"Suck it Up" - I HATE that phrase. My 16 year old son jumped to block a pass 1st day of football practice this year and landed on his ankle wrong. When he told coach he thought he was hurt he was told to "suck it up". He hobbled across the practice field, the playing field, and across the parking lot to go to the phone to call his dad to come pick him up because he couldn't drive his car. Two days later we had pins put in his ankle. Those coaches felt bad afterwards, but still the damage was done. We would never say that to our little girls - why are our sons different?

grandad - yes, we need to show the big towns that we smaller towns have the class not to allow that sort of behavior. We should avoid those competitions that are poorly run until someone gets the message. :-)