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Post by Ginnie on Jun 4, 2010 8:31:44 GMT -4
This is one of the strangest things I"ve seen. A kids soccer league in Ottawa has determined that if you score five or more goals against the opposition then you lose the game! I guess they don't want to damage the self esteem of the kids...
Win a soccer game by more than five points and you lose, Ottawa league says.
In yet another nod to the protection of fledgling self-esteem, an Ottawa children’s soccer league has introduced a rule that says any team that wins a game by more than five points will lose by default.
The Gloucester Dragons Recreational Soccer league’s newly implemented edict is intended to dissuade a runaway game in favour of sportsmanship. The rule replaces its five-point mercy regulation, whereby any points scored beyond a five-point differential would not be registered.news.nationalpost.com/2010/06/01/win-a-soccer-game-by-more-than-five-points-and-you-lose-ottawa-league-says/Wouldn't a better way to handle this is to just not count goals at all? WTF? |
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Post by LunarOrbit on Jun 4, 2010 11:46:17 GMT -4
I played soccer when I was a kid and I couldn't tell you the score of a single game even though we did keep track of it. I never felt like losing a game was that big a deal, and by the next day it was completely out of my thoughts.
What hurts kids self esteem are the coaches and parents who take the game too seriously and treat the kids like dirt when they lose. As long as the kids are aware that it's just a game with no long term importance then they will be fine.
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Post by Jason on Jun 4, 2010 12:17:00 GMT -4
What does the most damage to the kids are the twin messages that those in authority will not allow them to fail no matter what and that excellence does not matter. Trophies for everyone!
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Post by Ginnie on Jun 4, 2010 12:34:53 GMT -4
These kids range in age from 4 to 18 years old....
I'd guess that the older ones would remember the scores.
Oh, and I remember clearly in Grade 8 when I stole third and home to score the winning run. I was a hero for at least an hour.
I remember watching my nephew playing soccer for the local boys championship. It went to a shootout - he had the chance to win it - he shot the ball over the goal. Believe me, he (and everyone else who saw it) remembers that!
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Post by Ginnie on Jun 4, 2010 12:36:48 GMT -4
What does the most damage to the kids are the twin messages that those in authority will not allow them to fail, no matter what and that excellence does not matter. Trophies for everyone! The crazy thing is that if the score was 6-0, then both teams lose! |
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Post by echnaton on Jun 4, 2010 12:43:51 GMT -4
For children sports have two educations purposes.
First is to learn how to handle aggressiveness. Either to tame it or to develop it, depending on the kid.
The second is to teach how to win and loose well. Loosing is a part of life that sometimes includes loosing big. The coaches and parents should stop this whining about running up the score and teach the kids the real lessons of life. That is sports are a game, play your best, be proud of your effort and respect your opponent when they do the same.
In life you can't control what other do, but so many people today want to teach kids that we should. It sets a bad example.
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Post by Jason on Jun 4, 2010 12:53:11 GMT -4
A real lesson in sportsmanship would be taught to the kids if the coach of the opposing team decided to end a 6-0 match without any rule to that effect being on the books.
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Post by gillianren on Jun 4, 2010 13:02:20 GMT -4
Do adults pick the teams so that no kid is repeatedly picked last? That'll scar you more than actually losing, and if you're that obsessed with winning, you've missed a valuable life lesson.
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Post by Jason on Jun 4, 2010 13:13:03 GMT -4
Do adults pick the teams so that no kid is repeatedly picked last? That'll scar you more than actually losing, and if you're that obsessed with winning, you've missed a valuable life lesson. Life scars people. Attempting to create an environment in which your kid cannot be scarred is unhealthy. |
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Post by Apollo Gnomon on Jun 4, 2010 14:21:42 GMT -4
Do adults pick the teams so that no kid is repeatedly picked last? That'll scar you more than actually losing, and if you're that obsessed with winning, you've missed a valuable life lesson. Life scars people. Attempting to create an environment in which your kid cannot be scarred is unhealthy. Agreed. Life is scary and dangerous. |
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Post by gillianren on Jun 4, 2010 16:31:26 GMT -4
Agreed. Life is scary and dangerous. Yes, it is. "Protecting" these children just sets them up for greater falls later. |
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