Frontier Mom Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 My three ds's are on the middle school team and my dh is the coach. We didn't win, but what a relief to be in an environment where parents were cheering for the teams and I heard no offensive comments. Everyone was so uplifting and kind. Makes me even happier to call myself a homeschooler!! Just had to share. Being in rec. leagues the last few years made me really appreciate the difference. It is true, sports can be fun and competitive. Leave it to homeschoolers to figure this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Was this the tournament in Wake Forest? We live 8 miles from where the tournament was held and thought about going over for a couple of the games, but we didn't make it. We had too much other stuff going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura K (NC) Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I agree, there is a difference between homeschooler teams and leagues. I'll say there is usually a difference between homeschool teams and Christian school teams. I say "usually" because you occasionally still get a stinker of a coach or an embarrassing group of fans. I was tickled last year when our team played a very conservative Christian school. The women all wore dresses, even the women's coach. So you have these sweet, gentle-looking women in the bleachers standing up and hollering at their boys on the court, "Kill 'em!" Basketball in NC gets pretty competitive. Our county has a homeschool track team and a homeschool swim team. The camaraderie in these teams is very noticeable and admirable. Our cross country runners have been seen to "run in" the last runners of our opponent's team to give them the extra boost to sprint across the finish line, and to encourage other teams' runners along the way. There are some really, really great kids on these teams. And fast, too! :) Our JV boys basketball team didn't do so well, but our middle school girls and our varsity boys are going to the state tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 It is our first year getting a team together and we only have a MS Boys team. We didn't win, but had a great time and the boys played their hearts out. Great experience. I probably saw you there too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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