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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your husband should talk to the team and shut down the rumor and say icing DS out is not sportsmanlike, and he's surprised that at 12 these kids can't see that Friend's DS badmouthing someone who made a team he didn't make is just jealousy. Shut. It. Down.[/quote]

That will not effectively shut it down.  OPs son shuts it down by being skilled and better than most of the players on the team.  If he isn’t as good or better than most of the other boys, plus Dad is a coach, the rumor is not going to go away and would have been assumed without the friend stating it. [/quote]

This. The reality is that a kid with a parent coach on a travel team will get hit with these accusations unless they are clearly among the best on the team. The other kid started it early, but it was coming regardless if the kid isn't good enough. Likewise, being really good will shut it down fast. If it were my kid I'd tell them to stay low and let their play speak for itself. In a few months when it's all settled down, he can start spreading stuff about the other kid to his teammates [/quote]

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