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I'm in Iowa also. For the most part, the weekend stuff around here is handled by booster clubs. The actual schools do very little with it. I guess I brought up the subject because I look at things from a teacher's perspective and I don't see very much learning about the game happening. The things they learn are to complain, get yelled at by a coach who learns the game listening to announcers on tv, and that winning is the only reason for playing. Not to sound like an old man, but we learned to play by getting together with friends and PLAYING! You lose one game, it doesn't matter because you will play another. Not sure about a call, it's a do over. I just don't see that happening as much anymore. I recently read a book about the 77 British Open (Nickalus V Watson) and the cover really crystalized the way I look at sportsmanship. Both players went as hard as possible at each other, but as soon as Watson dropped his putt, Jack put his arm around him and they walked off the green. One of my favorite pictures in sports history.
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