Green player ejected for throwing a punch

[yabbadabbadoo]

[/quote]I get what you are saying. The physical play I see and don't agree with is all the grabbing that goes on when guarding. It allows a slower but stronger kid to gain an advantage. Plus, I think all that grabbing just lends itself to someone getting frustrated and the physical play then escalates.[/quote]


Have to agree with you on that. I know if I'm playing pickup ball and the guy guarding can't guard so he jsut starts grabbing me everytime I go by him, first I tell him to stop grabbing me if he can't guard me and then if he doesn't stop, he is going to eat the ball at some point. My logic is if I can't guard someone, I will switch with someone who can gaurd that person. I won't intenionally foul someone everytime they beat me.


Now as for Green they do play rough at times. I was at the Green-Clay game last year at Clay and I saw a Green player smack a Clay player in the face three straight times as the Clay player was holding onto the ball. Now the Clay kid showed more restraint than I would of. The sad thing was that the ref was right there and never called a foul. That to me is one of the reasons the game got out of hand late in the game. 3-4 Green fans were ejected that night as well.

[OZZIEOHIO]

I am the kids father that was kicked out. Just wanted everyone to know I have spoken with him and he knows it was wrong. He has been punished not that it is anyones business. I would just like everyone to remember that these are kids and they play with heart and emotions and things happen from time to time. I am always going to defend my child but what he did was wrong. He is a great kid and I just wanted to put his side on here. We would Like to appologize to Coach Williams and The Player. My son said in his mind he was ripping the ball thru granted it didn't look like it to me on video. but that is what my son told me and he even said he was intending on rippin the ball thru across the kids face. I told him that is still un called for. He does feel he is being looked at as a thug or punk and he is not like that at all. So please before you post things on seops or any other site remember kids read your post too. Well I thank you all for allowing me to speak on your forum I do enjoy reading about games I don't post much but I do read post. Also the coaching staff is running his guts out so they are punishing him as well. Just wanted everyone to know it was being addressed and My son is very sorry. I also take some blame because I have always told him to play as physical as the refs will let you. But I never told him to punch anyone. But I want him to play with heart and emotion and not be timid. So I do take some blame. I am sorry. In closing please don't get on here and be HOLIER than thow. We are humans and nobody is perfect even all those on here judging my son. Thanks for the time.

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