It's not surprising, that on a website formed to follow the scores and standings of a game that we are not even playing in, most of us here find this recommendation ridiculous.
The challenge with youth sports is that there are far more kids playing at age 8 then at age 12. Why are they dropping out?
Could it be that the sport's organizers have determined that large numbers of children are no longer playing because of the competitive nature?
Would sport in Canada be improved if sacrificing score-keeping means that thousands more children will continue to be involved in the sport through adolescence?
Maybe kids are more bothered by losing than they are willing to admit to keen coaches or involved parents?
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