Yesterday, Dutch speedskater Sven Kramer was disqualified in the 10,000 meter final. He should have won the gold. Unfortunately, Kramer's coach Gerard Kemers actually shouted instructions in error, resulting in the disqualification. You can read more about it here.
This is truly heartbreaking. But the reality is that mistakes and disqualifications happen at all levels of sports.
After seeing this at an Olympic event, kids might realize that it's not quite so bad when they or their coaches make a mistake. Here are a few examples of common mishaps in youth sports: Swimmers sometimes forget to finish with a 2-handed touch, football players catch a ball out-of-bounds, football coaches call the wrong play, baseball coaches give the wrong signal.
These types of things happen and life goes on. I commend Kramer for forgiving his coach and moving forward to his next event with class.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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