|
Steve Sanderson |
Wrestling |
2017-12-02 |
Altamont |
Was given a coaches misconduct during the match, then after the match was over came to the table and told me how “poorly officiated” he felt the match to be, I told him I could explain the calls in question if he’d like to walk over onto the side of the mat (so that I could talk to him while the next match started) at this point he’s said he didn’t want the calls explained. However he refused to leave and kept talking to me. He told me his name (Steve Sanderson) as if to intimidate me and asked for mine, and I told him we could talk with the head official if he’d like. At this point he taunted me exagerating the gestures that I had used when explaining this. I felt disrepected multiple times throughout the match and immediately thereafter. And as per the unsportsmanlike conduct rule, it can be deemed as a flagrant foul. I did my best to remove myself from the situation, but as soon as Coach Sanderson tried to make it personal that is where I drew the line between unsportsmanlike and flagrant. How can we expect the athletes to compete with a high level of sportsmanship if the coaches do not exemplify that as well. |
