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To me with the coach doing nothing is a disgrace. How could any coach who knows that there player spit on another player not do anything about it? WOW!!



If you want to curb the behavior then begin addressing it appropriatly through the rules. Not only would the players become involved in the correction due to having to play down, I would guess the coaches who may currently condone the behavior would also become involved in the correction. I'm guessing they, too, would tire of constantly losing games due to playing down.

Coach P, I agree that a 3 ref system may provide more official eyes to catch some of the infractions, but ROH is talking about a recognized infraction followed by a yellow. In his report the 2 ref system didn't fail in recognizing the offense, it simply underbooked it. And, the offending player's teammate writes it all off as "she has a problem" instead of putting some pressure on the player to gain some control. ROH, forget the player was still in the game to score her penalty kick, you may not have gone to PK's if the other team had to finish the game down a player.

One of the reasons I encourage (well, maybe a little more than just encourage) my daughters to become involved in sports is the lessons learned on the field that are carried off the field. Just as in the game, society has rules, and a violation of those rules can be costly. While I want my daughters to enjoy sports in general and this beautiful game in particular simply for the pure enjoyment of playing, I also hope that they are gaining some perspective on how to function in society after leaving the pitch. A red card on the field is nothing compared to incarceration off the field, and it may be just what the player needs to avoid becoming yet another cult hero in rehab who failed to learn/benefit from the "added value" lessons of sport.