tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post677828072796169848..comments2023-04-21T22:43:23.609-06:00Comments on A Musing Mom Speaks: Since when do elbows figure into morals?Larahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-56063073018285919282008-09-17T16:09:00.000-06:002008-09-17T16:09:00.000-06:00I hope she didn't come away discouraged from the w...I hope she didn't come away discouraged from the way they played. Those kids look like they're having so much fun out there, that I might want to buy soccer cleats for myself!Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-294657080751772792008-09-17T08:47:00.000-06:002008-09-17T08:47:00.000-06:00I agree that the other parents can get so out of c...I agree that the other parents can get so out of control. <BR/><BR/>The good side is that your girls are learning that there is more to a sport than just physical ability... it's also mental, attitude, respect for other players, listening to the coach and making their own judgment call if he asks them to do something they might not think is right.<BR/><BR/>I always played tennis in high school. IeverydayMOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812990338739856399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-56381433913027014042008-09-16T19:18:00.000-06:002008-09-16T19:18:00.000-06:00Emily - I'm with you on all the legal body uses. T...Emily - I'm with you on all the legal body uses. That's another part of my frustration -- seeing some folks go so quickly for the bad moves instead of encouraging the girls to learn all the other ways they can be physically aggressive without being nasty. I remember getting totally psyched about playing once I "got it" about engaging in the physical side of the game both defensively and Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-79717045870182942142008-09-16T19:11:00.000-06:002008-09-16T19:11:00.000-06:00Beth - I think it's the other parents' attitudes t...Beth - I think it's the other parents' attitudes that is bothering me the most about this. <I>Some</I> of them are a little too cut-throat for me.<BR/><BR/>LM - I know. I'm trying to look at it as a chance to be "salt & light".Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-86645430968435846312008-09-16T18:50:00.000-06:002008-09-16T18:50:00.000-06:00I was often a big user of elbows, though I usually...I was often a big user of elbows, though I usually was feeling crowded by the other player and in my head was defensive and never intentionally went out to break the rules...either way, there are legal things, like hip action, more full body contact with the whole arm, instead of the elbow. Then there is always the sudden stop, pull the ball back, and swing around the running player with it. hellolittlepeepershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14488812411605861730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-91948112368903261552008-09-16T16:50:00.000-06:002008-09-16T16:50:00.000-06:00blech. Hate this stuff.blech. <BR/><BR/>Hate this stuff.Llama Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354122767693691797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-53919662067634719932008-09-16T09:48:00.000-06:002008-09-16T09:48:00.000-06:00So few people even CARE about morals anymore. It'...So few people even CARE about morals anymore. It's really sad. Especially when parents are the ones setting the worst examples for their kids...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304258552185464265noreply@blogger.com