Apologizing for Blowout Match

[Wayne C.]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Agree with Adam.

Kinda like if team 25 brutally beat us 80-0, its not like we'd think they did anything wrong in bringing their best if we did too.

Akash-

I hope we never BRUTALLY beat anybody. But I do tell my team to always do their best. Win or lose you can always live with yourself if you do.

In the case of the basketball team- if I were the coach I probably would have realized that the game was a blowout very early and would have directed my players to shoot from outside the 3 pt zone or make x-number of passes before each shot. That would give the other team an honorable chance and save some face for them. If after all that the game is still a blowout I don't think there is anything to be ashamed of.

I would question the folks who placed the OTHER team in the league with the full knowledge that they would never be viable in a competitive environment due to the small size and limited nature of their school. All that would serve to do is demoralize those kids after every loss. I am sure there are non-competitive "Intramural "type options available.