J Scholastic Sports V: We Are The Champions!
Yesterday afternoon we had the pleasure of watching our younger son play in the Yeshiva league JV floor hockey championship game. Better yet, we had the pleasure of watching him win, 5 - 3. We are now 3 of 5 in family championship games, having witnessed our older son lose two heartbreaking varsity championship games, each by a single goal. Profound Statement: It is better to win than to lose.
The game reflected all that is good about scholastic sports. Fair, hard play; teamwork; discipline; good sportsmanship (even the parents behaved); and excitement (OYS's team scored the first two goals, the other team scored three in a row to go up 3-2, and OYS's team scored the last three goals, the final one icing the game with only two minutes to play).
A few thoughts:
The school:
OYS's school (starting, especially, with the Menahel) understands the importance that organized sports can play in a school on many levels. (Not the least of which is that there are many kids who make it through high school solely because of scholastic sports; later, with maturity, they develop into well rounded erliche Yiddin but sports keeps them anchored).
The Coach. OYS's coach is without a doubt his most important influence in the school. Is that good? Shouldn't it be a rebbe? It doesn't matter what should be, this is reality. B'H, OYS's coach is a wonderful role model. Besides being great at preparing the team and an excellent bench-coach, he is a mench. He understands the importance of sportsmanship, fairness and other good midos and imparts these values to the kids. Moreover, he loves the kids and relates to each one on his level. And, the kids return the love and, more importantly, they respect him immensely. (The school, to its credit, and the parents, understand how important this coach is).
OYS. He is really a superior player, the anchor of his team's defense and a real treat to watch. But he has never let his talent go to his head. He treats everyone with respect, from his coaches to his teammates, opponents and the referees. Because of the nature of his position he has been the target of an enormous amount of physical aggression this season (he got crunched again twice by his good friend from the other team and is sporting a nice welt this morning), and he has handled it calmly, never losing his cool. We are very proud of OYS.
These games are much more nerve-racking for the parents of players than for the players themselves. I don't know how much more of this we can take! I guess we will have to take two more years worth.
Yesterday afternoon we had the pleasure of watching our younger son play in the Yeshiva league JV floor hockey championship game. Better yet, we had the pleasure of watching him win, 5 - 3. We are now 3 of 5 in family championship games, having witnessed our older son lose two heartbreaking varsity championship games, each by a single goal. Profound Statement: It is better to win than to lose.
The game reflected all that is good about scholastic sports. Fair, hard play; teamwork; discipline; good sportsmanship (even the parents behaved); and excitement (OYS's team scored the first two goals, the other team scored three in a row to go up 3-2, and OYS's team scored the last three goals, the final one icing the game with only two minutes to play).
A few thoughts:
The school:
OYS's school (starting, especially, with the Menahel) understands the importance that organized sports can play in a school on many levels. (Not the least of which is that there are many kids who make it through high school solely because of scholastic sports; later, with maturity, they develop into well rounded erliche Yiddin but sports keeps them anchored).
The Coach. OYS's coach is without a doubt his most important influence in the school. Is that good? Shouldn't it be a rebbe? It doesn't matter what should be, this is reality. B'H, OYS's coach is a wonderful role model. Besides being great at preparing the team and an excellent bench-coach, he is a mench. He understands the importance of sportsmanship, fairness and other good midos and imparts these values to the kids. Moreover, he loves the kids and relates to each one on his level. And, the kids return the love and, more importantly, they respect him immensely. (The school, to its credit, and the parents, understand how important this coach is).
OYS. He is really a superior player, the anchor of his team's defense and a real treat to watch. But he has never let his talent go to his head. He treats everyone with respect, from his coaches to his teammates, opponents and the referees. Because of the nature of his position he has been the target of an enormous amount of physical aggression this season (he got crunched again twice by his good friend from the other team and is sporting a nice welt this morning), and he has handled it calmly, never losing his cool. We are very proud of OYS.
These games are much more nerve-racking for the parents of players than for the players themselves. I don't know how much more of this we can take! I guess we will have to take two more years worth.
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