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@taniwharugby said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Crucial I'd of told them to piss off too, my wife said she would have spoken to the Waiter/waitress.
I been to a Small Blacks coaching session tonight, very focussed on reminding parents that kids play it to enjoy it and keeping it simple.
Why put the problem onto the poor staff? It's not their job to play Henry Kissenger? The parents are likely feral as well and would simply get either overly defensive or aggressive.
As for the Small Blacks thing I would add ensuring you are being inclusive. There are some subtle ways you can do this. Praise the 'star' kid after his flashy try but in the same sentence praise someone else who may or may not have done something that contributed.
Took me years to work that one out but it works wonders to forming a group that bonds together and plays for each other -
@Crucial said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@taniwharugby said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Most of the comments seem to make sense too, well the ones I scanned anyway.
Why on earth is that even a story?
[moving into grumpy old man mode] back in my day a big part of what pulled you back into line after pushing your behaviour too far was that adults other than your parents would tell you off.
Mrs CF is not shy about playing cop with feral kids. The other day we were at the Maccas playground and she was telling some kid off for climbing up a slide, knowing the young CFs were about to come down. Should teach them to lift their legs up so that they can kick any dickhead kids coming up the other way in the face
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@Crucial yep, all about show and do, rather than have the coach talk and talk and talk....also making sure each drill has an objective, and if it is tackling or ball handling, ensuring the 5 or 10 minute drill, each kid touches the ball or makes as many tackles as possible rather than oft seen 2 lines of kids doing an activity and might touch the ball 3 times in a 10 min drill.
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Getting told off by another adult was way worse than by your own parents. Humiliating and there was no way you could complain if you wanted to avoid a clip from your parents.
I find most kids respond positively to being growled at. More so in most instances than the parents who seem to feel their little Maksyne is entitled to run riot.
One of the advantages of being an old fuck is I seem to be able to get away with telling the complaining parents that I wouldn't have had to say anything if they did their job properly.
Is this a story though? Not as presented - but as part of a bigger piece - probably
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Jane Bowrons stories about living in post quake Christchurch were really good I thought, unfortunately not long afterwards she got a bad case of Leftwing derangement syndrome to the point where she wouldn't support the abs at the 2015 Rwc because the team was announced at the beehive by John Key.
Anyway Spark are switching landlines to a new system which caused this meltdown which ended up with comments being closed and a correction from the dompost because she thought the evil empire aka Spark were going to shut down landlines completely. -
@jegga said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@taniwharugby said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Most of the comments seem to make sense too, well the ones I scanned anyway.
Simple solution, give the kids a couple of cans of V each and then send them back to their parents.
A good one I have seen in a couple of pubs is "unattended children will be given a double espresso and a free kitten"
One thing I do like about the UK is that dogs are welcome in pubs but children aren't.
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Looks like I've found a top joint for a fern get together!
I am disappointed they apologised.
I'm not surpised in the slightest this is 'news'
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I am outraged too, haven't decided what I am outraged about yet, but am sure I'll find something!
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback on the topic of Gender (this thread is best place for this)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11847330
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@taniwharugby said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback on the topic of Gender (this thread is best place for this)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11847330
That takes the concept of "gender fluid" to a ridiculous new extreme.
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@taniwharugby said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback on the topic of Gender (this thread is best place for this)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11847330
Complete inability to make up her mind or admit she's wrong suggests she made the right call deciding she's a chick.
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@jegga said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@taniwharugby said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback on the topic of Gender (this thread is best place for this)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11847330
Complete inability to make up her mind or admit she's wrong suggests she made the right call deciding she's a chick.
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Man I hate the way Hilary Barry and Jack Tame interview Bill English,...they repeat themselves over and over if he doesn't give the answer they want.
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@taniwharugby said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Man I hate the way Hilary Barry and Jack Tame interview
Fixed.
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@taniwharugby what was interview about?
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@booboo Pike River...obviously an emotive topic, but they are just embarrassing.
@Donsteppa dunno, don't think they use the same attack without listening method with Little.
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Since stuff changed it's moderation policy on the comments the tide has turned against the Ferals, pro disease nutters and conspiracy theorists. Scroll down to the bottom of the comments and see some clown called El Camino get his arse handed to him.
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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155289911524268&id=21253884267
Obviously this one is absolute gold from a comments perspective.....
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