| Are you ready to cheat to win? Are you those which | | | | Look at the center players who are famous to win |
| believe that the end justifies the means and that it is | | | | their face-offs. They all cheat. They always move too |
| necessary to do everything to win? I am not talking | | | | quickly. Sometimes, they get caught by the referee but |
| about the use of steroids or any other illegal act. No, I | | | | they get to a point where they succeed in being right |
| am talking about the small cheating that we make and | | | | on the line of the acceptable one. And this line varies |
| which, sometimes, seems to be part of the game. | | | | from one referee to another and they have to adjust. |
| Indeed, who never gave a small kick on its golf ball or | | | | One often speaks about experience in these cases... |
| 'forgot' to count a penalty? Hmmm? Who never | | | | but that remains cheating ;-) And what about those |
| pretended a fault in basketball after loosing the ball to | | | | soccer goalkeepers during penalty shots?As parents, |
| influence the referee? Hmmm?I thought about this | | | | how does one have to react? I know that the majority |
| after a friend spoke to me about a comment his son | | | | among you would have made the same choice as my |
| made to him the other day. His 11 years old son is a | | | | friend. How I know it? Notice your reaction when a |
| goalkeeper in hockey. During a game, there was a | | | | referee error disadvantages you; you criticize and you |
| tight play close to the goal and the young keeper | | | | protest. But when this same error supports you, not a |
| stopped the puck right on the goal line... at least it is | | | | word ;-) Don't feel bad, it is completely in the human |
| what the referee saw. The other team players | | | | nature to act like this. You cheer for your children. You |
| believed to have scored but the decision of the | | | | want them to win because you know that they will be |
| referee remained and the game continued. On the | | | | glad to win. And you get carried away. In any event, |
| way back home, his son acknowledged to him: "You | | | | your child would be the first to complain if you do not |
| know, dad, the puck had crossed the line." My friend | | | | react; -)This said, there are limits, you'll agree with me. |
| was a little bit disturbed. A side of him said that it is not | | | | Fair-play must always be a golden rule in sports and |
| correct and the other side said that it is part of the | | | | this must be taught to the children. It is the coaches |
| game and that it is the duty of the referee to call the | | | | and parents duty to delimit what is acceptable of what |
| shots. However, it is the second side that won. Which | | | | is not. As a coach, it happened to me a few times, for |
| side would you have chosen?Personally, I would have | | | | example in basketball, to ask one of my players to |
| also made the same choice. To cheat or, if you like | | | | give the ball to the opponent or to voluntarily throw the |
| better, to play with the rules, are in fact part of the | | | | ball outside to compensate for an error of the referee. |
| game... up to a certain limit, of course. And this limit is | | | | At first, the players and the crowd look at you |
| determined by the judgment of the referees and the | | | | strangely: "That's it! The coach lost it!" But after thinking, |
| interpretation which they make of the rules. Moreover, I | | | | the message is understood.Victory acquired in the |
| am of the opinion that the champions are often the | | | | code of practice is more appreciated than a victory |
| best cheaters. Look for example with hockey, still. | | | | acquired while cheating... |