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On Fri, 17 Oct 1997 08:51:00 -0600, "Moe Skeeter"
<twalker@aspenres.com> wrote:

>Please help me to understand what the accepted goals of a middle school
>athletic program should be.
>
>This, specifically, 7th and 8th graders.
>
>Should the goal be....
>
>1) To: Win at all cost and only play the best players to that end.
>2) To: Try to win, but make sure that all players get some air time even if
>winning is jeopardized.
>
>I really appreciate you feedback.   I saw a lot of girls really hurt, 12 and
>13 year olds, because their coach would not let them play in a volleyball
>tournament.   I thought that, since the matches are best 2 of 3 that if the
>first game was won, the coach could sub in anybody in game two, as a
>sporting ethic at the least.
> ...

My daughter plays on a freshman High School team (Cherry Creek Schools
- she lives with my ex-wife). They always play their second string in
the second game in volleyball. So all of the girls play.

If there is a third game the first string goes back out but in that
case the second string plays at least 1/3 of the time.

- dave


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