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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids aren't in high school yet, but I'd want them to have the option of playing all those sports if they choose.  In the long run, I don't care whether they win or lose -- if the team has an 0-10 season, that's fine by me.  I don't understand why so many people here seem to think that being on a winning team is important.  If you're ever played competitive sports, you should understand that sometimes you lose (and sometimes you lose a lot).  That's just part of the game.  Get over it, and start getting ready for next week.  [/quote]
Do you think the issue is winning or losing?   Sidwell is putting those students at risk.   Starting 10 freshmen and playing them both ways is more indicative of a small youth league team  roster rotation. [/quote]
9/27@18:34 again.  Aren't we now coming full circle back to where this whole discussion started?  Sidwell's athletics director looked that the football team's depleted roster, and decided to forfeit a game rather than put kids at risk.  So Sidwell did exactly what you (and I) think is right -- she put the safety of her students ahead of winning.  Like I said in my earlier post, I don't care in the long run whether my child's team wins or loses.  (Of course I will be standing on the sidelines cheering for my kid's team when it plays, but just between you and me, I don't care whether or not they win.)[/quote]

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