This past week our Lady Toppers Basketball team have been not only hosting the North Half Basketball Tournament but have also been competing. Can I just first say, our girls are some of the sweetest, nicest girls in the school and Coach Buchanan and Coach Gates have done a fabulous job of making school first basketball second and teachers know if there is a problem with one of them to see the coaches!!! That kind of discipline is always a breath of fresh air. The team knows what is expected and they want to please these two ladies!
Now, after working these games this week I am reminded how I live in a wonderful shell. Most of those who attended these games were just excited sports fans, moms, dads, students, and administrators who wanted to cheer their kids on to a victory; however, in every game there has to be a winner and a loser. Now this is where I am always shocked and I don't know why. As the person who was taking up money with another teacher, we were the first people to be abused. $8!!! Well, we did not set the price nor did our school. We are only doing as we are told so don't bite off my head and then when we make you pay for a kid again call someone else not us. Fans were not purchasing a seat like at a concert, they were paying to walk through the door so everyone had to pay. District or State events just are not the same as a regular season game and we as a school have no control over that. It was kind like yelling and huffing at the mail man when he brings a bill to your house.
I also understand being upset when your team does not win, but no matter what should we not teach our students how to lose graciously. Instead we saw moms and dads act as though their student can do no wrong and that the only reason they lost was because someone does not like someone else. Get real! When a police officer has to ask you to leave and then forces you to leave shame on you! Maybe all calls were not great and maybe they were and no I don't like to see my kids lose but I also want them to have class when they don't win. The first time my parents were escorted out of a ball game would have been the last time they would have attended.
For the rest of my life I will remember this weekend and those kind faces who graciously paid the $8 and thanked us for being there willing to do a job no one else was. I will remember the sweet basketball boosters who made sure we were comfortable and had plenty to eat and drink. I will remember the disappointed fans who stayed to watch the Lady Toppers play even though their team lost and cheered them on. Most of all I will remember the last 15 minutes of a game that was making Houston fans feel defeated and then much like a Mississippi State Football game left us thankful we paid $8 and stayed for the end. I loved watching Sandy sitting with her daddy watching the game, chewing on her fingers, and practically jumping into his lap because the pressure of a point by point game was really getting to her. I also thoroughly enjoyed sitting in the middle of a bunch of fans who really did not know anything about basketball but wanted these girls to win so bad that we were praying every time the ball went in the air, we were holding hands hoping for the best, and crying in the end when the final second ticked past and the Lady Toppers took it all!!! It was a moment that I can relate to and am so glad I was there to witness!
Now, next time you go to a high school ball game of any type please pay for your kids, thank those that are working in any way, and enjoy the game no matter whether your team wins or loses!!!
Now, after working these games this week I am reminded how I live in a wonderful shell. Most of those who attended these games were just excited sports fans, moms, dads, students, and administrators who wanted to cheer their kids on to a victory; however, in every game there has to be a winner and a loser. Now this is where I am always shocked and I don't know why. As the person who was taking up money with another teacher, we were the first people to be abused. $8!!! Well, we did not set the price nor did our school. We are only doing as we are told so don't bite off my head and then when we make you pay for a kid again call someone else not us. Fans were not purchasing a seat like at a concert, they were paying to walk through the door so everyone had to pay. District or State events just are not the same as a regular season game and we as a school have no control over that. It was kind like yelling and huffing at the mail man when he brings a bill to your house.
I also understand being upset when your team does not win, but no matter what should we not teach our students how to lose graciously. Instead we saw moms and dads act as though their student can do no wrong and that the only reason they lost was because someone does not like someone else. Get real! When a police officer has to ask you to leave and then forces you to leave shame on you! Maybe all calls were not great and maybe they were and no I don't like to see my kids lose but I also want them to have class when they don't win. The first time my parents were escorted out of a ball game would have been the last time they would have attended.
For the rest of my life I will remember this weekend and those kind faces who graciously paid the $8 and thanked us for being there willing to do a job no one else was. I will remember the sweet basketball boosters who made sure we were comfortable and had plenty to eat and drink. I will remember the disappointed fans who stayed to watch the Lady Toppers play even though their team lost and cheered them on. Most of all I will remember the last 15 minutes of a game that was making Houston fans feel defeated and then much like a Mississippi State Football game left us thankful we paid $8 and stayed for the end. I loved watching Sandy sitting with her daddy watching the game, chewing on her fingers, and practically jumping into his lap because the pressure of a point by point game was really getting to her. I also thoroughly enjoyed sitting in the middle of a bunch of fans who really did not know anything about basketball but wanted these girls to win so bad that we were praying every time the ball went in the air, we were holding hands hoping for the best, and crying in the end when the final second ticked past and the Lady Toppers took it all!!! It was a moment that I can relate to and am so glad I was there to witness!
Now, next time you go to a high school ball game of any type please pay for your kids, thank those that are working in any way, and enjoy the game no matter whether your team wins or loses!!!
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