Good conversation but all really irrelevant. The rule book(s) is so arcane and nuanced and the officiating so inconsistent, you just deal with it and hope over 6 or 8 or 10 years it all evens out. We get caught up in the results of these games because we want the best for our girls in terms of accomplishment and credit and "respect" or whatever, but it all really means nothing.
What matters is the great competition and the behavior we as parents can model for the girls. Cheer your kids on. Be positive. Respect your opponent. And handle victory and defeat with class...and yeah, sometimes you end up eating a $hit sandwich or two along the way, but so what.
If that game ends up 9-8 one way or 9-8 the other, other then a 15 minute celebration accorded the "winners" who cares? On to next week.
I'd rather play the Yellow Jackets or M&D and lose by one on what I regard as a poor call then play another, less talented, less intense team and win by a dozen.
And in the end, the wins and losses against top teams will balance out...and then the girls will be playing with and against each other at the next level.
Enjoy it! It goes by way too fast to focus on scores.
