"Behave in what fashion"? …from the countless and consistent comments on this board about Crush and the behavior, it is not because they are great. We all acknowledge that but while being great parent and kids can also be humble and good sports and not an embarassment to the Island through behavior. Just in the last 12 months: - behind the back shots when they are up by 10+ - parents verbally abusing kids on the other team while they are on the field -parents telling their own players after the game "…what the f--- was that?" " what you did sucked" etc. Nice family environment. - players using verbal intimidation to try to get into the other team's head -Crush Moms consistently getting into it with other parents on the sideline.
The list goes on and on and this goes back for years of both being a spectator at their games and playing against them. They are not good sports.
No complaints about the other LI teams who excel or any other team that is fantastic in their age group as long as they represent in the spirit of the sport and don't embarass us all with their behavior. Point is just because you are #1 in your age group does not give you the right to be an idiot. They would do well to heed what so many are saying instead of always blaming it on something else or that people hate because they are good - too easy . As they get older the whole package becomes more important.
Sounds like your issue is really with parents- not really kids- as all kids talk smack and try to intimidate- even the 4th grade town teams! Shooting behind the back is becoming more and more common- but I'll give that to you. I think people should not bad mouth the players because you don't like the parents. And again- bad seeds on every team- I'm sure there are nice ones too. I just think the winning teams have become targets of hate from adults and that's sad. You may not have issues with other teams, but plenty of others see no issue bad mouthing Turtles, Igloo, Jesters etc. let kids be kids and let them handle one another on the field- parents should all show greater restraint- here and on the fields. Good luck too all for the rest of the season.
