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Sportsmanship

Good sportsmanship is when everyone treats each other with respect and fairness (teammates, opponents, coaches, and officials). You always have to treat others, the way you want to be treated, with respect. :)

Always try to be a good sport by trying to:

• Play fair
• Be a team player
• Stay positive
• Keep trash talk to a minimum
• Lose gracefully
• Win with class
• Respect the rulings of the officials.

If you would like to know more about how to be a good sportsmanship click here :)

Sportsmanship is so important there is a national sportsmanship day!!! :) The national sportsmanship day was March 1, 2011.  So HAPPY SPORTSMANSHIP DAY :D

Ken Griffey a 41 year old who played baseball for Mariners, Reds and WhiteSox said “I can’t play being mad. I go out there and have fun. It’s a game, and that’s how I am going to treat it." Which is very true. If you are loosing i am pretty sure being mad and being disrespectful is NOT going to help you win. So just relax and try your best :)

I found a touching story, it’s about Emily, a eight year old that burst in tears after her softball game ended. Emily was not crying because her team had lost, or because her opponents  offended her. Emily was crying because her father yelled at her when she missed a fly ball that could have saved the game.

Also the softball video of Central Washington and West Oregon was a very inspirational
This video was amazing. Sarah accomplished her goal, and its wonderful how Liz and Mallary from central Washington helped her complete the home run and not just that, but they helped her finish and complete her goal. Definitely it was a very inspirational story. I wish all teams were like them. Liz and Mallary did not mind loosing the game, as long as they helped Sarah.   Both Central Washington and Wet Oregon are great teams.