Current Events > softball team disqualified from championchip game for inappropriate photo

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https://www.yahoo.com/sports/little-league-removes-softball-team-world-series-social-media-post-212434926.html

apparently some of the girls thought it would be a good idea to take a picture of themselves flipping the bird, caption that it was about the team's city that they just beat, and then post it on twitter for all to see...
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Fair, next
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Alexanaxela posted...

apparently some of the girls thought it would be a good idea to take a picture of themselves flipping the bird, caption that it was about the team's city that they just beat, and then post it on twitter for all to see...

I dont see why anyone would give a fuck
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Kirby posted...

Fair, next

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Who honestly cares? It's just a tweet, didn't hurt anyone.
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Theyre fucking stupid but
A: theyre 12-14 year old teenagers. Teens do stupid shit. This is tame
B: thats definitely not worth a disqualification jesus christ.


This bullshit "everyone needs to be nice etc" trend in sports now is shit.
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PlsGodDontBanMe posted...

Theyre fucking stupid but
A: theyre 12-14 year old teenagers. Teens do stupid shit. This is tame
B: thats definitely not worth a disqualification jesus christ.


This bullshit "everyone needs to be nice etc" trend in sports now is shit.

Being competitive and being disrespectful are not the same thing.
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That's super dumb
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They should take another pic and send it to the league's office.
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They hurt the feelings of too many sensitive snowflakes.
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I hate to say it, but that seems pretty fair to me.

gmanthebest posted...

Who honestly cares? It's just a tweet, didn't hurt anyone.

Part of the goal in kids sports is teaching kids to be respectful, how to behave around others, how to manage success and failure, how to control tempers and deal with stress - in short, all the stuff you take for granted as an adult but you must have learned at some point.

My mother coaches kids tennis. She'll dock points from players for bad behaviour. Shouting, throwing rackets, getting angry - all stuff that's a big deal in kids sports. This is even standard in adult games, so I don't know why you'd be surprised. Bad sportsmanship is bad sportsmanship.

You guys saying "sensitive snowflakes" etc. have no idea what you're talking about. They would have disqualified you for something like this in the 90s too. You can't send the message that acting like this has no consequences to someone in their formative years. And this is a certain level of insidious that needs to be nipped in the bud. Getting hotheaded on the pitch is one thing. Sending out a deliberate "fuck you, losers" is just horrendous.
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The other team should've responded back by telling them to take their trophy and shove it straight up their ass.
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Pretty much what pinky said.

Letting them get away with disrespecting the hosts like that is like rewarding a dog for pissing on the floor. It's not like they're multi-million dollar athletes who people have to cover for. Take them out of the tournament if they're gonna be that way.

Link165 posted...

The other team should've responded back by telling them to take their trophy and shove it straight up their ass.

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Fair, next.

This isn't some kind of new thing, and at any level of sport it'd be frowned upon by most people. But at a youth level? Yeah, it's totally fair
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Link165 posted...

The other team should've responded back by telling them to take their trophy and shove it straight up their ass.

there's no trophy yet. They were disqualified from the championship game, now the team that the photo was aimed at is taking their place in that game
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I was expecting this was going to be something absurdly racist or offensive, but for a picture of them giving the middle finger?

Give me a fucking break.
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The Admiral posted...

I was expecting this was going to be something absurdly racist or offensive, but for a picture of them giving the middle finger?

Please, never actually take up coaching kids
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The Admiral posted...

Give me a fucking

lol.

TomNook20 posted...

They should take another pic and send it to the league's office.

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HappyDog posted...

PlsGodDontBanMe posted...

Theyre fucking stupid but
A: theyre 12-14 year old teenagers. Teens do stupid shit. This is tame
B: thats definitely not worth a disqualification jesus christ.


This bullshit "everyone needs to be nice etc" trend in sports now is shit.

Being competitive and being disrespectful are not the same thing.

Oh please. I grew up playing every sport imaginable. This is tame compared to the rivalries we had between schools. Grow a pair.


And pinky, you didnt play sports if you truely thought something like this would have dq'd you back in the day. You would have had to apologize for it, but they wouldve given you a warning tops.

Considering we played against a team thar did something like this and all they got was a warning. It just made us want to be them even more and we ended up doing it.

Should they apologize? Of course they should. But this isnt a dq at all and its pathetic that they got dqed for it. Their coach is correct on that observation.
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pinky0926 posted...

Part of the goal in kids sports is teaching kids to be respectful, how to behave around others, how to manage success and failure, how to control tempers and deal with stress - in short, all the stuff you take for granted as an adult but you must have learned at some point.

My mother coaches kids tennis. She'll dock points from players for bad behaviour. Shouting, throwing rackets, getting angry - all stuff that's a big deal in kids sports. This is even standard in adult games, so I don't know why you'd be surprised. Bad sportsmanship is bad sportsmanship.

You guys saying "sensitive snowflakes" etc. have no idea what you're talking about. They would have disqualified you for something like this in the 90s too. You can't send the message that acting like this has no consequences to someone in their formative years. And this is a certain level of insidious that needs to be nipped in the bud. Getting hotheaded on the pitch is one thing. Sending out a deliberate "f*** you, losers" is just horrendous.

kids can watch pretty much any popular American sport and see much worse behaviors during the games or in the news. Players faking injuries, cursing at each other, cursing at the refs, hitting the refs, stomping on quarterbacks etc. And you hear stories every year about an NFL player who beats his kids/gf or is found with drugs and a gun.

A punishment is normal for behavior like this but cutting them out of their spot is really petty.

I bet the kids in the other team couldn't give aff
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snowflake justice
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Comfy_Pillow posted...

pinky0926 posted...

Part of the goal in kids sports is teaching kids to be respectful, how to behave around others, how to manage success and failure, how to control tempers and deal with stress - in short, all the stuff you take for granted as an adult but you must have learned at some point.

My mother coaches kids tennis. She'll dock points from players for bad behaviour. Shouting, throwing rackets, getting angry - all stuff that's a big deal in kids sports. This is even standard in adult games, so I don't know why you'd be surprised. Bad sportsmanship is bad sportsmanship.

You guys saying "sensitive snowflakes" etc. have no idea what you're talking about. They would have disqualified you for something like this in the 90s too. You can't send the message that acting like this has no consequences to someone in their formative years. And this is a certain level of insidious that needs to be nipped in the bud. Getting hotheaded on the pitch is one thing. Sending out a deliberate "f*** you, losers" is just horrendous.

kids can watch pretty much any popular American sport and see much worse behaviors during the games or in the news. Players faking injuries, cursing at each other, cursing at the refs, hitting the refs, stomping on quarterbacks etc. And you hear stories every year about an NFL player who beats his kids/gf or is found with drugs and a gun.

A punishment is normal for behavior like this but cutting them out of their spot is really petty.

Pro athletes get penalized for some of that too. The difference is they can pay money for their actions.
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KStateKing17 posted...

Pro athletes get penalized for some of that too. The difference is they can pay money for their actions.

as I said a punishment would be normal. But this punishment doesn't fit the crime.

what a bunch of thugs
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they're kids so fair/next
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Fair, next.
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PlsGodDontBanMe posted...

And pinky, you didnt play sports if you truely thought something like this would have dq'd you back in the day. You would have had to apologize for it, but they wouldve given you a warning tops.

Bullshit, and I've both played and coached multiple sports at multiple levels, and this shit would get you penalized for sure. I'm convinced you never actually did if you don't understand how much sportsmanship is a huge thing in youth sports, as it should be.
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Comfy_Pillow posted...

pinky0926 posted...

Part of the goal in kids sports is teaching kids to be respectful, how to behave around others, how to manage success and failure, how to control tempers and deal with stress - in short, all the stuff you take for granted as an adult but you must have learned at some point.

My mother coaches kids tennis. She'll dock points from players for bad behaviour. Shouting, throwing rackets, getting angry - all stuff that's a big deal in kids sports. This is even standard in adult games, so I don't know why you'd be surprised. Bad sportsmanship is bad sportsmanship.

You guys saying "sensitive snowflakes" etc. have no idea what you're talking about. They would have disqualified you for something like this in the 90s too. You can't send the message that acting like this has no consequences to someone in their formative years. And this is a certain level of insidious that needs to be nipped in the bud. Getting hotheaded on the pitch is one thing. Sending out a deliberate "f*** you, losers" is just horrendous.

kids can watch pretty much any popular American sport and see much worse behaviors during the games or in the news. Players faking injuries, cursing at each other, cursing at the refs, hitting the refs, stomping on quarterbacks etc. And you hear stories every year about an NFL player who beats his kids/gf or is found with drugs and a gun.

A punishment is normal for behavior like this but cutting them out of their spot is really petty.

Well, so what? Just because some adults throw tantrums doesn't mean we should stop trying to teach decorum to kids playing sports. Actions having consequences is a hugely important lesson that needs to be taught to youngsters, and this was a perfect example. Pinky is spot on.
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Parents: "Did you hear about that controversy at that school? Yeah people are talking about it. Apparently their sports team posted inappropriate stuff online and it started going viral. They acted very disrespectful towards the other team. I mean is that what they're teaching them to do?"

Coach/Principal: We apologize for the behavior of our students and players blah blah blah blah

CE: outrage over the outrage

George Soros/Hillary Clinton: yes...all according to plan, muah ha ha ha
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The Great Muta 22 posted...

PlsGodDontBanMe posted...

And pinky, you didnt play sports if you truely thought something like this would have dq'd you back in the day. You would have had to apologize for it, but they wouldve given you a warning tops.

Bullshit, and I've both played and coached multiple sports at multiple levels, and this shit would get you penalized for sure. I'm convinced you never actually did if you don't understand how much sportsmanship is a huge thing in youth sports, as it should be.

It is, that doesnt mean they would harshly dq a fucking team for being a bunch of kids

Teams got penalized and warned for being poor sports. We went up against a team in our youth softball tournament that got warned for talking shit to the opposing team and trying to get in their heads. Were they dqd? No. They had to apologize and were warned if it happend again they were gone.

Again, my hs football team beat their rivals on their home field one night. They went and rung a school bell that that schools team rings everytime they beat a team. Extremely poor sportsmanship? Definetely. Were they dqed? Lmao no.


Poor sportsmanship is not a good enough reason to auto dq a team. Kids are going to be kids no matter what. Auto dqs should be saved for cheating and fights. Not this shit.

And yes, i played every sport not including football growing up. In a catholic league no less. Poor sportsmanship was a warning and an apology from the players in question. As long as sports are competitive, youre going to get poor sportsmanship rearing its head as kids grow up. Punishing them with the most severe punishment there is is bullshit.
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"Kids will be kids"

>team is mostly teenagers
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The Great Muta 22 posted...

Fair, next.

This isn't some kind of new thing, and at any level of sport it'd be frowned upon by most people. But at a youth level? Yeah, it's totally fair

This. Youth sports are all about sportsmanship and there's no way they'd let something like this slide

PlsGodDontBanMe posted...

Oh please. I grew up playing every sport imaginable. This is tame compared to the rivalries we had between schools. Grow a pair.


And pinky, you didnt play sports if you truely thought something like this would have dq'd you back in the day. You would have had to apologize for it, but they wouldve given you a warning tops.

Considering we played against a team thar did something like this and all they got was a warning. It just made us want to be them even more and we ended up doing it.

Should they apologize? Of course they should. But this isnt a dq at all and its pathetic that they got dqed for it. Their coach is correct on that observation.

I played in the hockey, football, cricket, golf, tennis, rugby, swim and athletics teams. But I didn't really need to qualify that did I? This topic isn't about me.

We don't live in the world we lived in back then. Sending out messages on social media is something that doesn't have a direct equivalent to what happened back then. This situation isn't anything like the typical gaming that went on between teams, flipping the bird between each other when the coaches weren't watching or getting aggressive on the pitch.

Just think back and try to equate it. Imagine if after the game you posed for a photoshoot with your team, printed out the pictures, and then stuck them up around school, sent them to all the parents and coaches and the entire community. You really think a simple "don't do that again" would have happened?

That's the world social media has created. People need to be smarter about how they use a tool that can so easily distribute content like that.
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I've seen kids ejected out of rec league games for saying "you suck" to the other team. I've seen a parent kicked out of a freshman basketball game for yelling out "this kid can't make a free throw!"

Depends on the officials tbh.
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These kids/teens are representing youth programs as well. Of course most of them will have a zero tolerance policy on stuff like this.
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Imagine being the team that took their place.

What losers.
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