Ok, we're watching beach volleyball right now (because there is absolutely nothing on.) Every commercial break, they are showing the new McDonalds commercial. This commercial right here:
Ok, when I saw this, I didn't think it was cute that the grey team got revenge by getting gross food or something. My first thought was that if I was the coach of the green team, I would have slapped them all around for a while. Ok, not literally slapping, but getting the point across that we need to be gracious in victory, and congratulatory in defeat.
Ahhhhh... it's on again. That's 4 commercial breaks in a row.
Anyway, the question comes up if we are wimpifying our kids? Is this a product of political correctness? In my opinion, no. What I find ultimately sad is that we have to make rules about this in team games instead of being inate. As an umpire, I have had to tell kids in the dugouts not to call out the other team's names and not to yell and scream when the pitcher is about to throw. In fact, I am going to bring up next year that there should be no negative cheering (hey pitcher, AHHHH!, the like) and only positive cheering (Let's go whoever, We want a home run, etc.) This should really be part of who the kids are. Sportmanship is bigger than winning and losing. That is the lesson of little league, AYSO, Pee Wee football, and all youth sports that should be conveyed. Not that winning is the ultimate goal but that character is.
The verse is actually what I taught this morning in Children's Church. It fits:
"Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the Earth." Matthew 5:5
Meekness is not weakness, it's discipline to keep strength in check. It's being gracious in victory -- being a good sport.
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Wow, is that commercial supposed to be funny?
Thankfully, most of Chris's coaches over the years have been men who insisted on good sportsmanship and fair play. His most recent coach was so fantastic that we requested him that we are begging him to move up to AAA so that Chris can have him again. It's too bad that not all coaches are like that.
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