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Originally posted by Steve
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I'm still scratching my head over why our Div II Redskins played the Calvert Div II Steelers in their own Turkey Bowl! Very strange... [/b]
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When I was involved many years ago with the Prince Frederick Eagles, our Turkey Bowl was by invite -- we would invite who we wanted to play.
And MD, my kids (youngest is 19) have always been involved in sports. You run into this type of behavior at every age, in every sport. If you think what you saw is bad, try a teenage hockey game. Whew!!! Hockey itself is a very itense game, even from a spectator's point of view. You can feel the energy from the kids and the fans. It can get very ugly.
One observation over the years is that the "talented" kids get away with murder because they are good and it sets a bad example for the rest of the team. I've seen kids cuss at umpires, yell at teammates, you name it...and the parents do nothing and the coaches seem to ignore it. When the coaches DO call the kids on it, the parents step in to defend the kid. Also kids are emulating their sports "heroes" who tend to be terrible role models.
Sad thing is that it's getting worse. I miss the sporting events of my children horribly but I certainly do not miss all the BS that went along with it.