which face? Seeing as how they were showing us at least two, that is...



Edited on 4/19/2004 7:09 PM

Over the last year I have had to make a lot of changes to my mental game and this situation would fit.  I could careless the actions of the opponent and concentrate on my game and make sure everything there is in order.  Focus on what we as a team are doing and communicate with each other.  Sometimes it is hard to ignore some one but it must be done.  Striking the pocket unphased reverses the flow against the bad sports.  If they get unrulely then make a formal complaint.

Smash49
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Hey Mumzie,

I agree with Pinbuster, just because they're idiots, you can't become one to compete.  Just let your bowling do the talking for you....

If someone is blatantly cheering when one of my teammates or I either leaves a split, or misses a spare I would definitely confront them.  I'm way too competitive to deal with that type of cr*p.  I know if I were to miss a one pin spare, which I believe to be inexcuseable, and saw the other team high-fiving...someone may have to hold me back from punching them in the mouth...I would never show terrible sportsmanship to another team, and would not accept it from an opponent, especially them cheering when we do poorly...When I enter a tourny, or am just bowling in league play, I want everyone on my pair to bowl well, because that drives me to do better...it is just rediculous for someone to cheer because of the misfortunes of the other team...thats just my opinion, and I have a feeling people will not agree with how I would react, but I know me and my personality, as well as the team I typically bowl with, and that type of behavior by the other team would not be accepted, or go unnoticed...but on the other hand, I do believe the way it was handled was great, but I know I wouldn't be able to handle it that way...

We all come across teams like that on occasion.  I personally wouldn't give them the satisfaction of knowing that I'm bothered by their poor behaviour.

When encountering these types of teams, I usually say nothing.  I then turn to my teammates and quietly say "LET'S KICK THEIR BUTT".  A display of poor sportsmanship tends to pump me up and fuel my game.

After winning the game, I just smile and watch the other team go home with their tails between their legs.  That alone is satisfaction enough for me.

Just ignore them and "KICK 'EM TO THE CURB" like you did  
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LadyW....

I learned that a team we recently bowled was doing this behind our backs. While my teammates were quite upset about it and wanted to confront them, I thought it a waste of energy.  However, the next time we bowl them (if there's a next time), we'll all be very focused on kicking their arses.

Debbie

Interesting after note -
After the competition was over, I spoke with one of the team members. This woman was from a different town, and had never bowled with the two particular trouble makers. She said that the competition got really unfriendly the second day, and she couldn't figure out why it seemed like no one liked them. I clued her in on what her teammates were doing behind her back. Now she understands the attitude! She told me that if she'd seen it, she would have called them on it herself.

Bouwens - I don't know if they're bowling or not.
It was only a couple of the women on the team...
Message me if you're interested in the names. Where are you from? Who are you bowling with? I'm not bowling that tourney....