Way too much of it spills forth from some JVDA exclusives on this board! Sometimes people say things and it is in a joking manner, a little tongue-in-"cheeka" (pun intended). Maybe it should have been "head-in- ...." never mind. I may not be the smartest person around, but I see no way that the "asteric" (asterisk) comment can be taken as a joke, on this board, in light of the verbal exchanges that have taken place since the forming of the JVDA! Come on - just because you bothered to put a winking smiley at the end of your sentence! I know overzealous and overbearing parents won't just suddenly stop with the neverending attitudes. This board is proof of that - some just can't help themselves. It always is (at least somewhat) about them (the parents).

I'll tell you my opinion on what it is really all about. The players - no matter the level, no matter the day. It is about what they are doing and how much fun they can get out of it! For the team that loses a day 2 challenge match at a NQ and doesn't make the gold bracket, there is some disappointment. But when they do battle on day 3 and win the silver bracket, all the screaming and jumping up and down is very real. Yes, they came hoping to finish 1st in gold, but that excitement is what it is all about. Walk up to a parent from the team that is celebrating their bronze bracket 1st place finish. Tell them that they would have finished lower if all the teams that are playing the JVDA-only schedule would have been present at their NQ. I'm sure they'll be thoroughly impressed with you (tongue-in-cheek anyone). Too much EGO!

There, I vented! It's been building for a while. Hopefully you notice that I stated SOME at the beginning of my post.

Maybe I should have turned the other "cheeka." ;-)

may not be the smartest person around, but I see no way that the "asteric" (asterisk) comment can be taken

From my previous post.