Cleats by Bill Hinds for November 26, 2021
November 25, 2021
November 27, 2021
Transcript:
Man: I hope you're proud of the "win," coach! You should be ashamed of yourself for teaching your players to cheat! You're turning those girls into thugs! Man 2: Go tell it to Oprah, loser. Man 1: Oprah? This game was more like Jerry Springer! You parents should be ashamed for letting your coach teach dirty soccer! Edith: Uh, Dad, maybe you should go muzzle Mr. Pruitt. Girl: Daddy...! Tippit: Yeah... just as soon as he says something I disagree with. Man 1: And where's that crummy ref?!
Well, that happens. There are parent/coaches/authority figures who really do teach the kids that “winning is everything” and any tactic is fair game so long as you don’t get caught. I love how the artist was savvy enough to show that the offenders knew how to “game the system” by committing their fouls when the ref wasn’t looking or couldn’t see from a particular angle. And yeah, I’ve heard of coaches who teach specifically how to do that and get away with it.
Anything to win.