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BigV · 08-26-2008, 05:27 PM

Hey lookout123, all my players would line up on the baseline opposite the other team after the end of the game. We'd walk past each other as a team high fiving the other kids "goodgame, goodgame, goodgame...." It was a little impersonal, but it was compulsory.

When I was a swim coach for the city team, we always gave a team cheer for the other team at the end of a meet, regardless of who won. "2-4-6-8 who do we appreciate--COLTON!" etc.

Good sportsmanship is a learned skill and those kids capable of demonstrating it expertly far exceed the kids capable of turning on a fastball or managing to compete in the individual medley. I considered good sportsmanship more important than athletic ability. Physical talent is a wonderful blessing but there are more opportunities to benefit from good sportsmanship than a footrace.

08-26-2008, 05:27 PM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Hey lookout123, all my players would line up on the baseline opposite the other team after the end of the game. We'd walk past each other as a team high fiving the other kids "goodgame, goodgame, goodgame...." It was a little impersonal, but it was compulsory. When I was a swim coach for the city team, we always gave a team cheer for the other team at the end of a meet, regardless of who won. "2-4-6-8 who do we appreciate--COLTON!" etc. Good sportsmanship is a learned skill and those kids capable of demonstrating it expertly far exceed the kids capable of turning on a fastball or managing to compete in the individual medley. I considered good sportsmanship more important than athletic ability. Physical talent is a wonderful blessing but there are more opportunities to benefit from good sportsmanship than a footrace. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.