Sportmanship - Running up the score

[BigDawg]

At what point should a coach call off the dogs in a lopsided game? Does beating an unmatched team 14-0 rather than 8-2 have any effect on rankings or section seeding? I might be old school, but I lose respect for a coach that is up 12-0 in the middle of the third period and is still running out his first and second lines out because he wants the shutout. Any Thoughts? <p></p><i></i>

[IceIce07]

I completely Agree , The Games that you win 14-0 Is a Chance For the Less Experienced girls To get used to the ice.. and get some playing time. I think Coaches get on their High Horse Too Much sometimes.. <p></p><i></i>

[hhhtoad]

Ask Bob MacDonald from Chisholm about running up the score. Nobody gives him the business for doing that for 50+ years. <br> <p></p><i></i>

[hockeylover06]

Having been on both sides of a lopsided game I know how it feels. When you're on the downside it shatters confidence and makes it hard to remember why we play the game. On the winning side, the game never feels as good as a win should. <p></p><i></i>

[ghshockeyfan]

Well said & I agree. I think how this impacts a team or players is decided by how a coach frames the situaiton too. I use it as motivation either way - and it's one of the times that I use the same phrase no matter which side my team is on - "remember how this feels and use this for motivation." There's more to it than these words alone, but I'll spare you the book!<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://p100.ezboard.com/fmnhsfrm7.showM ... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p100.ezboard.com/bmnhs.showUserP ... ckeyfan</A> at: 2/24/06 4:07 pm<br></i>