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Granite Falls becomes third team to forfeit to Archbishop Murphy HS
Granite Falls becomes third team to forfeit to Archbishop Murphy HS
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Man I know it's easy for me to say but I'm a competitor. I don't care if my opponent is 8'5 and 578 pounds, he's going to have to show up to beat my ass. And he very well may easily beat my ass but forfeiting? Not in my dictionary. But these are teenage kids and all with parental concern. I can't judge them or their parents
You can frame it as a bunch of kids being ****ies, or as a private school recruiting from an N mile radius these 6'5" 300 pound monsters, versus these little schools with 14 year old 175 pound freshman who are going to have no chance and going to end up injured, and who would be the first to admit they really don't give much of a **** about the game, they just do it for fun and aren't all that competitive.
Exactly, and again I can't really say how I'd feel as a parent of a 14 year old high school freshman because, well because I'm not one, but I'd like to think I'd either: A) have no influence in this decision or B) encourage my child to fight and not take a loss laying down. If you get your ass kicked then you get your ass kicked, but you don't accept a loss without trying to even fight back. Bad precedent IMOIt's a reflection of how times have changed. Back in "the day", the team forfeiting would have been called out for being a bunch of ****ies. Today, their parents are cheering their decision.
You can apply that throughout a whole lot of U.S. society.
Man I know it's easy for me to say but I'm a competitor. I don't care if my opponent is 8'5 and 578 pounds, he's going to have to show up to beat my ass. And he very well may easily beat my ass but forfeiting? Not in my dictionary. But these are teenage kids and all with parental concern. I can't judge them or their parents
It's a reflection of how times have changed. Back in "the day", the team forfeiting would have been called out for being a bunch of ****ies. Today, their parents are cheering their decision.
You can apply that throughout a whole lot of U.S. society.
I hear you. Its a tough call. I can kinda sorta relate.
Our 14year year old is a gifted soccer player. Because of her skill level she is playing HS Varsity. She is 5ft 100 lbs soaking wet. The girls she plays with & against are all bigger and like her, very physical. While her skill is on par with the high schoolers (maybe better TBH) every game she gets throttled. Shots to the head, body, legs taken out, etc. Its tough to watch but thankfully shes staying healthy.
Clearly its not the same thing as this story but as parents its our job to do what we think it best. Unfortunately that doesn't necessarily mean we are right.
We would all agree there is a line where you would just be a martyr to continue playing based on some principle (e.g., your six year old against a college team). I also agree that in the past 50 years that line has shifted in the US so that we are probably more wimpy as a nation.
Like I said, if it were chess or math team, obviously this would not even be on the horizon of appropriate response. You never quit, you go and take your licks. When it is brain injury, that is no longer always the right reaction: there is a line that can be crossed. It's up to each person to say where that line is for themselves and their family.
I hear you. Its a tough call. I can kinda sorta relate.
Our 14year year old is a gifted soccer player. Because of her skill level she is playing HS Varsity. She is 5ft 100 lbs soaking wet. The girls she plays with & against are all bigger and like her, very physical. While her skill is on par with the high schoolers (maybe better TBH) every game she gets throttled. Shots to the head, body, legs taken out, etc. Its tough to watch but thankfully shes staying healthy.
Clearly its not the same thing as this story but as parents its our job to do what we think it best. Unfortunately that doesn't necessarily mean we are right.
Well that is a tough call and i am sure she gets roughed up some and i don't mean to diminish how hard she works but would you say you would feel the same if it was football and not soccer?
Sounds like you've got a scrappy kid Not enough kids are like that these days.
Totally and completely disagree. You are dealing with brain health. My son went to school with a kid who got multiple concussions and it has basically trashed his life. He is now a brain damaged 22 year old because of high school sports glory.Exactly, and again I can't really say how I'd feel as a parent of a 14 year old high school freshman because, well because I'm not one, but I'd like to think I'd either: A) have no influence in this decision or B) encourage my child to fight and not take a loss laying down. If you get your ass kicked then you get your ass kicked, but you don't accept a loss without trying to even fight back. Bad precedent IMO