In high school my team lost a soccer game 13-0. We weren't able to play in the local high school league, so we joined an adult rec league and spent every weekend getting absolutely manhandled. Got to stop at taco bell after games though, which made it worth it.
In my son's rec league, this happens all the time because the teams get so lopsided.
We ended up on a good team and my kid got to experience a winning team after about 4 seasons of absolute defeat.
The fun part is that when you're up by 8 points, they start applying handicaps. Like coach would offer a candybar to anyone who gets 'that kid' an assist. You know, the kid who may have a disability but you cant really tell and their mom put them on a team for socializing, otherwise they're just really quiet.
It's pretty hilarious watching your team destroy the competition but they're all in the box for like 10 minutes and the kid gets like 6 touches on the ball in a single possession and the good kids are just passing to him relentlessly because they want the candy bar and then the chears and excitement when he finally snags a goal.
League gets supper mad if you win by more than 8 points though. Ref starts calling free kicks all the time too, to give the other teams a chance.
The coach made up a "left foot only" rule one time, too. It gets pretty slap stick.
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u/Epic_Elite Aug 21 '26
Baseball is such a weird sport that these guys have so much time to lock in and figure out the details of the game, and then they do this.
These guys gave up at some point. Lobing pitches like they're pitching to a kid. Then this?
Really gonna lose by 3 touchdowns? Bananas.