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You mean the big kid who may not be good academically or may not be good musically or artistically but may find his niche as a full forward? I’m all for teaching kids to share the ball and practice skills, that’s why there’s a coach, and at that age the coach can literally walk out there and bring the ball back, but let the talented footballers shine, let the mediocre majority improve and be rewarded for that (that’s what coaches awards and consistency awards etc are for), and let the kids with less ability learn that you can’t be good at everything, but you can always improve. They’re going to know with or without a scoreboard. Give the kids more credit.
Kids need to learn to win and lose
Wow… ‘team manager’ for U9’s… Sounds very important for kids who can’t even keep score. Good on you for getting involved, but I don’t think the author was negating anything you’ve mentioned as important, he didn’t say kids shouldn’t learn skills, just said that one of those skills should be the ability to win or lose graciously. It seems to me getting kids to participate despite not being “the best” is the entire point of the article. If kids want to quit because they’re not “the best” then it’s up to parents and coaches to teach them that they’re still an important part of the team despite this. Kids need to be taught that sometimes someone else will get a trophy and they don’t, that’s life, that’s sport, they still have fun, that’s the beauty of kids, so why not reward those who do well or improve greatly? So as not to offend those who don’t? Would the same apply if we were referring to reading levels in school or who gets the lead in the school play? Include and accommodate by all means but stop the pandering.
Kids need to learn to win and lose