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I appreciate the gamesmanship but I would not be happy to win that way.
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he would not have made that call if she would have missed that final vault, therefore he is a douche
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Douche.
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The rule sucks. The circumstances suck. Do you think somebody really gains a competitive edge by stepping one foot onto the white line? Do they gain an edge exchanging a baton outside of the exchange zone? There are dozens of rules that suck but they're rules. The coach was within his rights. Would I have done it? I dunno. It's pretty crappy all the way around.
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Dammit, I meant to vote for Douchebag, not Letter of the Law.
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it's a dumb rule
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The coach is a douche. I doubt he would have called out one of his own players for wearing a string. |
I put letter of the law. As a guy who was on a team, I always wanted a coach that would go to battle for us in any way possible.
But, after thinking about it..... I wouldn't want to win that way. I wish I could change my vote. |
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In a world where everyone gets a ribbon for trying and juice box no matter how bad you suck, it's kinda nice to see a kid actually learn a life lesson. |
I spent a little bit of time struggling with this one before I realized that years of watching my children in youth sports is turning me into a douchebag.
I have little doubt that the majority of the coaches and other sports parents would do this in a heartbeart to get the win... but it really doesn't have to be that way. It's douchebaggery. |
As a track coach myself, we overlook this type of stuff all the time. We do however know what coaches are the d-bags and will report it. It is against the rules and he is within his right to call it. He just needs to know that every single one of his athletes will be looked at very closely now. His athletes will not be allowed to tie their shoes incorrectly.
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I can see both sides of this coin.
Was it a douche move, absolutely but I imagine that her coach knew about this rule (or at least I would hope so) and should have informed her to remove anything that could possibly be considered jewelry*. When I used to judge field events I told numerous athlets that they needed to remove jewelry (rings, necklaces, braclets, ear rings, whatever) just to avoid any "douchbaggery" such as this but IT IS still a rule. *As jewelry is defined as "an ornamental device worn by persons", this fits the definition. |
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