Are Politeness and Courtesy Old-Fashioned?
Are Politeness and Courtesy Old-Fashioned? Thursday November 20, 2008While watching a college basketball game, I actually heard and saw fans booing and razzing the opposing team’s player when he was attempting a free throw. It was an astonishing demonstration of the power of the home court advantage, where a poor visiting ball-player faces not just the men on the court, but also the thousands of partisans in the stands. Squash matches aren’t usually like that, but spectators can get quite involved when one team is playing another team. And coaches and parents face certain temptations when their student or child is playing a hard squash match. Luckily, US Squash has thought of everything. They have some excellent family-coach-spectator guidelines that keep the spectating on a high plane so that all can enjoy the contest. The guidelines are definitely wor
While watching a college basketball game, I actually heard and saw fans booing and razzing the opposing team’s player when he was attempting a free throw. It was an astonishing demonstration of the power of the home court advantage, where a poor visiting ball-player faces not just the men on the court, but also the thousands of partisans in the stands. Squash matches aren’t usually like that, but spectators can get quite involved when one team is playing another team. And coaches and parents face certain temptations when their student or child is playing a hard squash match. Luckily, US Squash has thought of everything. They have some excellent family-coach-spectator guidelines that keep the spectating on a high plane so that all can enjoy the contest. The guidelines are definitely worth a read, and so are the accompanying player guidelines. Politeness
