So my son is on this apparent “stacked” youth league team. At first I wasn’t going to comment about the previously upset opinion that I saw but to justify the hard work of the kids on this team I knew I had to. Most of the boys are in their second year and some only their first. NONE, let me repeat that… none of these kids participate in a travel basketball league (like some of the boys on opposing teams last year who have since moved up) We did as a matter of fact play a Mitchell county team that consisted of all travel league players and they dominated our boys, kinda like they are doing in their own age group now. However that does not mean this team was stacked from the get go. Just as all other coaches do they get to select names. Most of the time they chose their kids friends as I’ve seen on multiple youth league teams. This one being no different. Anyway, back to the main issue here. These boys practice two nights a week for 2 hours each practice if not longer. They are competitive, determined, always looking to excel, and have a love for the game that drives them to play hard! You can see that on the court as they hustle from goal to goal and attack the ball. Always looking for a steal or a rebound and guarding as they should. They are alert and ready. That being said because they are good does not mean stacked. That is just the opinion of hurt feelings because whoever made the post believes “feelings” should matter in sports. Which is absurd. I agree with sportsmanship 100 percent but your comment about letting other teams at least have one goal is exactly what is the issue in our world today. So our boys put in hard work and you want us to teach them to just give a basket because the other team showed up and you don’t want to hurt their feelings? Ridiculous. Our team plays hard and is rewarded for their hard work which is what rec league is all about. I’ve told my son multiple times he needs to take athletics seriously because it will only get tougher as he gets older. That if he wants to play, cut up, lollygag around, and have fun then he needs to go to the park to do that. Not in a competitive sport. If you want to teach your kids to be soft that is fine but don’t come on here and push that belief on other kids. They play to win. Put in the practice and better luck next time.
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