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Oh! Did i not say " never have i told the opposing coach of a violation"!!
I did tell the coach that would be in violation!!! That is the way to handle it professionally. Not cause a uprising by some would be professionals.
The td did not handle the situation correctly!!!!!!
The other coach was out of control! So he rewards him by telling him the other team has an illeagle player so he wins by forfeit! If that isn't some good old boy cr**.
IMHO
Rob is a great person and coach. Static is a great and respectible org. The player in question is a wonderful young lady and a wonderful player with an extremely bright future. None of the three mentioned would intentionaly come anywhere close to doing anything that was not totally "above board". I know this because I have had the privilage to have watched and coached against Static (Rob's team) since 10-U. I have had the privilage to watch the "illegal player" for two years now. These people are true pro's.
If there was a misunderstanding about the "open roster", so be it. Obviously it wasn't a problem in any other game for any other team or any other player. I find that interesting to say the least.
People have talked about class and integrity in this thread. Let's take a little different look at it.
If a TD or UIC came to me late in a game and told me that the team that was kicking my team's butt real bad had a "non-roster or illegal player" that was just put in the game as a sub I would say "so what?!?! That's not the reason we are losing this game and I refuse to get a cheap win on a technicality". Finding the easy way out is part of the problem with the world today and I would refuse to teach our girls that way. Especially in this situation.
That said, please don't make the mistake that I think that rules should not be followed. They should. They should be clear.
Jealousy and ego should be kept in the parking lot.
Thanks,
Bob