Journaling reads: The first game started, and you were suddenly behind by like 8 points. EThe first game started, and you were suddenly behind by like 8 points. Everything that had been going so incredibly right all weekend was now going horribly topsy turvy. You won the second game but lost the third. It was disappointing, but no one could take away the fact your team had a phenomenal tournament and showed great sportsmanship. The same could not be said for some of the fans from the opposing team, they were making faces and making fun of some of your teammates and arguing about calls. One of your teammates was out with an injury and got tired of watching them do it. She went over and told them, “We are all 14 years old, the kinds of things you are doing hurt 14-year-olds feelings. verything that had been going so incredibly right all weekend was now going horribly topsy turvy. You won the second game but lost the third. It was disappointing, but no one could take away the fact your team had a phenomenal tournament and showed great sportsmanship. The same could not be said for some of the fans from the opposing team, they were making faces and making fun of some of your teammates and arguing about calls. One of your teammates was out with an injury and got tired of watching them do it. She went over and told them, “We are all 14 years old, the kinds of things you are doing hurt 14-year-olds feelings.
You are old enough to control your faces. You should show better sportsmanship.” Bam! I give her a lot of credit, people often complain about how terrible young people are, but if they aren’t given good examples from those around them, who will they learn from?