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Post by phantom on Jul 30, 2007 15:36:17 GMT -6
We've had it run up on us but you still shake hands. There have been a handful of times when we haven't had the kids shake hands and they were all cases where the game got nasty with fights, taunting, and threats. Discretion is the better part of valor sometimes. Had to break up a post game scrum one time.............could've gotten worse, wise words phantom of course, it was their fault Yeah, ummmmm, same here.
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Post by spartancoach on Jul 31, 2007 11:57:02 GMT -6
loch
At 26-7, that is still a close game. Don't know that I would have altered the game plan one bit until we had the ball and could kill the clock.
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Post by phantom on Jul 31, 2007 14:43:07 GMT -6
loch At 26-7, that is still a close game. Don't know that I would have altered the game plan one bit until we had the ball and could kill the clock. I agree. I think that one reason that some coaches get upset about "running up the score" is that they don't understand that the game has changed. I'm 53 so I've seen it change. When I was in HS, 26-7 was a major a$$whipping and it was now Letterman's Night-get all the kids in. Spread offenses, better passing games, faster kids, emphasis on scoring on defense and STs have made the game more explosive. I think that some guys don't realize that at least in the heat of battle immediately after the game.
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Post by coachjim on Aug 1, 2007 6:18:20 GMT -6
"Failure is the single, most important ingredient to success." I forget who said that but it's a motto I live by. Honestly, the thought that another coach is running up the score has never crossed my mind during a game. Instead, I see it as a learning experience. I always shake hands, take a moment to pat the opposing player who ran circles around my team on the back, and try and be better prepared for the next time we face them.
"You cannot learn how to win until you learn how to lose." - Coach Jim
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Post by mrigg on Aug 1, 2007 9:18:22 GMT -6
The only time we didn't shake hands was against our biggest rival. In the game they had a line man, out of the blue, tackle and start punching our fb/lb on a punt. Both kids got ejected because the ref wasn't sure who started it. Trough out the game there were a lot of punches thrown and one occasion their DE walked into our huddle mouthing when we were calling the play and no flag was thrown. Only three unsportsmanlikes called on their team and there could have been a lot more. In my opinion the refs lost control of this one. When our HC went to tell their HC we were not going to shake hand because he was fearing a fight might break our one, of their players tried to throw his shoulder into our HC. I guess he was right for making that call. Also we play a team who’s head coach won't cross the hash when shaking hand. He makes you come to him so I guess he gets some sort of validation that way. That team also has an assistant coach that has never shook hand with us, but we have him on film flipping off our sidelines. I try to not let that stuff bother me any more, I can only worry about the sideline I’m standing on. .
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