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So what your saying is the second team or jv players should not take shots on goal? That's real fair. I believe running up the score is wrong but if your second team is in they should be given the opportuntity to play with out restrictions. The leading scorers for Riverdale in this game were not starters.

 

Let's look at this another way. I don't think anyone would disagree the primary (and likely only) reason for these scores are outmatched opponents. Let me give you an analogy to work with. Perhaps it will change your mind.

 

You are driving down the road and a deer jumps in front of your car and you strike it. You quickly pull over and realize the deer was clearly not a match for your car and has suffered greatly. Do you then invite your kids out of the car to kick the deer?

 

Well, that's how I feel about matches that exceed 6-0. Don't ask me how I feel about the 10+ scores.

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Do you then invite your kids out of the car to kick the deer?

 

No, but thankfully in TN we can now take the deer home and eat it! (Thank you Mr. Burchett!) /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" />

 

(Sorry Canes, couldn't resist! You know where my heart is, though)

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I agree with your summation as to where the two sided will end up on this. As to the second point you make, I live in a split household. My daugher, a keeper for more than 9 years now, sits on the other side of the fence. At times in her experience through inexperienced teams and guest play she saw some fairly lopsided scores. She got upset when these happened, but she was/is infuriated to the red card level when she knows they are not scoring on purpose. As she puts it, "You just have to look at it as an opportunity for more keeper training. During a normal 1 hr session with a coach, you have to try and fend off about a hundred shots on goal. And guess what, you don't keep all of those out either." But yes, as a parent, it's tough to remember that when it is happening to your offspring. Most keepers are tougher mentally than we give them credit for, and most coaches are very supportive of the keepers in these situations. Since this is not the thread for how much should you score, I won't post at length. I fall on the disrespect for the game side.

 

Also difficult since we seem to be discussing multiple games, none of which I saw.

 

Edited for spelling

 

 

yeah, as a keeper myself, it always stinks having a high scoring game against you. but goalies have to keep the mindset that not all goals are their fault and to use the many shots as a good learning experience/training. i completely agree with your daughter's view. high scoring games may stink for the losing team and yes, excessive scores are a bit much, but they can learn from watching the winning team play. it can only make them better (unless of course they just give up altogether).

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