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Old 02-10-2011, 09:25 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by GGG View Post
Playing to win also brings focus to the game. If you have ever played pick up hockey vs a league game you understand the difference when there are standings and scores people play more seriously and try harder. The same would apply to 10 year olds.
What about 10 year olds who aren't mature enough to deal with winning and losing highly competitive games. Some kids aren't at that age. A lot of kids quit sports for this reason exactly.

I see this as a way to keep more kids involved for a longer period of time.

I find the responses on this site to be skewed considering we're all sports fans and probably enjoy playing and competing in sports. Nothing wrong with kids being a winner, problem is when they start calling other kids losers.
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