Cheating or Ingenius?
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I went to my 6 year old nieces' soccer game yesterday. This is her first year and she doesn't know how to play very well, and she is little, ok a lot clutzy. Usually during the game, there is about 10 of us there (I know, too many, and annoying to other parents) yelling at her to go this way and that way and praising her.
When I got there my brother had told everyone to not yell, don't even say anything to her other then good job. Long story short, she had a blue tooth in her ear, from her mothers phone,and my brother was on his phone directing her. She played the best game so far, she had direction and guidance and didn't just run up and down the field.
Some of the parents were saying it was cheating, but I think it was just quiet coaching, as to not bother the other kids playing and annoy the parents on the bleachers.
I've coached soccer the past couple years. I can't believe that a ref would allow this. They don't even allow the girls to wear jewelry. Honestly, it would be considered cheating. She needs more practice, not an ear piece telling her what to do.
There are better ways to help her improve without teaching her that things like this are okay.
Yeah, that's cheating. They're supposed to be terrible at 6. That's what makes it so cute and they feel the victory so much more when they actually learn how to play later on. Way to rob her of that future sense of accomplishment.
leaving baby alone while i do laundry?