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May 21, 2019
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whiteninja
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Funny, you mentioned that because I never consciously though son but posted...
About my son because he plays sports. Both my daughters did color guard. Which I guess is pretty much a sport in the south.
But until you mentioned it I never thought it u til I did and could see how you would think boy.
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Sports are tough on parents
kjBYU
5/21/19 1:13pm
even the relays the nearly always put the fastest kids there. i mean, they know
smokymountainrain
5/21/19 1:15pm
Great question. Why would they do that? Yet they do.
kjBYU
5/21/19 1:23pm
Our high school team had a fat guy 4x100 team full of throwers.
CrimWalCoug
5/21/19 1:27pm
yeah, i've seen that done for fun as well. but the A team, 99% of the time will
smokymountainrain
5/21/19 1:29pm
Strategy. The fastest kid in Utah 6A didn't run in the 4x100 relay. They won the race without him.
Wingnut
5/21/19 1:35pm
he was already running the 100, 200, 400 and 4x400. strategy dictates
smokymountainrain
5/21/19 1:47pm
The reality is, they knew they could win that event with two hurdlers.
Wingnut
5/21/19 1:53pm
that's what i said. if they need him in order to win, he would have been there.
smokymountainrain
5/21/19 1:55pm
We're talking in circles basically saying the same thing.
Wingnut
5/21/19 1:58pm
yeah, initially i was trying to stay relevant to the OP's concern. outside of
smokymountainrain
5/21/19 2:05pm
Yeah. Nathan is not my son.
kjBYU
5/21/19 2:31pm
Excellent point. Utah should get rid of divisions for the Track Championship
Turd Ferguson
5/21/19 2:49pm
Go to the BYU invite. It pits the best against the best.
Mufasa
5/21/19 4:26pm
Also an athlete can only participate in 4 events at the state meet...
CoachSpeak
5/21/19 2:33pm
javelin looks like so much fun
Turd Ferguson
5/21/19 2:56pm
My experience was not in high school so there no limit to the number of events
kjBYU
5/21/19 3:20pm
This makes perfect sense.
kjBYU
5/21/19 2:28pm
There is a lot that the coach controls in track.
Superman21
5/21/19 1:46pm
that goes without saying. in this case, that doesn't sound like the issue.
smokymountainrain
5/21/19 1:48pm
This is exactly what Syracuse High did last weekend with thier sprinters
Wingnut
5/21/19 1:50pm
I remember my mom walking across the field, giving the death stare to my coach
IceBlueCoug
5/21/19 1:20pm
I was certain the asterisk was going to say you got a concussion on the first play and never played football again.
CrimWalCoug
5/21/19 1:25pm
It was rough watching my 12 year old cry himself to sleep last night after
crack
5/21/19 1:35pm
I cried myself to sleep for a week as an eleven yr old
kotacoug
5/21/19 1:46pm
Had a similar experience in basketball.
doups3
5/21/19 4:49pm
Track is often tougher
ABCoug
5/21/19 5:46pm
Wait until he is the reason they lose...that's a tough one.
whiteninja
5/21/19 7:17pm
My son has lost a few basketball games.
kjBYU
5/21/19 8:07pm
Funny, you mentioned that because I never consciously though son but posted...
whiteninja
5/21/19 8:49pm
Generally right, but I’ve seen plenty of drama in XC and track,
Joe Banks
5/23/19 2:32pm
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