second place sucks!
This weekend was the championship for my son’s football team. They went 11-0. Had a great season. Jack played center on offense and tight end on defense…I think. I am not very football savvy. Anyway, 11-0. We played a team we had beaten twice…so we thought…
I get to the stadium about 20 minutes before the game is suppose to begin to find the game before it had just started…and it was freakin cold. So we tried to keep the boys busy and focused…they are 5-7…good luck, right?
So the game started, almost 2 hours late. At the half, it was 20 all. Felt pretty good, but kinda scary. They had this kid who did everything for there team, number 21. We knew about him, but for some reason didn’t come up with a plan to stop him. And in the second half, he scored 3 more times, to our none. Plus a safety just to kick us in the nuts.
You know how I’ve mentioned that our little league association is pretty good…well there’s not so much. It’s like these redneck parents are living vicariously though there kids. They poured gator raid over the coaches head in the middle of the field, not 15 feet away from our kids who were boo hooing. Our teams had never been behind, much less lost. They were inconsolable…and the other tams parents were just nuts. I hate to know how they teach there kids about team work. I mean, in theory alone, this one kid touched the ball 90% of there plays. How much does that suck for the rest of the team. He was taking snaps directly…bypassing a quarter back. Then, their lack of any regards to our kids just pissed me off. Jack has won a championship or 2 before, and we always cheer for the other team and make a point of holding our celebration to a lull until the after party.
We told our kids what a great season they had. I carried a crying Jack around telling him how proud I was of him. I reminded him that my team lost every game when I played. It didn’t matter. He was crushed and never wanted to play again…until next season.
So, anyway, second place suck, especially loosing to dumb ass rednecks that don’t know how to win.
Don’t be that parent.
November 13th, 2007 at 9:48 am
I am so sorry for Jack. That sucks. We’ve been down that road with Kendall at dance competitions, where you just knew your girls had first and some rotten little team with no technique but there are 20 girls on the stage compared with your 8, win. I’m sure he’s a great little player and he’ll play again. Some parents are totally crappy when it comes to this kind of stuff. Hope his week gets better.
November 13th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
That really stinks. BUT that is the cutest picture ever!
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