When, if ever, is it acceptable to boo your own team or one of its players?
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This Week in ECAC Hockey Poll: Booing your Own
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This Week in ECAC Hockey Poll: Booing your Own
38Never ever. These are amateur student-athletes.60.53%23I'd boo the team if it deserved it, but I would never single out an individual.0.00%0I might boo an exceptionally lazy, selfish or unsportsmanlike player, but not the team.28.95%11I paid for my ticket; I'll let 'em know if I want a refund.7.89%3Unsure/other (please elaborate)2.63%1The poll is expired.
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Never. That was easy.
I suppose if a player jumped into the stands and began pummeling a small child... but the kid may have deserved it.Cornell University
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Whoops! I clicked the wrong option! Count me in for "Never". Boo the s*** out of the refs, boo the other team if you like, but if you're booing your own guys, you shouldn't even bother going to the games.
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I think I've only booed Reed Kipp, mainly because every time he touched the puck, bad things happened. I felt bad when I met him later, since he seemed like a really nice guy, but I stand by my position. It wasn't personal, and I wasn't surprised when he was cut.RPI
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Never ever, but not because they're amateur athletes - so are the guys on the other team that I'm heckling like crazy.
I never boo my own team because, even if it's a negligible amount, it has to help just a little bit to hear encouragement *especially* when things aren't going well on the ice. If a player reacted negatively in those kinds of situations, he'd be called a "head case" or a "lockerroom cancer." The same applies to the fans - negativity is contagious, and there's never any good that will come from kicking your own player when he's down.If you don't change the world today, how can it be any better tomorrow?
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Originally posted by UMICHhockeyRULZ View PostLooking at the results of the poll you seem to be in the minority here buddy.Keep an open mind. Just don't be so open-minded that your brain falls out.
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