[mama cat]

No offense MamaCat, but you need to listen to the other end of your cats and if you don't think they are participating in the action and the trash talking on the floor and the name calling to the other teams fan sections, well they are. They are alot of good Christians there to, but when these atmospheres come together it seems we all forget our sportmanship.

None taken! You are so right! I have said things to refs that I am totally ashamed of! I would never say anything to a child though and I have never heard any of our parents talk to athletes the way I heard that night and I have been traveling with these people for about 12 years now. Granted the Blue Crew may say some things that I totally disagree with but they are kids and I blame their parents for allowing them to act this way. It was just appalling to hear parents saying such mean things to kids! One of the mothers had gotten up to get ice for one of the hurt Blackcats and when she sat down, the mother keeping score turned around to ask her how he was and these mothers told her to "turn around and shut up and pay attention to what she was doing!" When the other mother tried to explain that she was just checking on their player, they told her to turn around and shut up, that they didn't want to hear her mouth! I know for a fact that not one of our parents would ever talk to another parent that way! They may get upset with the refs at times and say things to them but never to kids or parents! Please forgive me if I offended you but it has bothered me for a long time about how this handful of parents acted that night and I just needed to express my concern and plead with them to realize the example they are setting in front of their kids. Everything they do in sports can carry over into life and they should learn that when someone is getting the best of you is not cause to try to hurt them but to show respect instead! This is the way God would want it! Again, I wish both teams the best of luck!