MBM888
19th June 2013, 11:29 AM
At one point during a game, the coach called one of his 9-year-old league players aside and asked, 'Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?'
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The little boy nodded in the affirmative.
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'Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose together as a team?'
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The little boy nodded 'yes'.
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'So,' the coach continued, 'I'm sure you know, when an off side is called, you shouldn't argue, curse, attack the referee, or call him a d***head or a**hole. Do you understand all that? '
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The little boy nodded 'yes' again.
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He continued, 'And when I take you out of the game so another boy gets a chance to play too, it's not good sportsmanship to call your coach "a dumb *ss or s***head" is it?'
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The little boy shook his head 'NO'. :no:
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'GOOD', said the coach . . . 'Now go over there and explain all that to your grandmother!'
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The little boy nodded in the affirmative.
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'Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose together as a team?'
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The little boy nodded 'yes'.
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'So,' the coach continued, 'I'm sure you know, when an off side is called, you shouldn't argue, curse, attack the referee, or call him a d***head or a**hole. Do you understand all that? '
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The little boy nodded 'yes' again.
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He continued, 'And when I take you out of the game so another boy gets a chance to play too, it's not good sportsmanship to call your coach "a dumb *ss or s***head" is it?'
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The little boy shook his head 'NO'. :no:
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'GOOD', said the coach . . . 'Now go over there and explain all that to your grandmother!'