Stories reminding me why I hated school so much just keep coming up...

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by mickydaniels

I don't see any big deal with this. I remember when I was in high school and on the JV Football team, there was this one kid on the varsity team who was slow as hell, funny looking as hell, .... (come to think of it he was most likely mentally deficient) anyway, this guy was clearly the worst athlete on the team and a major joke. He was only on it because here in New York City, there are no 'tryouts' for football teams, you join if you feel like it. I remember we used to take the same bus home and everyday he would tell me about the coaches refusing to give him a chance. All the time. Every single day. And if you ever seen the way he looked in pads, or ran, you'd keep him off the field too. Annoying as hell. So I can't necessarily say that what they did to the kid was wrong especially since it was reported that even the kid who carried around the team's bags got an award. These things happen.

Sheesh. You've probably never failed at anything in your life.

Perhaps constructive conversation, criticism, and suggestions would have been in order for both cases.

[GameMaster]

Here's the official article complete with a picture of the trophy.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast....ap/index.html

[Typhoid]

[TheGame]

Haha... I find this to be funny...Mayybe if the kid were like 16 instead or 13 it wouldn't be so serious.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

Here's the official article complete with a picture of the trophy.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast....ap/index.html

Thanks for the article.

[Dylflon]

The article says the coach gave him the award for constantly whining about wanting to get into the game. If you aren't letting a kid play and he complains about not getting to...perhaps...he shouldn't be treated even more unfairly.