Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Sports Rant

May I please take a moment to rant about unsportsman like behavior. After an abysmal sports weekend in central Ohio, Duane and I went to the BlueJackets game last night - only to watch them lose 3:1. However, I was equally displeased with the behavior of some of the fans. I'd like to present some helpful tips (from a former cheerleader of a losing football team)
  1. Do not boo your team - you are there to show support. It's OK to be disgusted with a play (or 2 periods worth of play) but yell semi-encouraging/"helpful" phrases such as "Oh come on!" Booing is plain disrespectful
  2. Do not boo the other team - I'm sorry if they are playing better than your team, but they are just doing their job.
  3. Please feel free to boo the referees - we all know they can't see everything and are not calling penalties against the other team.
  4. Stay until the end - I don't care how badly your team is losing, STICK IT OUT!!! I can't imagine how awful it feels to see your so called fans leaving while you're down.

1 comment:

Ann said...

Ahem to that chick! i had no idea you were a former cheerleader though it makes so much sense now :-)