[Pure Country]

There is NOTHING worse for a poor team than for the opposing team to not give their best effort. I coached a girls team that was far superior to the opponent. The opposing coach knew that they were going to get wiped off the court...she asked me to NOT go easy on her kids,that that was very degrading. I felt bad, but we played her team hard and the points that her girls put on the boards were hard earned. Every point they earned was earned the hard way and they acted like they won the Olympics when they scored.

If you play down to the other team, then you are a socialist. Everyone feels good about themselves. On the flipside, I have never heard of a scholastic bowl team playing down to their opponent...why in sports? My two cents worth.

[Nonstatist]

There is NOTHING worse for a poor team than for the opposing team to not give their best effort

You don't know what youre talking about. Some of these private schools have only a hundred students or less. Maybe they got barely 5 kids who can play. My son played in a league with teams like that.

Never, ever did I see a high school team emasculate its opposition like this. Its absolutely disgusting.

[GeronL]

why should they condescend to the other team?? Will that make them feel better??