Thread: T'ed Up?
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Old Thu Jun 03, 2004, 01:48pm
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Originally posted by CYO Butch

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As a middle school coach myself, I would say that I like what the official did. "Working the refs" is completely inappropriate at this level. It sets a VERY BAD EXAMPLE for the kids, and it reflects what I see as a misplaced set of values. The game is there for the kids. You want them to win, but you also want them to learn a whole lot of life lessons about teamwork and dedication within a set of rules - lessons that ultimately don't have much to do with basketball. Trying to influence the outcome by maniplating the only impartial people there is not the lesson I want to teach, and it is not the lesson that I like to see others teach either. [/B][/QUOTE]

Bravo! Now, here's someone that understands what we're all out there for.
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