Seems like there have been a number of forfeits on the girls side in the last week.
Is this a trend that usually happens towards the end of the season in girls soccer? One where teams are looking to avoid a rough match, so they skip it, then show up for the next one.
I know in 2002, the year before I took over at Westside, the Westside girls varsity team forfeited to their rivals, TL Hanna, on Hanna's senior recognition night!!!! I don't know if it gets any worse.
It's one thing (and still a bad thing) to forfeit the remainder of a season if a team is short players. But to forfeit select games just to avoid a lopsided defeat is poor sportsmanship.
Is this punished in any way other than the fact that the school that forfeits must pay the bill for the referees?
