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Traditional_Ale · 02-10-2011, 03:55 PM

"Okay, guys! Let's do our best and have fun!"

Um...yeah. You know what the most fun is? Winning.

I've mentioned before on CP all I ever wanted to be from a very young age is to be a band teacher, specifically wanting to get into coaching US university bands in an NCAA setting. The problem is that to get to that level you have to work your way up, and the beginning levels are just like this new soccer rule. It is not allowed to have a program who's primary mandate is "winning." One cannot teach kids anymore the way I was taught and thus you cannot simply tell the kids "we're working to win, and anything else is unacceptable."

I believe that winning promotes learning how to be a good winner, and losing promotes (in some) the idea that only hard work brings success.

By age 12 they should be playing "to win," and not just participate. The argument that they should be working on skills is BS, because skills are best developed in game situations where the game (winning or losing) is very much on the line.

02-10-2011, 03:55 PM	#21
Traditional_Ale Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CGY Exp:	"Okay, guys! Let's do our best and have fun!" Um...yeah. You know what the most fun is? Winning. I've mentioned before on CP all I ever wanted to be from a very young age is to be a band teacher, specifically wanting to get into coaching US university bands in an NCAA setting. The problem is that to get to that level you have to work your way up, and the beginning levels are just like this new soccer rule. It is not allowed to have a program who's primary mandate is "winning." One cannot teach kids anymore the way I was taught and thus you cannot simply tell the kids "we're working to win, and anything else is unacceptable." I believe that winning promotes learning how to be a good winner, and losing promotes (in some) the idea that only hard work brings success. By age 12 they should be playing "to win," and not just participate. The argument that they should be working on skills is BS, because skills are best developed in game situations where the game (winning or losing) is very much on the line. __________________ So far, this is the oldest I've been.