Seriously ?

[Gronk]

I repeat. Seriously ?

A group of under-13 Shellharbour footballers has been fined $100 - for singing their team's victory song.The Shellharbour Stingrays rugby league club was issued with the fine after the boys sang their team song at the end of a recent match against the Woonona-Bulli Bushrangers.
All team songs, no matter how harmless, are banned by South Coast Junior Rugby League officials to prevent violent incidents between players and parents.

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/.../team-song-lands-lads-in-trouble/2648874.aspx

 

[El Eels]

FFS what's next....??? doing a victory lap after the NRL Grand Final being banned to prevent violent incidents between rival supporters....?????

 

[oldmancraigy]

To be as reasonable as possible to the South Coast Junior Rugby League:

They clearly banned the victory song thing for a reason, and before the season (presumable because it lead to an unsavoury incident). So really the fine is fine!

It's part of the rules, just like a team turning up in mufti uniforms should be fined I suppose?



But on the whole: odd rule!!! I wonder if that's really the way to stop violent incidents....

 

[Joshuatheeel]

yep it is serious my son plays under 6 in the comp (group seven) and they always sing their team song after each game (the song has no swearing or words directed at the opposition) . About 5 weeks ago our side was warned against singing their team song. I have the memo from the group banning singing of the song.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

You will get sin binned for high fiving a fellow team member soon..

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Love to hear the song that started the 'problem'. Maybe people just don't like Brittney Spears?

I've heard of similar restrictions in the local soccer comp, particularly back in the days of the Balkan wars. Some of the traditional songs went along the lines of 'We're gonna kill all the XXXX(insert ethnic group of choice)'

 

[Joshuatheeel]

To be as reasonable as possible to the South Coast Junior Rugby League:

They clearly banned the victory song thing for a reason, and before the season (presumable because it lead to an unsavoury incident). So really the fine is fine!

It's part of the rules, just like a team turning up in mufti uniforms should be fined I suppose?



But on the whole: odd rule!!! I wonder if that's really the way to stop violent incidents....

It is a very odd rule - it only allows the singing on the song in the change rooms but not on the field . Which is no good for sides from around under 12-13 down as they don't use change rooms. I have not seen any violence or incidents from the singing of team songs.

 

[carson]

It's like Footloose all over again!!!

 

[Maroubra Eel]

If that was my kids team I would chip in the $100 each week. Sing away lads!

 

[TheRam]

If that was my kids team I would chip in the $100 each week. Sing away lads!

Rich man!

 

[guruminga]

Like Oldmancraig said, it doesn't matter what the rule, if it's a rule then it needs to be followed. Maybe the league needs to come together and come up with better ideas - was it because of the lyrics? or the way the teams were behaving towards the losing teams when singing it?

It seems like a crappy rule, but there may be more than meets the eye. And if parents are just going to

... chip in the $100 each week. ...

so they can sing. Then they are just part of the problem rather than the solution. (Sorry ME).

G

 

[Parra Pride]

Singing is banned? This sounds similar to an anime series I just watched.

#ButNoneOfYouCareAboutThat

 

[spiderdan]

You will get sin binned for high fiving a fellow team member soon..

wouldn't surprise me. it has already started in america.

i was watching one of those espn 30for30 docos about the university of miami's ncaa gridiron team and they were showing the rules the ncaa put in place banning on field celebrations.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Yes we must obey all rules. How silly of me.

 

[born an eel]

Yes we must obey all rules. How silly of me.

If the rule states "no singing", I would bring a recording of the song along and get the team to clap along with it. Tell the players not to sing.

 

[Bigfella]

Yes I thought that was ridiculous when I was reading this on the train this morning. Nearly choked on my cigarette.

 

[Twizzle]

if team violence is the problem, then not allowing the team song to be sung is not the answer

the problem needs to be cured at the source

 

[oldmancraigy]

Yes we must obey all rules. How silly of me.

Yeah good point, it's stupid to have rules.

If my kid wants to head high tackle every week I'll take the suspension on his behalf.

#Gowildkids



I guess we might think it's a crap rule (the singing one that is) - but at least everyone knows about it in advance? I assume they either have a reason, or are a bunch of grumpy old turds.

What would grumpy old turds do in this scenario ME???

 

[oldmancraigy]

if team violence is the problem, then not allowing the team song to be sung is not the answer

the problem needs to be cured at the source

Exactly!!

Unless the team song is Romper-Stomper inspired, then surely that's not the real problem?!?!?!

 

[Gronk]

if team violence is the problem, then not allowing the team song to be sung is not the answer

the problem needs to be cured at the source

Correct. It all starts with the U6's. Respect for the opposition.

Team songs are about celebrating hard work and not ridiculing those who have lost.

Sounds like they need a clean out of feral parents more than anything.