sweeperkeeper
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Hello all.... An interesting situation happened a few weeks ago that got a few of us parents fired up and hope for some input.
First to set the stage... Our team is not doing very well (Boys U12). About half of the team is playing up, we lost our goalie right before league play was about to start and we are getting crushed in most games (losing by at least 5).
We were scheduled to play the first place team and due to a string of fluke accidents we only have 9 start the game (that is all who showed up). Our coach asks the other coach if they want to play 9 v 9 to which he replies "Let's just see what is going to happen". Again, win-less team versus undefeated but i understand. We do "OK" for the first 10 minutes but then it starts to fall apart. They score 1 or 2 and then one of our better players gets hurt. So now we are playing 8v11. The goals keep coming and it is at least 8-0 at half time.
We start the second half and our kids are visibly done and then another injury with about 15 minutes left in the game. Now 7v11 and it is at least 15-0. The other team is starting to get really obnoxious (crawling to head it in once they beat our keeper) and their coach still hasn't done anything to try to help the situation.
Any thoughts on what could/should have been done? I would imagine that at some point the other coach could have done something to helped the situation. I understand the difference between competitive and rec but these are still kids and humiliating them does nothing.
First to set the stage... Our team is not doing very well (Boys U12). About half of the team is playing up, we lost our goalie right before league play was about to start and we are getting crushed in most games (losing by at least 5).
We were scheduled to play the first place team and due to a string of fluke accidents we only have 9 start the game (that is all who showed up). Our coach asks the other coach if they want to play 9 v 9 to which he replies "Let's just see what is going to happen". Again, win-less team versus undefeated but i understand. We do "OK" for the first 10 minutes but then it starts to fall apart. They score 1 or 2 and then one of our better players gets hurt. So now we are playing 8v11. The goals keep coming and it is at least 8-0 at half time.
We start the second half and our kids are visibly done and then another injury with about 15 minutes left in the game. Now 7v11 and it is at least 15-0. The other team is starting to get really obnoxious (crawling to head it in once they beat our keeper) and their coach still hasn't done anything to try to help the situation.
Any thoughts on what could/should have been done? I would imagine that at some point the other coach could have done something to helped the situation. I understand the difference between competitive and rec but these are still kids and humiliating them does nothing.