jerks and basketball......
Our girls BB team got killed......again, and I was so mad!
The other team had 4 girls and still killed us.
Why?
Because they are ex-varsity somethin-er-other and they were fantastic atheletes.
So, what are they playing church-ball for? building up their confidence? OK, you're good....feel better?
Really, the score was not the problem, but how they played the game.
Those 4 girls laughed at our girls the whole time and at every single play and they played dirty, dirty, dirty, and that's what made me so mad!
At one point I actually told Destiny to "punch them back!", which, if you know me at all, that is not me!
Everyone was frustrated.
My girls came home totally defeated, inside and out, and my lame platitudes weren't convincing them, or me, to shake it off.
It just really bothered all of us that our girls go out and play a totally different game than most other teams, then, after practice, on Friday, the coach hit it on the head when she said this:
"I guarantee you those girls do NOT know the Lord and it showed in how they play. You Do know the Lord and we don't play dirty, ever! We stand for Christ and that comes first! When we win a game we will show them how we are good winners, too. We are on the winning team and, someday, you might have a chance to introduce Jesus to those girls and she will know you speak truth because of your conduct. That is the most important thing....your conduct, not if you win or lose."
You know, I appreciate Scott and Renee for their ethics and for teaching the girls what is important to God.
For Lacey and Nevada: Welcome to the real world and remember, God loves jerks, too.
The other team had 4 girls and still killed us.
Why?
Because they are ex-varsity somethin-er-other and they were fantastic atheletes.
So, what are they playing church-ball for? building up their confidence? OK, you're good....feel better?
Really, the score was not the problem, but how they played the game.
Those 4 girls laughed at our girls the whole time and at every single play and they played dirty, dirty, dirty, and that's what made me so mad!
At one point I actually told Destiny to "punch them back!", which, if you know me at all, that is not me!
Everyone was frustrated.
My girls came home totally defeated, inside and out, and my lame platitudes weren't convincing them, or me, to shake it off.
It just really bothered all of us that our girls go out and play a totally different game than most other teams, then, after practice, on Friday, the coach hit it on the head when she said this:
"I guarantee you those girls do NOT know the Lord and it showed in how they play. You Do know the Lord and we don't play dirty, ever! We stand for Christ and that comes first! When we win a game we will show them how we are good winners, too. We are on the winning team and, someday, you might have a chance to introduce Jesus to those girls and she will know you speak truth because of your conduct. That is the most important thing....your conduct, not if you win or lose."
You know, I appreciate Scott and Renee for their ethics and for teaching the girls what is important to God.
For Lacey and Nevada: Welcome to the real world and remember, God loves jerks, too.
posted by Lori's World @ 8:16 AM
1 Comments:
At 11:23 PM,
Anonymous said…
Ok, you must know I would have a comment on this! There are a lot of issues here, but to me the final issue is the adults. The girls should never to allowed to play that way. To me, it shows the value of the parents, coaches, and church whom the youth are playing for. I am one of the most competitive woman I know. There is a time and a place for athletic competitition. A good coach knows the difference. A good parent won't let their child behave that way. Being aggressive is one thing, being belittling is another. Shame on the adults!!
~Juli
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