Posted on 03/09/2023 4:01:17 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
The mom who sparked widespread outrage after claiming that the girls basketball team her daughter played for was denied a championship trophy after winning a boys tournament has now backtracked on her original comments.
Jayme Mashayekh, the mother of one of the fifth-grade players who made up a girls team representing Spain Park High School in Hoover City, in the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, has posted an update on Facebook to say that a "lack of communication" was to blame.
Mashayekh had caused national outrage after saying that the girls team had been given an ultimatum about their practice facility—either play in the boys' championship or lose the opportunity to use the facility......
"For many years, the HPRD has allowed 'elite' teams based in Hoover to participate in tournaments they conduct. Those 'elite' teams are not sought out by HPRD, but rather they come to HPRD and ask to participate. Members of 'elite' teams are hand selected based of their skill level. They do not go through the same talent evaluation as those who participate on regular league teams. Therefore, 'elite' teams willingly agree to compete at levels above their grade range to ensure fair competition for all youth athletes. If an 'elite' team participates in a HPRD youth tournament, and makes it to the championship round, the rules state they cannot receive a trophy as a result of that win. Only the team that is grade-appropriate has ever been eligible to be recognized as the tournament champions. Coaches of the 'elite' teams are made aware of and agree to these rule at the time they request to participate.
"It is important to note the same provisions have always applied to both girls and boys 'elite' teams.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Sounds fair. A school team used to playing together could be considered elite over a "pick up" team.
Whoops, Jayme Mashayekh ran her mouth without checking facts and rules and now she’s a national laughingstock. Her impetuous complaint on social media is biting her on the ass.
yeah, I thought something sounded off when I first read the original story.
“Jayme Mashayekh” is a name commonly linked to north Iran/ Azerbaijan region. (I looked it up). Also notably an Islamic name per the web.
Never saw pics of the mom when searching.
Now it is her married name, so ya never know.
Orginal story: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4135988/posts
In other words, the media saw a story they could use to promote their agenda, and so they ran with it ALL OVER THE COUNTRY without fact-checking it.
It must have been a combination of a very bad group of boys’ “elite” team(s) and an extremely good group of girls’ team for a girls’ basketball team to beat a boys’.
Ah. You mean they were acting like Leftists?
Do I have to check the race? Yep thought so.
Happens all the time in youth sports. I guess it's the gender angle that makes it "news".
It reads to me like they were beyond fifth grade and were playing younger boys.
Angry Karen alert!
And the propaganda media was more than willing to exploit it, even though they knew it was a lie.
I got the same impression. I didn’t read the entire article word for word but read most of it.
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