Should the coach have been held to blame for this?

[VAgirl18]

Originally Posted by Kevlar281

At what point does the losing team take a little responsibility?

Take responsibility for what -- still having the pride to put a team on the court even though they're losing? For spending hours practicing and for some girls to sacrifice their time to join the team because they almost didn't have enough players to field a team? For suffering the embarrassment of making national headlines even though it takes a person with a great attitude to go onto the court and represent their school, knowing that they may be the weakest team in their division and lose every game?

[Kevlar281]

Originally Posted by VAgirl18

Take responsibility for what...

For not scoring one point.

[VAgirl18]

That has nothing to do with the situation. The issue is that the coach of the winning team just didn't know when to stop or how to control his team.

[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by VAgirl18

The game never should have reached the score that it did. I feel like his comments in there about the blowout that his team previously experienced made it seem as though he was doing a favor to Dallas Academy. Also, I think the guy is a cocky prick for posting quotes that players have made about him. Defending yourself is one thing -- boasting about yourself is another.

Wow. I totally read that differently. I felt like the coach saying that the 86-6 blow-out they suffered was horrible, but that his team learned from it so he wouldn't complain about the other team's performance.
I think that the quotes from the players showed more about the game and the team and him as a coach than his statement did. I also think that including their thoughts gave them an outlet that they were not provided. There are people who are calling these girls and their coach un-christian because of how they played. That is unfair to the team. The same way the losing team went to the gym and put in hours and sacrificed the winning team did. To forfeit their hard work is disrespectful to those girls. It is not as if they did not play to get those points and the W. They busted their butts on the court and won the game. They deserved the W. Punishing the team because the coach wasn't more restrictive in the 2nd and 3rd quarters is completely uncalled for. I mean 29/24 points 8 players thats 3/4 points per player which means they're only making 2 baskets each against a horrible team. They only scored 12 points in the 4th so I think the coach should have done more to reel in the team during the 2nd and 3rd. For the most part the only thing the coach could do to better the score would be to tell his team not to even make an effort.

Originally Posted by VAgirl18

Take responsibility for what -- still having the pride to put a team on the court even though they're losing? For spending hours practicing and for some girls to sacrifice their time to join the team because they almost didn't have enough players to field a team? For suffering the embarrassment of making national headlines even though it takes a person with a great attitude to go onto the court and represent their school, knowing that they may be the weakest team in their division and lose every game?

For the most part both teams have done most of the above. Quite frankly I think the losing team may have had too much pride. if the score is 59-0 at the half as a coach you probably should back out of the game. The losing team is so bad that they didnt get a basket. There is some responsibility that falls on their team for playing that poorly.


ETA: I agree with the coach going against the admins because his team worked hard and played well to say that they are sorry for doing well and to forfeit that game was out of order. Someone needed to stand up for that team and as the coach he should have been (and was) that someone

[VAgirl18]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

For the most part both teams have done all of the above. Quite frankly I think the losing team may have had too much pride. if the score is 59-0 at the half as a coach you probably should back out of the game. The losing team is so bad that they didnt get a basket. There is some responsibility that falls on their team for playing that poorly.

Backing out?? What kind of example would that show. The whole thing has to do with class and sportsmanship, something that the coach obviously lacks.

[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by VAgirl18

Backing out?? What kind of example would that show. The whole thing has to do with class and sportsmanship, something that the coach obviously lacks.

That would show that for every person there may come a time when you're in over your head and need to back out. I usually would not advocate backing out, but in this situation there is not much that could have been done. Its either the other team basically quits playing because they're scoring too much or your team quits because they're that much better.

I think the fact that the score consistantly droped shows that they played with class and sportsmanship. If the winning team is even decent it would be hard for them to not score on the other team. Its like saying you shouldn't score that many points playing with no opposition. They were playing with very little opposition so of course they're going to keep scoring. what would have shown more sportsmanship? Him telling his team not to defend the other team and not to take shots?

Coach: Okay team in these last three quarters there will be no rebounds, no defense, and no shooting.