{"id":20760,"date":"2023-03-16T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/?p=20760"},"modified":"2023-03-12T09:00:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T13:00:28","slug":"10-ways-to-avoid-your-own-march-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2023\/03\/10-ways-to-avoid-your-own-march-madness.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Avoid Your Own March Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March Madness is a term we use for this time of year when college basketball begins its play off tournament. At the end of the \u201cmadness\u201d a winner emerges. But the tournament itself can raise intense emotions both on and off the basketball court. And uncontrolled anger ends with no winners.<\/p>\n

Every year, we see many examples of anger \u201cmadness.\u201d For example, after a technical foul was called on Hawaii in a game against UC Santa Barbara, a fan ran onto the court to confront Hawaii head coach Gib Arnold. The fan jumped in the coach\u2019s face, was verbally aggressive before being pushed by a few Hawaii players on his way back to his seat.<\/p>\n

Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State) was suspended for three games for shoving a fan in the closing seconds of OSU’s loss at Texas Tech. Smart fell out of bounds when trying to block a shot, was helped to his feet, and then shoved a fan who said something to him. Neither Marcus nor the fan responded well.<\/p>\n

And who could forget the brief tirade of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim against Duke as he screamed obscenities at an official while running on to the court, peeling off his jacket.<\/p>\n

These are just a few of the incidents that happen each year when anger gets out of control. And yet, our biblical instruction is to be angry, but do not sin.<\/p>\n

How do we do this?<\/p>\n