16 replies to this topic

[Crazy_Chic]

I was just wonderin how many of u have been bench warmers ( i have) and wanted 2 kno who would do that 2 another kid

[Da_J_Mooney]

I've never been a bench warmer.. But I think in some cases people need to be benched, so I would. But if they're on the team, they deserve playing time, no matter how bad they are. Most of the time, the worst ones on the team are the hardest working anyway.

[Crazy_Chic]

yea i agree but the entire game is seriously wrong...it happend 2 me 1nce and i wasnt ever the worst player... i sat the entire game and tried 2 b a good sport

[Crazy_Chic]

sry i forgot to add a yes/yes option...if u want that 1 vote on yes/ denpends on circumstances and specify that u wanted yes/yes
sry!!!

[Dark]

WTF is a benchwarmer

[Kobra]

(to enzyme) Someone who sits on the bench the whole game in sports.

[combusta]

Phillip Rivers of the SD Chargers in the NFL made 3m $$ a year benchwarming.....

[Da_J_Mooney]

Yeah, but that's not what she was asking.

[combusta]

i know, i noticed that after i actually read the Q rofl, w/e just a fun fact, to teach u can sit around and make good $$

[shomer]

Most of the time, the worst ones on the team are the hardest working anyway.

anyone ever seen the movie "Rudy"? perfect example of that. someone who is not exactly the most gifted athlete on the team, but still goes hard in practice and makes everyone else better by doing it.

[Prophet]

If your not good enough you don't deserve to be on the Team...You wouldn't expect a retard to be entered for a maths contest for a school, so why would the kids who are bad at sport be entered for sport. :\

[Fire Fly]

If your not good enough you don't deserve to be on the Team...You wouldn't expect a retard to be entered for a maths contest for a school, so why would the kids who are bad at sport be entered for sport. :\

/rofl

Edited by Fire Fly, 11 April 2006 - 05:21 PM.

[Prophet]

Its true though, why make your team worse just not to hurt some fat kids feelings, you wouldn't make an academic team worse because of someones feelings.

[xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

The best players play. If your not good at it pack up and find some thing else or be comtempt with sitting the bench.

[Wolfgang]

If a kid wants to go to practice with a team, why not? He won't drag 'em down really... in fact it'll do him good to struggle to keep up.

When I first started on the track team at my school, I was pretty terrible. I couldn't break a 7 minute mile.

Besides... you never know how much someone will improve in a short period of time.

I started out pretty bad, but I wasn't bad enough to get Cut (well, we don't have enough people for track to be able to afford to cut).
About halfway through the season i was placing anywhere between second and 4th in any given sprint, and in the top 6 in the mile.

If someone wants to try, why not give them the chance? If you don't think they're good enough to play with the rest of the team, just have them sit out a lot. Only put them in if you're far enough ahead to be able to afford it.

Eh. And even if its competative enough that you have to cut them, say something encouraging. Tell them to train harder or something for next year.

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[Prophet]

I'm talking about limited team sports and such, I'm not saying stop them from training just stop them from playing in a competitive match.

[Wolfgang]

Oh, I know. I agree completely.

But, the thing that people need to keep in mind is... its kinda just a game. >_>