When the government gets involved, everything gets ruined. You want to know why the USA is no longer competitive? It's stuff like this. "Every kid gets a trophy." SPARE ME!
Kid Athlete Banned for Being Too Good: Fair or Foul?
SodaHead Sports
2012/04/30 19:00:00
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Keeling Pilaro is just your average 13-year-old. He goes to school. He plays sports. He likes to have fun. Oh, he's also better than most in his age range when it comes to field hockey. Unfortunately for the young New Yorker, that seems to be a problem with some people. Rather than letting this young phenom showcase his stuff, officials are keeping the Southampton, NY high school student off the field hockey team because he's too good.
Now, while he does play on the girls team, due to the lack of a men's team, he doesn't exactly have a competitive advantage when it comes to physical stature. In reality, Pilaro is only 4'8" and 82 pounds. If he's not careful, the wind could blow him away. And Pilaro has certainly blown away his field hockey teammates and opponents, He's been the most dominant field hockey player in the area for the last two years, yet he won't be allowed to play on the team in the fall.
Both Pilaro's mother and father have protested the banning of their son for being “too good,” thus far to no avail. Pilaro is originally from Ireland, where field hockey is just as popular with males there as it is with females in the United States. Now Southampton's leading scorer may not be able to play the sport he loves, due to some insecure officials. What could have been a feel-good story for Southampton field hockey is now a sad tale about a young man not being allowed to play the sport he loves -- and is great at. Do you think the news is fair or foul?
Now, while he does play on the girls team, due to the lack of a men's team, he doesn't exactly have a competitive advantage when it comes to physical stature. In reality, Pilaro is only 4'8" and 82 pounds. If he's not careful, the wind could blow him away. And Pilaro has certainly blown away his field hockey teammates and opponents, He's been the most dominant field hockey player in the area for the last two years, yet he won't be allowed to play on the team in the fall.
Both Pilaro's mother and father have protested the banning of their son for being “too good,” thus far to no avail. Pilaro is originally from Ireland, where field hockey is just as popular with males there as it is with females in the United States. Now Southampton's leading scorer may not be able to play the sport he loves, due to some insecure officials. What could have been a feel-good story for Southampton field hockey is now a sad tale about a young man not being allowed to play the sport he loves -- and is great at. Do you think the news is fair or foul?
Top Opinion
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the_old_coach 2012/04/30 20:03:48Foul
+19This isn't the first time this has happened, and as a high school coach for 31 years, makes me ill. This is all about several issues: first, "self-esteem," a phony-baloney new-age, feel-good (for some and not others?) concept that has been debunked several times but still finds its way into our sports activities, and #2, Title IX, another liberal concept that has backfired as much as it has helped: girls may wrestle on the boys team, and they may play football on the boys team, but as you can see, boys cannot play on the girls field hockey team or on the girls volleyball team. It's become garbage legislation.
When the government gets involved, everything gets ruined. You want to know why the USA is no longer competitive? It's stuff like this. "Every kid gets a trophy." SPARE ME!
if it were a girl, on a boys team and she was kicking their asses... and later banned... there'd be all kind of noise, protests, etc.
A men's sport in Ireland, but not here in the US? Why is that?
so they are worried that others will be envious or jealous of anothers ability they dont have? so instead of teaching people to control their selfish inclinations they would rather cater to them and make the victims of that selfish inclinations have to do the yielding for the sake of peace.being envious or jealous of anothers ability or accomplishments (provided they did not cheat or commit a lawless act to do it) is a serious character flaw. in my day they would call you a poor sport or sore loser if you had such feelings for another. also in my day what they would do is find something you are good at and encourage you to pursue that. it is...
so they are worried that others will be envious or jealous of anothers ability they dont have? so instead of teaching people to control their selfish inclinations they would rather cater to them and make the victims of that selfish inclinations have to do the yielding for the sake of peace.being envious or jealous of anothers ability or accomplishments (provided they did not cheat or commit a lawless act to do it) is a serious character flaw. in my day they would call you a poor sport or sore loser if you had such feelings for another. also in my day what they would do is find something you are good at and encourage you to pursue that. it is amazing how in fields of crime now in fields of human endeavors the victims are now teh criminals and the criminals the victims. how things have changed. if you strive to better yourself, spiritually, emotionally, physically, and even economically (done honestly of course) the more they want to oppress you demonize you and turn you into some kind of criminal or treat you like your selfish for not conforming to the crowd.
rose
Kind thoughts,
Reyn