[Pulp Fiction]

Myself.... I would never tell a player to "back up" or not go 100%.

We don't practice, work out and condition all year for X # of games so we can slack up.

Yes, if a team is over matched and the coach plays the JV and Frosh and are still head and shoulders above the other team, then that's not their fault.

A competitive spirit is hard to hold back. And it's even worse at the middle school/high school level when kids need to be taught how to finish and win ball games.

There is a difference between Winning a contest/game against somebody & Unsportsmanship.