<p>How about size of the team in a different meaning? I read one story recently where a high school team started off with less than twenty healthy and/or eligible (academically) players and ended up at halftime with the bare minimum to field a team due to injuries sustained during the game. They were hopelessly behind at the time, but still could've fielded a team for the second half. The coach decided to forfeit right then and there. </p>
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<p>Just for the record, IMO this is definitely more valid a reason to forfeit than the Rhode Island coach's reason (i.e. the players are just too big for us), but they both at least claim to have had safety of their players as their primary concern. <br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>GaReb770</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/70514/high-school-cancels-football-game-due-to-opponent-s-players-size#post_1952286"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>I'm not sure and it probably varies from league to league. I'm not so sure a team is allowed in most leagues to arbitrarily just decide they don't want to play someone with a somewhat more valid reason than size.</p>
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<p>On the other hand if the agreement does allow a team to simply forfeit a game and chalk it up as a loss, more power to them. But from a team and sportsmanship standpoint I would question what it teaches the team - just surrender without trying?</p>
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<p>Just for the record, IMO this is definitely more valid a reason to forfeit than the Rhode Island coach's reason (i.e. the players are just too big for us), but they both at least claim to have had safety of their players as their primary concern. <br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>GaReb770</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/70514/high-school-cancels-football-game-due-to-opponent-s-players-size#post_1952286"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>I'm not sure and it probably varies from league to league. I'm not so sure a team is allowed in most leagues to arbitrarily just decide they don't want to play someone with a somewhat more valid reason than size.</p>
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<p>On the other hand if the agreement does allow a team to simply forfeit a game and chalk it up as a loss, more power to them. But from a team and sportsmanship standpoint I would question what it teaches the team - just surrender without trying?</p>
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