June 16, 2005

this guy's teammates suck: I'm referring the attackmen who gets ZERO love from the other 9 players in his color on the field. The other team displays the...proper love for their goalie. [via]

posted by garfield to other at 04:41 PM - 4 comments

That is awesome. I love the guy yelling "All those guys for just ONE GUY?!?" Like that's the thing you notice.

posted by yerfatma at 05:15 PM on June 16, 2005

If I was that one guy, I would seriously consider switching either teams, schools or sports. This is true in lacrosse more than in most sports, even: if he's wearing the same jersey as you, then you have his back. Period. Back in the locker room you can chew him out till your lungs quit on you, and the guy may be the biggest jackass on the planet, but on the field during the match, you back your fucking teammates. If I was the coach, those kids would be running laps starting right after the game and ending when they finished paying off their student loans.

posted by chicobangs at 09:32 PM on June 16, 2005

I am a Lacrosse offical for the organization that refs these games (worked with both of the refs at this game a week before the fight). A few things 1.) This took place in Northern VA (there are a bunch of article about the details of this in the Washington Post). The 2 teams are Lake Braddock and Robinson. 2.) It was a good thing that none of the other players stepped in. The team with all the guys had most of the team suspended for a bunch of the season and their head coach and several assitants got fired. 3.) The lone goalie only got 1 game suspension and did not miss the playoffs.

posted by wlu_lax6 at 10:28 AM on June 20, 2005

thanks for the insider (sorta)take while i agree it is good the rest of his team didn't step up, from a magnitude standpoint, stepping up was the right thing to do from a (unwritten, unofficial) team standpoint....unless the attackmen has a tendency to throw unnecessary jackass hits. but even still, you have to somehow negate numerical advantage. glad to see the coaches got axed. any coach that allows or promotes hooliganism, especially in a sport involving weaponry, is as wanted as a co-worker with a carefree attitude toward post-lunch flatulence.

posted by garfield at 05:10 PM on June 20, 2005

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