For the love of the game

What do you do when you’re a reigning undefeated team, and you’re confronted with a team that isn’t just at the bottom of the league, they’ve never really played and don’t understand the game?

Some would humiliate. Some would take an easy win. Others choose to have some class, like this team. JV Girl’s Softball powerhouse Roncalli met up with a program that was just trying to get off the ground, and had no experience or resources. They chose to forfeit the game and spend the rest of the time showing the school the fundamentals of the game. The opposing team wasn’t looking for a hand-out, and Roncalli didn’t approach the offer like one. They just wanted the other team to be able to enjoy the game. The experience snowballed from there, with people raising some cash to get resources, and others donating time and equipment.

This is how it’s supposed to be, people. This shouldn’t be the exception, it should be the norm.

(HT: Leo LaPorte for the link)