This past Saturday I attended the Mega Bowl for my nephew’s football team, the Corona Chargers. This was the biggest game of the season and my nephew was excited to play. But a week prior to this game my nephew rolled his ankle. It was badly swollen and he was unable to walk on it. On the day of the game my nephew suited up to play, he and his father agreed that he was ready. Fortunately, his defensive coach thought otherwise because he wasn’t able to do one of the drills, due to his ankle. In the end the team lost.
At home, after the game, both my nephew and his father displayed a lot of sports ethic. My nephew gave me every excuse for why he was ready to play. I’m really glad that his coach didn’t let him play because I didn’t think he was ready- he was still limping. The most amazing thing to me is how my nephew’s father reacted to the game. He also thought that his son was ready to play. He said that they should’ve let him play. I told him that I thought otherwise and he gave me a sour look. And when I said that he could have injured his ankle, he said aggressively that would not have happened (As if to say his son was invincible).
I’ve seen this overconforming before in my nephew and his father but, it was much more heightened in this high stakes game. It was really interesting to see.
Ann Marie Evidente
KIN 332I
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