Need more info. What the better team playing their starters and running up the score on purpose? Or were the 3rd stringers just playing and still scoring. No idea about the running clock issue. Seems like a simple oversight.Your thoughts?
Montclair Immaculate girls basketball coach suspended after lopsided score in opener
Coach Jimmy Kreie is eligible to return to the team on Fridaywww.nj.com
Agree.
It was 84 - 20 after 3 quarters (up 64 points!) and Immaculate poured on 20 more points in the 4th. Being a top-level Parochial program their "scrubs" may be better than the public high school starters. In addition, there a number of things a coach can do to limit his team's scoring. Coach got what he deserved.
I coached U8 soccer last year, and we ran into this a few times. First, I spoke to my playeres, some of whom were 6, and basically said, "We've lost before. Think about how this team is feeling right now, down 6-0. Let's have good sportsmanship and not rub it in." Six year olds totally got that message. Then, because I wasn't sure how they'd react on the field, I told them they were only allowed to shoot with their off foot. I told them there had to be at least one pass before a shot. Most importantly, I went to the other coach and spoke to him to make sure he was ok.
Exactly how it should be done. Never too early to learn proper sportsmanship. My coach in youth soccer had the same rules once we established a big lead. But certain things change once we graduate to higher levels of athletics.
I think it extends past not employing the running clock rule because the schools AD admitted just like the coach he didn't know about the rule. So he would have been suspended too.
Bowling used to be huge in NJ high schools (especially in central NJ). I think it's still pretty big today. I know a lot of baseball players bowl in HS (mostly pitchers) since it's an easy winter sport.
Knew a couple of guys from my high school that bowled. They bowled because the bartenders didn't card and they would get housed during practices. Not for any other reason.
Sport is being used very generously here. One benefit of growing up in the south is the ability to play outdoor sports year round.
I think everyone is saying if you call runs up the middle with your backups and score. That’s cool. If you are running reverse, not cool. The OSU thing was only a thing because of the fight after the play.
Yea anything where drinking and smoking are encouraged while participating cannot be considered a sport. Was my argument when the teachers voted a bowler athlete of the year my freshmen year.
Yes and we played teams like Bergenfield, which had everyone with averages over 200. Our coach drove us to the bowling alley and smoked outside while we bowled. I never got any instruction.
Had a similar situation with my son‘s flag team (K-2). Apparently, just like us, this town had an A,B and C team. We split the 3 teams evenly on age and talent. Looks like they didn’t. Dumb move on many levels. It was a sh!tshow from the start. So, instead of alternating between our 1st and 2nd QB, we just kept the first year player in. Our starting backfield only touched the ball once. And every other kid touched the ball, even all our tiny first year Ks. Plus, in the 2nd half I just ran the same play every time, and, I TOLD the opposing coach so he could get his kids ready. They did make some plays, but we still kept scoring. And the talking with the coaches didn’t matter either, they were all still pissed. I did feel bad, but other than just taking my kids off the field or taking a knee, not sure what else I could do. Hindsight, I would have just pressed to end it early.
I seem to recall RU FB getting an 80 -0 pounding n this century . You play the game ,what happens,happens.Suck it up and don't play out of your class.Also you can try to have better coaching and more talent.
I recall some games when Texas was in the SWC and Oklahoma in the Big 8 those programs putting bad beat-downs of bottom feeders in their conferences.
4th quarter was 20 points scored. They played every girl on their listed roster.
In HS, I played for a powerhouse lacrosse program (we won 47 straight over 3 seasons). Most of the games were lopsided. At the time, the league was relatively new and our squad had been playing travel ball together since we were 8, we were going up against some schools with 1st and second year players starting just to have numbers on the field.
Does it show how many free throws they took in the fourth? That’s a Legitimate question as well, if they were in the bonus and the other team kept fouling are they not supposed to take the free throws?
