{"id":384,"date":"2012-06-20T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T23:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/characterandleadership.com\/v3\/poor-sportsmanship-or-great-effort\/"},"modified":"2017-07-11T15:28:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T19:28:53","slug":"poor-sportsmanship-or-great-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterandleadership.com\/poor-sportsmanship-or-great-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor Sportsmanship or Great Effort?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was searching the Internet for examples of poor sportsmanship and I found this video of a girl’s high school basketball team (Christian Heritage)\u00a0beating their opponent (West Point Academy) by a score of 108-3.\u00a0 I watched the news report and I thought it was a great debate – was this poor sportsmanship or merely a case of one team playing to their maximum capabilities to annihilate an inferior team?\u00a0 Watch it first for yourself:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ml3hLM3pI00<\/a><\/p>\n

A little aside:<\/strong>\u00a0 The most difficult part of this experience for me was reading the comments below the video.\u00a0 People\u00a0expressed\u00a0their opinions\u00a0in such a rude, mean and aggressive manner.\u00a0 I thought this was a great story that should inspire debate as good points were made on each side.\u00a0 I hope that people make respectful comments on this website and others.<\/p>\n

Point:<\/strong> The principal from the winning school\u00a0felt his team should not embarrass another team in such a manner.\u00a0\u00a0He seemed to express that it was rude to beat another team by so many points.\u00a0 Exercise restraint, good-judgement, empathy – this was his main point.<\/p>\n

Counter Point:<\/strong>\u00a0The coach of the winning school said that he wants his players to compete to their highest ability regardless of the ability.\u00a0 He thinks it’s dishonest and awkward to tell his players\u00a0not to\u00a0play hard for the entire game.\u00a0 He thinks that not playing “straight up” would be a greater insult to the opponent than beating them by 100 points.<\/p>\n

Author’s Perspective:<\/strong>\u00a0 High school athletics teaches competition, effort and teamwork. It teaches the hard lessons of losing and it teaches us how to push ourselves to get better for the next game.\u00a0I also believe that high school athletics teaches us respect for the other team, sportsmanship and how to handle such moments with class and dignity.\u00a0Coaches are teachers and should promote such values.\u00a0If I were the coach, I would have said, “We are up by 50 points. There is no reason to pad your stats or embarrass this team any further.” \u00a0I would have put in the 3rd string.\u00a0 I would have called off the full-court press.\u00a0 I would have told my players to make 4 passes before\u00a0taking a shot.\u00a0 There is a reason that most states use a running clock when one team is up by 25 or more points in basketball or exercise the mercy rule in baseball when a team is up by 10 runs.\u00a0 In the end, it is still about character, integrity and doing the right thing.\u00a0 I believe the coach did the wrong thing.<\/p>\n

Your turn:<\/strong>
\nWhat would you have done if you were the coach of a team that was up by 50 points at halftime?
\nWhat lessons would you want each team to learn from this experience?
\nHow do you think the parents of the winning team and losing team\u00a0feel?
\nIf you agree with me, would you tell an athlete in an individual sport like track, wrestling or swimming to take it easy on the next race or opponent? (BTW – I would not).
\nIf you disagree with me, how do you teach sportsmanship, respect, compassion and other essential character traits?<\/p>\n

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I was searching the Internet for examples of poor sportsmanship and I found this video of a girl’s high school basketball team (Christian Heritage)\u00a0beating their opponent (West Point Academy) by a score of 108-3.\u00a0 I watched the news report and I thought it was a great debate – was this poor sportsmanship or merely a case of one team playing … <\/p>\n

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