No one said that it's impossible to create mix teams for school sports. For example, Don Bosco and Leififi together while Avele and St Joseph another. The next year, we change it around, D.Bosco and Avele, St Joseph Leififi. What ever way you would like to do the mix, it's important to rotate every year. And while we do that, another emphasis should be the teaching of moral values, proper behaviour etc. in schools. We can continue in this style until we see the inter school rivalry demolished and our society's thinking towards competitions change for the good. This should be a model for all sports for the students in Samoa.

This is PATHETICALLY STUPID! I'm not talking about the government's position but the way these high schools are behaving. At the same time, I'm not one bit surprised! This has been an ongoing problem for our Samoan youth. Samoa is not the only place these out-of-control losers are doing this. Samoans in the US are also behaving the same - not just in high school but also in their local churches. It's no wonder foreigners think Samoans are primitive and uncivilized group of people. It makes a lot of sense. When you bring those Samoans here in the US they will continue to behave the same way. I'm starting to wonder if Samoans are genetically barbaric. It's no wonder our Samoans are undereducated, underrepresented, and illiterate. It'll take a lot more than the usual beating to change our ways... EDUCATION is the answer to curing this primitive behavior. But then, these same kids are doing the same thing in school. We have such a bad rap... grow up kids!

It is a stupid and unwise idea to cancel sport evens for all the schools because of the riot between these schools. Why punished the whole school system whey only four schools involved? Suspend these schools from participating in any sport events for two years or so. Also have the schools pay for the damage to business in town and monetary compensations for the victims. The schools involved should also given community service hours to clean the town area which they trashed. And it is a good idea to put these in school sports bylaws or even in the law to try and prevent these kind of acts from happenning. It will serve as a reminder to the rest of the schools in Samoa if they misbehave their fate is the same. Please reconsider the decision for the sake of our children's future in sports and their phyical heallth.

Dear USA; Who the heck are you to stereotype our people like that? How much sports do you watch? Even the so called professionals in the US push, shove and punch each other during their games. Soccer games in Europe, Centeral and South America often have major, major riots that spills into the streets, so stop cutting down on the youth of my country.
This is a worldwide problem because it comes with being competetiveness. I don't like fights and riots but I also understand that kids will be kids and these kind of things happen in sports.
My disappointment comes when you called a people undereducated, under-represented, illiterate and barbaric. When some kid open fires on a US campus, we don't say Americans are murderers, or when a College team wins the NCAA tournament and the kids riot and burn cars in the street we don't say the Americans are undereducated; when Bush drives the country into deep --- we don't say Americans are idiots. No, we don't say that because we, the rest of Samoa know better. We don't let the actions of a few smear the good name of others. For your information, we have a Samoan educators, business people and successful in other professions that are offended by your

Riots in High School sports is very common in the U.S.
I disagree with the author of Disappointed Samoan which portrays Samoans as uneducated and primitive.
People riot for many unknown reasons, and it is not uncommon for fans of the winning team to riot in the streets. I also disagree with the comments indicating that the Samoan (island-raised) youths have brought bad behaivors to the U.S.

Lets stick to the facts:
People riot all over the world whether it is sports related or not. When I was stationed in South Korea, the Koreans rioted for every possible cause known to man. Soccer fans in Europe riot when they win, and lose. Is education the answer to their rioting. Absolutely no.
So, lets not look down on our own people because of the poor choices of a few.

As an OU Alum, I attend the OU/Texas football game every year. Fans for both schools look forward to this rivalry game and every year over 100,000 plus fans simply get at each others throats. As you can see education does not change fan behavior. Even the most educated people will show their allegiance to their Alma Mater.

There goes the baby with the bathwater!

I'd go further to say that this reactionary resolution uses the same type of mentality displayed by teh hooligans in town. Its employing chemotherapy for a headache.

It would seem fairer to ban only those schools who have been involved in this of hooliganism in the past and present (Avele, Don Bosco, SJC, Leififi, Wesley et al) but if we were to ban only them, it would make for a pretty mediocre rugby competition watching the ruthless Samoa College take on the mighty Robert Louis Stevenson.


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Man.. SPG marketing strategy.. Samoa to be the Sports Capital of the Pacific.. Therefore lets set up our complex and ask China to donate.. Ok.. NOw we have multi sport complex.. This brawl occured.. ok.. lets forget about our Sports Capital for the Pacific because SPG is history now.. and let the white elephants stands.. and lets just punish the all the school kids.. lets apply the action and reaction concept.. lets show who's boss to these kids.. lets do it.. and let everyone see our stand (as now we are not so popular with RHD).. ok ok.. wow.. lets just say.. forget about that ambition of a Sports Capital of the Pacific because right now.. The kids needs to be discplined..

Ok.. No interschool sports... means sports development is set back. .. as small competitions like these on a grand scale such as a national level, produce better sports people for Samoa raise local awareness.. anyways.. we can always import our sports players from New Zealand and other countries.. and just have the local ones play the audience role.. hehe..

IRONIC..

Thanks for the space.

ia e moni le upu samoa[e tasi le lago mate ae afaina uma ai ]e to'alaiti e na faatupuina le vevesi ae ua afaina uma atu ai ma isi aoga.when i was in faleata college,a rule has been made before the champ of champs.o le aoga e faatupuina le vevesi i taimi o afeleti.o le a malolo mai e le toe iai lava ini taaloga tuu faatasi a aoga aoao o samoa but now it has been change so other school that were not involve are so sad for sure.aisea e le faamalolo ai na'o aoga na amataina pe na tupu ai le vevesi.a faapea e le toe faia ni taaloga.alot of kids will feel sad because everyone was born with different talents.ia o nisi tamaiti e vaivai i le aoga but there good at sport and who knows that is the only way to promote there familys in da future.faamole2 se'i toe taga'i ane i lea tulaga pe le afaina ai nisi alo ma fanau o loo vaai toto'a i le latou lumana'i....

I agree everyone and there view,,people speaks out their mind,Is a wrong move from the Goverment,Suspend those school involve and the students they start ban for life,Hey I'm school teacher here in Australia,Our school never go that far,,only in Samoa,I believe there teachers' involve,please this is very disappointed,Ia kuu ia le malo vale,fa soifua,God Bless you all..andrew s.

Aloha le aufaitau.
I JUST WANNA ADD A COMMENT TO THE SHUTTING OFF SPORTS IN OUR SCHOOLS I LE ATUNUU PELE.
Upu a le atunuu e le aoaia e lau pua tama faiga.. Ae na o le tagitagi a le pumate... O si ou tamai manatu o se faaiuga ua fai pei se faasalaga i fanau aoga uma o le atunuu.. Talitonu le agaga ua sese tele lea faaiuga.. Ua tatau na saili tonu latou o lo o taitaiia ia tulaga leaga i fanau ona faasala laia.. Faasa nei la taaloga i aoga uma.. O a la mea a fanau o le a o e fai?.. Talitonu o taaloga sa fai ma aula lelei i olaga o nisi tamaiti sa tau se le auala na agai i ai.. O le a leai nei la ni taaloga ae o le tele o le a sue taaloga le lelei e faaalu ai le latou taimi..
kalepe fale, kaoi, fai o fualaau faasaina... etc.. O isi na mea o le a maua le taimi avanoa e ofi atu ai i loto o fanau...
Toe timai le upega faamolemole le Kapeneta.
Aloha o le mea na ou ola ai.
Tau.

Andrew, our primary schools dont have brawls here either.

Not a good idea. As expressed by some folks, punish only those responsible and the schools involved. Impose a monetary fine for the schools involved. i.e. schools to compensate the injured innocent(s), pay to rebuild damages to businesses and perform community services for 8 hrs/Sat. for 4 consecutive Saturdays. And if proven, the guilty student(s) should pay a monetary fine. Expelling or suspension will not do the student any educational justice because his/her education will be lost or limited. Too many school aged kids on the streets seller, fans, lavalavas etc................