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The Calgary Minor Soccer Association might eliminate scoring in games for players under 12-years-old beginning this spring.
Scoreless games will improve team-building, skill development and be more fun for children, said Daryl Leinweber, the association's executive director.
And Leinweber is not worried that the elimination of scoring would stifle young players' competitive spirit, he said.
"You're born with it. Let's face it, you know, we're in a win situation every day of our life. So I think that naturally comes out," Leinweber said.
Sport Canada recently recommended that child sporting associations across the country focus less on winning and more on the game itself.
Hockey Calgary eliminated scoring for children eight-years-old and under several years ago, and the results have been positive, said executive director Perry Cavanagh.
"When they get into the next element of the game where we introduce them to competitive play, the children are definitely better hockey players than what we had seen in the past," he said.
Cavanagh admitted, though, that there is resistance to the idea.