a bold-faced liar. I am glad they apologized. That’s our flesh for ya. We want v-i-c-t-o-r-y at all costs. Good for the other team for continuing to play ball.

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  3. cycleguy says:
    January 25, 2009 at 4:03 am

    Danaye: I 100% agree with you. I feel the losing and winning team is reversed in this one. The coach of the winning team taught his girls absolutely nothing good. Since I live in the same community as you I too am glad that we do have some coaches who still value family and values. Thanks for dropping by.

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  4. cycleguy says:
    January 25, 2009 at 4:04 am

    Heidi: Yep we can apply this lesson to other things. We are like pit-bulls in a sense. See someone down/bleeding then go for the jugular. I agree on the apology. About the only good thing they taught the girls at this point. And the other girls showed class.

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  5. machelle says:
    January 25, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    I read this article a day or so ago. I think it is sadly amazing that this kind of thing happens in youth sports. What a great (sad) way to teach humility and grace. My thoughts are: better to learn it at 14-18 then later in life…Winning isn’t everything and loosing isn’t always defeat. Glad you brought this to your blog.

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  6. cycleguy says:
    January 25, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    Hey machelle! Good to hear from you. HOpe you and kelly and the kids are doing well. I do agree that it is a sad thing this happens in youth sports. The parents (and sometimes coaches) are worse than the kids. Winning isn’t everything and losing isn’t either. Thanks for stopping by.

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