What a guy!

[coachgbert]

Here's my unbelievable story from last week. One of my 8th grade players had mouth surgery two weeks prior to the game (cut lower jaw open, removed bone and some extra teeth,all work inside of mouth). She was released and cleared to play, but it was still sore and the stitches hadn't dissolved.

She got elbowed in the mouth, no bleeding. I took a time out but the refs were kind enough to say it was their time to get her off the floor. Another player shot the foul shots.

Later in the game she went back in. We were up by 35 points with 7 seconds left. She was dribbling the ball, close to an official. Three players on other team run over, start grabbing player and shirt. Ref yelling, no fouls, stop, no fouls. Player gets elbowed again, this time blood flows. Ref blows whistle stops game and tells other team to leave.

Parents of other team come onto court and tell me that she deserved it. They tell me that if she can't take pain or a few "bumps" she shouldn't be playing. Others told me what a rotten coach I was for playing her and that her parents suck for letting her play.

These are 13 year old girls and their parents. It was pretty unbelievable.

Coach G