I'm with Bobby Bowden on this one. It's not his job to keep his team from scoring.
Maybe West Charlotte should take a look at their softball program.
I can't agree. I'll never forget one baskeball game my daughter played in, her team was very outclassed by the other. The score was ridiculously lopsided and still the other team played like they were the LA Lakers in the playoffs, and the coach never even put his bench players in. It was just bullying, it was unnecessary and unsporting. All I can say to this day is those b*tches and their "coach" are lucky no one on our side got hurt.
IN a professional game I'd agree, but in an amateur game, and especially in a school game, it IS the job of the coach to TEACH, and one thing to teach is graciousness.
I disagree with purposely playing badly, but there are ways to play "well" but still not run up a score,many of which were mentioned in the article.
I can't help but be reminded of what is now one of my favorite South Park episodes where all the teams are trying to lose, and in the end the SP kids realise that while they were just trying to suck, their opponent had really WORKED at it (one great example was their pitcher could throw the ball and hit the other team's bat).
First off this is a HIGH SCHOOL sports team. A coaches job at this level is to be a mentor for the team. The vast majority of the players that person coaches will end their career at the high school level. I don't know if i believe the coach should have been suspended for doing this but some reprocusions should have been taken against the coach. What message are we sending the children by running the score up. Even at the professional level there is sportsmanship. If a player is injured in a soccer game and the opposing team has the ball they will kick the ball out of bounds to allow the injured player to be taken off the field. Then in turn they will recieve the ball back. Yes its a dog eat dog world but we've got to be teaching children tact, fair play, and ethics. Running the score up like that in a High School game was totally unethical.