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Post by robinhood on May 28, 2008 6:45:33 GMT -6
How can sportsmanship go too far? It is impossible to be too good of a sport!
Winning games is not nearly as important as being a decent human being.
This is a great example of doing the right thing.
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Post by jlt on May 28, 2008 7:00:59 GMT -6
I personally wouldn't have helped the girl round, BUT I wouldn't blast any of my players that did. What I do and whats right might not always be the same. Therefore I wouldn't blast a player because they did what they thought was right.............. just educate them further into my understanding.
Oh and last season my running back went 67 yards untouched on a counter before fumbling the ball with no player around him and then knocking it out of bounds at the 1 yard line trying to pick it up. Did their coach laugh it off and say "Heck my guys stopped running 30 yards away he was gonna score you can have the 6 points." No he didn't. bastard!!!
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Post by coachd5085 on May 28, 2008 9:54:52 GMT -6
jlt--if you go back through the entire 3 pages of this thread, you will see that the attempts to compare football and the softball scenario mentioned are shown to be futile. In football, the defense has an active opportunity to oppose the offense until the play is whistled dead. In the softball example, the defense no longer had an ACTIVE opportunity to oppose the offense as the ball had sailed over the fence.
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Post by jlt on May 28, 2008 10:28:12 GMT -6
I did read them all. I just though that a RB through to the endzone just 5 yards out without a defender within 20 yards is pretty much futile.
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Post by nickknx865 on May 28, 2008 10:29:25 GMT -6
How can sportsmanship go too far? It is impossible to be too good of a sport! Winning games is not nearly as important as being a decent human being. This is a great example of doing the right thing. Ditto
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Post by coachd5085 on May 28, 2008 10:55:22 GMT -6
I did read them all. I just though that a RB through to the endzone just 5 yards out without a defender within 20 yards is pretty much futile. Futile perhaps, but still within the realm of play. The nature of the game is that the defense has the opportunity to compete against the offense, and the offense compete against the defense to try and advance/stop the advancement of the ball until the play is whisted dead. In the baseball example, the defense has NO further opportunity to compete against the offense. The ball is out of play. You can not compare the softball situation to football. YOU CAN however change it...lets say a player hurts themselves rounding third and going to home plate while the ball is IN PLAY (rolling in the outfield perhaps) In this situation, I don't think anyone would have a problem with tagging the girl out.
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Post by lionhart on May 28, 2008 20:07:55 GMT -6
10-15 minute sircuit training compared to rounding the bases? i dont see the relevance. and if i COULDNT complete the circuit training.... i sholdnt have joined the class, should I?
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Post by lionhart on May 28, 2008 20:11:42 GMT -6
again, saying "the defense has no further opportunity to compete" is just not true. if this was the case, the player would hit the ball over the fence, drop her bat and return to the dugout. we all know this isnt the case though. the batter must round and touch all 4 bases in order for the run to count. if she misses a base on the way, the defense can appeal and have her called out. this is an "opportunity to compete "no matter how you look at it.
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