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This just goes to show what a nation of politically correct wimps we've become. Rather than celebrate this little boy's achievements, we punish him and his coach in the name of "fake self esteem" for the other kids.
We really have turned into the world of Harrison Bergeron, haven't we?
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
2 posted on
10/26/2014 9:04:29 AM PDT by
CodeToad
(Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
3 posted on
10/26/2014 9:05:58 AM PDT by
fwdude
(The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
In six man football, the game stops when one team has scored 45 points over their opponent.
4 posted on
10/26/2014 9:06:04 AM PDT by
Slyfox
(To put on the mind of George Washington read all of Deuteronomy 28)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
The "mercy" rule...
The opposing coach could have thrown in the towel. Shades of boxing cant.
Pitting these two teams against each other was the basic error. Those in their league KNEW that. Blame it on the schedulers.
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Can’t take back the kid running it back, but don’t go for the PAT, don’t put it on the scoreboard or stat sheet...
What’s so stinkin’ hard about that?
8 posted on
10/26/2014 9:11:43 AM PDT by
SZonian
(Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
As someone who has coached both children and adults in sports, I would say that the focus on the "PC wimps" aspect of this overlooks a much bigger issue.
This problem didn't start when we allowed ourselves to let a "PC wimp" mindset to take over our youth sports. I'd say the problem started when the whole idea of adults coaching children in organized sports began in the first place.
I saw a fascinating interview with Wayne Gretzky a few years ago. He was careful to be very diplomatic and spoke highly of youth hockey coaches in general, but he was also pretty open about his opinion that the countless hours he spent playing hockey in his own backyard were far more instrumental in his success than any "youth hockey coach" was.
9 posted on
10/26/2014 9:11:57 AM PDT by
Alberta's Child
("The ship be sinking.")
To: Behind Liberal Lines
This is ridiculous. Was it weight football?
When my son was in grade school, I talked my husband into being an assistant coach and it was good thing. They had a team from Canada ask for a practice game and when they showed up, they had a team full of Samoans. My husband found a scaled and weighed every single one and asked their birth dates and allowed them to be ten or fifteen pounds over, but that was it. They could barely field a team.
10 posted on
10/26/2014 9:12:45 AM PDT by
Eva
To: Behind Liberal Lines
He should have run towards the opponent’s endzone, the back to his, then to the opponent’s, then handed off to let team mates run around some. Then put the ball on the ground and dance around it until the other team gets close to it. That would have been a lot less humiliating than just scoring on an interception.
11 posted on
10/26/2014 9:13:04 AM PDT by
KarlInOhio
(The IRS: either criminally irresponsible in backup procedures or criminally responsible of coverup.)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
insanity is running the world these days
12 posted on
10/26/2014 9:13:14 AM PDT by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
For you listening and viewing pleasure:
Weird Al's "First World Problems"
Millions of parents around the world worry about where their child's next meal will come from instead of worrying about damaging his or her self-esteem.
Hint: If you're worried about your childrens' self-esteem being damaged, don't let them play competitive sports.
To: Behind Liberal Lines
I would not allow my son to have played in such a wimp league. To have any value in life kids need to learn early that life’s game shows no mercy.
20 posted on
10/26/2014 9:21:44 AM PDT by
ontap
To: Behind Liberal Lines
If there is a mercy rule, then the game should end. It's ludicrous to teach kids to point shave.
24 posted on
10/26/2014 9:24:30 AM PDT by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Liberalism IS a mental disorder.
27 posted on
10/26/2014 9:25:50 AM PDT by
Amagi
(Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
To: Behind Liberal Lines
I don’t understand how this insane rule is called the “mercy” rule. 33 points! So this rule says that it’s okay to humiliate them as long as it isn’t too humiliating?????
I say good for the kid who kept running even when folks were telling him to stop. If he continues to do that, he’ll have a good life (MUCH better than if he changes to please the fools who think the “mercy” rule makes sense).
31 posted on
10/26/2014 9:29:02 AM PDT by
irv
(Live Tea or die!)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Don’t keep score and give everyone a particiation ribbon. This is why America is losing it’s standing as a world leader. You can’t have leaders in a PC world.
33 posted on
10/26/2014 9:30:01 AM PDT by
bgill
(CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: Behind Liberal Lines; GeronL; Eva; cloudmountain; Slyfox; KarlInOhio; Alberta's Child; SZonian; ...
This is not a true application of the mercy rule as I have observed it in the past. With a mercy rule in place, once a certain level is reached, the game is over. An example of the mercy rule would be in a BB league that plays seven innings. If a team is ten runs ahead at the end of the fifth inning, the game ends. In this case, because there is no one point rule in American football other than a PAT, this game was effectively over. By setting the rule at 32 points, it requires the team that is ahead to refrain from scoring, and it must stop at the 1 yard line of the opponent and turn the ball over.
The rule applied to these kids was poorly thought out. Once the score went ABOVE 32, the mercy rule would be applied and the game ends.
34 posted on
10/26/2014 9:30:11 AM PDT by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: Behind Liberal Lines; All
Why are we discussing the mercy rule? It’s a liberal fantasy forced upon our reality. When you play the game, or when you accept the challenge you are then obligated to do your utmost to win the game, or succeed in the challenge. YOU DEFEAT THE OTHER GUY IS THE POINT OF THE GAME, OR THE CHALLENGE. Same in war. Same in politics.
Mercy my a$$!
36 posted on
10/26/2014 9:31:58 AM PDT by
rockinqsranch
((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Is the EU running school sports in the US?
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Teaching males to suppress their warrior instincts, to further create a nation of wussified men and harpy women.
41 posted on
10/26/2014 9:33:58 AM PDT by
mrsmel
(One Who Can See)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
They groom these kids from the start to be supine catamites.
51 posted on
10/26/2014 9:44:16 AM PDT by
Rodamala
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