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Girls U19 C

by Laxmom (Login rands1992)

What a beautiful day in Orangeville. I would like to commend the hosting association for a well organized and well run tournament. I would also like to say that their U19 #3 team plays with class and a growing and developing skill that they and their coaches and parents should be proud of. Having said that, we were parked beside the fields and didn't leave the park all day, (having played an early and a late game,) and we saw the best and worst. It is a great game to watch when played well, but some of these young ladies on a couple of the teams displayed some of the worst examples of unsportsmanlike behaviour that I've ever seen in lacrosse. If some of those things were done in girls hockey they'd have gotten called and given unsportsmanlike penalties if not penalties for misconduct. Between the running of scores and berating of developing teams by one team to the slashing by another (leaving several of our girls taking leftover ice from coolers for the ride home) it was sad to watch. Keep in mind, ladies, that you are in a development division and should be spending that time learning to play the game better. If you discourage other developing players from playing next year with these antics, whom are you going to play against next year? Keep up the good work ladies see you next game. Congratulations to the teams who were not "playing" that way, you did great and deserve to be praised for your hard work and sportsmanship.

Posted on Jun 21, 2008, 10:46 PM
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