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[Mook]

I really hope there is another side to this

Girls basketball team gets booted from league for being too good | Fox News

Rogers Area Youth Basketball Association kicked out of league by the Northwest Suburban Basketball League. (Fox 9)

A Minnesota youth basketball team has been ejected from a league for being too good and now the coach, parents and players are crying foul.

The Rogers Area Youth Basketball Association girls high school team was forced to the sidelines by the Northwest Suburban Basketball League -- and it’s all because the team is 3-0, Fox 9 reported Saturday.

“We found out Friday at lunchtime that we’re not going to be allowed because according to the league our girls were too talented,” coach Jason Hanauska told the station.

RAYBA sent parents a letter that said the main reason for the league's decision was because other teams in the league “do not want to play RAYBA due to the skill level.”

“This is absurd,” parent Sherri Palmgren told the station. “Do we take the (NFL’s) Patriots or Cardinals, who are going to the championship game, and kick them to the curb because they’re too good?”

The league ejected RAYBA just ahead of a showcase tournament this weekend, according to Fox 9.

“Are we supposed to play worse just to make them happy?” team member Tessa McCarthy told the station.

Hanauska is slated to meet with the league’s board Monday.

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[utryd2]

Lol....hey isn't the motto everyone gets a trophy so who cares!

 

[b00sted]

The worst part is they're only 3-0. Maybe there would be *slightly* more to the story if they were 30-0 or something crazy.

Win 3 games and suddenly you're too talented?

 

[radioguy6]

I think its time we ban scoreboards so we don't hurt anyone's feelings.

 

[DanJ]

When/If I have kids I would never allow them to play in any sort of bullshit league like that. I played youth tackle football through elementary school and sometimes we won and sometimes we lost. Losing sucks, I think that is supposed to be the point of sports as a kid. It's not fun to lose and that's what teaches you to work harder and put forth more effort.

 

[Intel]

If you don't learn how to lose and react from it.. how are you expected to deal with hardship later in life.

 

[greasy]

I know nothing about girl's youth basketball programs in Minnesota, but the only way I can see this being a legitimate gripe is if there are higher skilled leagues the girls should be playing in.

I know from my experience in hockey that for each age grouping of play there were various skill levels IE: House / Travel A / Travel AA / Travel AAA. There were teams that would sometimes try to play down an experience level or two just to dominate. There is nothing respectable or that can really be gained from a situation like that in youth sports. I am not saying that is what is happening here, but if it is then that girls team should be moving up to play in a more competitive division.

 

[Primalzer]

I know nothing about girl's youth basketball programs in Minnesota, but the only way I can see this being a legitimate gripe is if there are higher skilled leagues they girls should be playing in.

I know from my experience in hockey that for each age grouping of play there were various skill levels IE: House / Travel A / Travel AA / Travel AAA. There were teams that would sometimes try to play down an experience level or two just to dominate. There is nothing respectable or that can really be gained from a situation like that in youth sports. I am not saying that is what is happening here, but if it is then that girls team should be moving up to play in a more competitive division.

Similar experience from travel soccer. I have a hard time believing, even in this current "everyone is a winner" society, that a team would be kicked out of a tournament for being too good. Tournaments, in my experience, are only for travel teams.

 

[importcrew]

I know Huntley schools don't allow you to bring birthday invitations to class unless everybody is invited. Same for valentine's day cards. You have to bring one for everybody or don't bring them at all.

Just wait until my daughter is old enough for school and if Hampshire has a policy like that, watch my daugher not adhere to it since it's a bullshit policy.

 

[Mook]

I know Huntley schools don't allow you to bring birthday invitations to class unless everybody is invited. Same for valentine's day cards. You have to bring one for everybody or don't bring them at all.

Just wait until my daughter is old enough for school and if Hampshire has a policy like that, watch my daugher not adhere to it since it's a bullshit policy.

 

[Rent Free]

Fuck the world we live in today.

Thanks Obama.

We need a sools+picard emoji

 

[Anonymous]

I really hope there is another side to this

Probably goes like "4 of the teams' starters are gender challenged, born as males, but no one can say anything about *that* because of a gag order from some judge".

That would make total sense in today's world.

 

[P40E]

Video didn't work for me all I see is a picture , but I was expecting to see five 6'+ tall black chicks playing 5'4" white girls.

 

[importcrew]

I felt the same way when I heard. That's for the elementary school. Doubtful for the middle and high school (since who does Valentine's Day cards in middle and high school).

None the less, I'd tell my daughter to just give out invites or cards or whatever to whomever she wanted because fuck that policy.