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Everyone's A Loser
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Ontario's youth soccer organization is joining leagues around the world that have banned keeping score and standings. "It’s part of a well-established, research-supported and holistic approach to player development, common in soccer-rich countries and endorsed by the sport’s brightest minds," says the article, and the idea is to not discourage kids right out of the box and to help them become "more creative" players. But when will they learn that life is FULL of winning and losing, that even if it's not official one team DID score more than the other team, and that there are benefits to playing well and deficits from playing poorly? Can self-esteem coexist with sports? (Toronto Star)
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