You're a very knowledgable person. Tell me, what do you think of a coach that quits a game because they are outmatched and losing 4-0 at halftime? Or simply quits a game for that matter??
I teach my players how important it is to never, ever, ever give up! It would be a pretty poor example if I gave up and pulled my team from the pitch because they were down by 4 goals. It also doesn't show much confidence in them. I've had teams play their best games and even win when playing with only 10 or 11 players and some of those playing through minor injuries. It's a pretty simple conviction that my father taught me: NEVER give up!
About 8 years ago I had a club team that was outmatched in a game versus the #1 team from North Carolina. We were down 4-0 at half time. We did not even consider giving up. We outplayed them in the second half and lost 4-1. I could not have been prouder.
I think the coach had positive thoughts by doing this she just didnt think about the playing time for the Dutch Fork girls. Yes it is not right to quit a game you never quit no matter what but there are high school girls i think what the RNE coach was trying to do was to keep them from getting beat so bad that they lose all of thier confidence. But there are teams like Eau Claire, and lower richland that may lose most games by many goals but never give up and always show heart and finish the games no matter what, this is thier time to shine and this just makes you respect some of the lower teams not giving up.
I dont really see what the point in argueing about all this is about, let her deal with her decision and leave the subject alone. The Dutch Fork girls im sure werent that upset, playing better teams seem more fun to me!
