Mormons like sportsmanship (sort of)

What Mormons Like: Mormons like Sportsmanship . . .(at least in principle)

So, what can be done about bad sportsmanship at church ball games? We might imagine some sort of punishment. Maybe the church could ask Danny Ainge—a Mormon and former great NBA basketball player—to bite those who get out of control. That is how Danny got Tree Rollins to calm down during the 1980s playoffs. But, no … pain won’t work. If pain were an issue, they wouldn’t participate in church ball in the first place. Furthermore, Mormons have a high pain tolerance. They have learned to endure by bearing the weight of ward talent shows and pioneer treks.