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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s pretty significant that your son was not the slightest bit put off by strangers getting playing time while his regular teammates sat on the bench. Sounds to me like he knows something you don’t.[/quote]

Yeah, just like when he wants to eat a giant party-size bag of Doritos and I won't let him. He knows something I don't know then, too.

Of course he is thrilled they won. That means everything. They're kids. I expect a coach, a grown man who has presumably been playing sports for years, to teach them that, "Even though you may not realize it now, winning really ISN'T everything. That's not the way we do things on this team. You'll have plenty of games to play over the years, and not cheating is as important if not more so than willing." That's what I'd expect from a grown man. Not, "Yeah, try to eat all the Doritos you can until someone's mom comes along and tries to tell you they know more than you do about it. You'll be fine!" See what I mean?[/quote]

Ah, I misunderstood the point of this thread. I originally thought you were upset that the coach cheated and your son hadn’t figured that out, but it sounds more like you think your son knows that the coach cheated, and what you’re really upset about is that your son apparently thinks cheating is fine as long as it gets you what you want.  In that case, you should have a discussion with your son. Be honest about the fact that you don’t know the rules and whether the coach broke them, but ask your son how he would feel about it if the coach did cheat. Then you can discuss the ethics of each party involved in hypothetical cheating and how you and your child would each handle being in their positions and how your values would influence your decisions. This can be a teachable moment even if the coach didn’t cheat.[/quote]

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