Yesterday, my water polo team and I participated in a tournament at Fenwick High School. The last game we played was against Loyola, our biggest water polo rival. We ended up losing, which stunk, but what was really annoying and angering were the Loyola parents! Every time they scored, their parents would stand up on the bleachers and yell and scream into the faces of our parents. At the end of the game, they chanted "Every time!" which meant they win every time they play us (which, by the way, isn't true since we won last time we played them). Some of my teammates were so upset by them that they decided they were going to have a "talk" with them after the game. But, when our coach found out, he forbid them, telling us we had to have a "good image" of our team.
This made me think: what is the "good image" sports teams are supposed to have? I think coaches want to be thought of as respectful, a team when even if they lose, they congratulate the opposing team. Coaches want their team to be thought of as close-together, as well. Even if the players hate each other, the team will have to put on a good face when competing. Why do coaches want this? I think that if they can't be first place physically, they at least want to have their team be first place in sportsmanship.
Why do you think teams have to have a good image? What do you think that good image is?
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I agree with your coach, you can't just go up to parents and tell them you don't want them to chant. It was wrong of them to chant, "every time" but what can you do besides beat their kids. If I were you I would use the loss as motivation to beat them next time.
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