Standing Up During Competition...

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Don Wright

Those who say that unless FIRST tells them to sit, they will stand... Well...thats your choice. Just remember, all your considerations for other people reflect on their opinion of you.

Originally Posted by coreyk

Individuals who are unhappy with teams that do stand - may also stand, or if unable – miss a match (it is only a couple of minutes).

Originally Posted by Tom Line

I cannot imagine how absolutely boring First would be if we all sat and watched each match. This is a sporting event.

Count me one of the old fogeys, I guess. I agree with Don and others here who advocate standing to show support for your team only while doing so does not keep people behind you from seeing the match. I really cannot see two sides to this; blocking others' view is simply a blatant show of disrespect, in effect saying that your team has a better right to see what's going on than those whose views you block.

And Don observed correctly that by standing to block another group's view you are informing that group's opinion of yours. Several matches on Newton that my group missed seeing because we were behind team [nnn] have changed my opinion of that team -- I previously thought very highly of them.