Not cancer related, this is a social problem

18 yearold Son plays defense
I understand your point, My son now 18 has played defense in HS and JHS teams and HE has had good years and bad years and games where no scores were made and games where they scored and the other team did not. In most football has taught him so much and has made hime a very good young adult, That i am proud of>

When ever there is a game like you discribed the winning team also puts in its second string and gives the loosing team and the not so experienced players a chance to play, In 8 years of football i know my son has played alot because of this. Football is a sport and it needs to betaken as a means of fitness and enyoyment.

When a game is really out of wack, i witnessed as much time delay as humanally possible not to rub the other teams nose in it. But you are right we need to Give these kids a taste of real life and score as much as possible.

Life is big kick in the posterier, and the sooner kids learn to score as much as possible the better the whole world will be. Mediorker and equallity and no one to blame, zero tolerance is killing this country.

My sons freshman year he was hurrased and ended up defending himself from an attack from an older student. they were both suspended and lost three days at school. My son did not start the fight infact he was trying to prevent it from happening when he was attacted. No matter Zero tolerance Policy applied. So i asked the VP. If my daughter was attacted in school by an older student she was to lay down and take it, or could she fight back? The VP didnot know how to respond. It is a scary world were kids can't defend themselves and are taught to take a beating or take abuse because fighting back is wrong.

Ok what if fighting back is wrong well then i guess all of us when cancer came assulting and bullying us We should just give up and not fight back?

Just my opinoin

Fighting all the way and scoring every chance i get
Winney

It's Overrated - Major Social problem
I think there is WAY too much emphasis put on HS sports and football in particular. They funnel so much money that could go to more educational uses that sports. While physical activities are important, this seems to be treated like it's the most important thing in the world while many of the kids (depending on where you live) can barely read. The slogan "The Three R's" is a prime example, only one of the "R's" actually begins with and "R".

I would love to see the parents get this worked up about how the schools do not have the resources to educate the kids instead of getting worked up about sports but the country is obsessed with football. I have had my sons involved with soccer and basketball (and also coached or helped coach both sports) and to see some parents almost coming to blows over a game with 8 and 9 year olds is sickening. I can understand about having kids involved in sports so they can learn how to work together as a team and to learn that it's not about winning but about giving it your best. Those are life lessons. I don't think it's right either to give kids a trophy for just showing up either, they should earn it. You don't get a raise for just showing up to work (at least I don't). Like the other week there was an uproar about a certain "person" asking kids in school to try hard, set goals, and to work hard in school. This was received by many as "a bad thing"? WTF???

Personally, I doubt I would not allow my kids to play football, the coaches drive the kids too hard to feed their own egos and often the kids wind up being in their teens or early 20s with blown out knees. If my kids came to me and asked to play I'd tell them to run into a brick wall a few times then get back to me.
I doubt I'd still let them play.

That's my opinion, as unpopular as I'm sure it will be, but since we are off-topic who cares?

PhillieG said:

It's Overrated - Major Social problem
I think there is WAY too much emphasis put on HS sports and football in particular. They funnel so much money that could go to more educational uses that sports. While physical activities are important, this seems to be treated like it's the most important thing in the world while many of the kids (depending on where you live) can barely read. The slogan "The Three R's" is a prime example, only one of the "R's" actually begins with and "R".

I would love to see the parents get this worked up about how the schools do not have the resources to educate the kids instead of getting worked up about sports but the country is obsessed with football. I have had my sons involved with soccer and basketball (and also coached or helped coach both sports) and to see some parents almost coming to blows over a game with 8 and 9 year olds is sickening. I can understand about having kids involved in sports so they can learn how to work together as a team and to learn that it's not about winning but about giving it your best. Those are life lessons. I don't think it's right either to give kids a trophy for just showing up either, they should earn it. You don't get a raise for just showing up to work (at least I don't). Like the other week there was an uproar about a certain "person" asking kids in school to try hard, set goals, and to work hard in school. This was received by many as "a bad thing"? WTF???

Personally, I doubt I would not allow my kids to play football, the coaches drive the kids too hard to feed their own egos and often the kids wind up being in their teens or early 20s with blown out knees. If my kids came to me and asked to play I'd tell them to run into a brick wall a few times then get back to me.
I doubt I'd still let them play.

That's my opinion, as unpopular as I'm sure it will be, but since we are off-topic who cares?

Hockey moms
are some of the worst! HA! When my son was in hockey I was so surprised at the behavior of some parents so my hubby and I sat waaaay apart from the fray. It was a tough group where we lived. Thankfully he took to track in high school and no parents get wild at track meets. My daughter is on the Nordic Ski team. We prefer quiet solo sports and stay out of the bruhaha.

I'd like to include the arts & humanities in your list of underfunded studies. My daughter just withdrew from high school and is now back schooling at home due to her senior year schedule consisting of 3 study halls, homeroom and only 2 academic classes. How's that for my tax dollars at work. The school keeps cutting academics to bare bones what choice do we have but do it at home.

peace, emily

2bhealed said:

Trophies
Yeah, craig, I never understood why all the kids got trophies just for playing. It cheapens the work ethic of trying hard to succeed. Kinda like the whole "spreading the wealth" disease that's creeping into this country now.

Hmmm.

peace, emily

I have an idea...
We should get trophies for beating cancer!

2bhealed said:

Sports Rah Rah!
Name me a sport that I haven't played.....well, water polo I guess. I loved watching my son in hockey, baseball, soccer and football as a youngster. I love sports! Team sports were important to me growing up since that's where I excelled, where as at Math...what a dunce! But I feel badly looking back now at the kids who were picked last and the baggage that comes with that. I just have a problem with the inequity of sports $$ allocations and yes, FB seems to get all the glory. So I am pro team sports not just on how disproportionate funds seem to be. Thank goodness for Title 9 at least!

We have musicians and actors among my kids so the humanities and arts are so important to us, and thankfully the school that my oldest two went to were much stronger in theatre and choir than in football, but I know it's the exception. Boy, and did the community come out and support their endeavors. It was wonderful. Then we moved up here and it's the opposite.

Ok Phil, now don't think I'm kooky but you were in my dream last night. Isn't that funny? I can't remember the details but maybe it will come back to me. I know there were woods involved and looking for something....or a destination. Not sure.

Gotta run and get my little one to soccer practice! :-) (no, I don't drive a minivan)

peace, emily

See you in your dreams Emily
We were probably looking for things to juice
;-)

Paula G. said:

You kill me
I was always the last one picked and I'm okay. What I hated was in high school the guys on the football team were as dumb as rocks and got out of class and everything handed to them. My husband has told me that this has changed now in the schools. I am glad for that. I love the idea of sports in schools and other stuff too.
My son was and still is a gammer and into rock-in-roll. Chip off the old block. Love you all Paula

It is all about dollars.
When 85,000 people at sixty five bucks a head will crowd into a stadium to watch mathematicians solve the Quadratic Equation. Then the emphasis will come off of sports.

Same goes for the entertainers whose only skill is that they can sing.

The truly important people quietly go about inventing microchips and cures for diseases.

Having said that I am a Sportsaholic. I am one of the ones who grew up with a Ball in my hand and pay sixty five bucks a pop to sit in the stadium.