As a competitor, it is my goal to win every event I am involved in. Whether that is softball, chess, ping pong, or can-jam. As a coach, my responsibilities go much further. In addition to placing my players in a position to be successful, I try to instruct them in such a way that they learn about the mental and physical aspects of the game. And that includes sportsmanship. IMO, there is no place for the things being discussed in this thread. When we are playing a team that acts in this manner, all it does is increase our motivation. Think about football coaches posting something on the locker room walls. Same concept...
A few weeks ago we were facing a team in the semi finals that was acting in a way that I did not consider appropriate. DD was pitching that game. Not only did we go on to win that game, but we ended up winning the tournament championship. To be honest, winning the game against that particular team was more satisfying for me personally then winning the championship game.
A few weeks ago we were facing a team in the semi finals that was acting in a way that I did not consider appropriate. DD was pitching that game. Not only did we go on to win that game, but we ended up winning the tournament championship. To be honest, winning the game against that particular team was more satisfying for me personally then winning the championship game.