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More Pussification in Youth Athletics
Posted on 3/6/14 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 3/6/14 at 4:25 pm
This "Participation Trophy" "Self Esteem" bullshite in youth sports HAS TO STOP. Whenever I hear about some youth sports league that doesn't keep score, I wanna find whomever is running it, AND BEAT THEM TO DEATH IN FRONT OF THEIR PU$$Y CHILDREN.
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Good for you Warriors, just because the kids on the teams you defeated will likely end up taking it up the arse doesn't mean you have to.
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The Windsor Warriors were on their way.
The Canadian basketball team of 10-year-olds was powering through the Blessed Sacrament tournament recently, going undefeated and looking forward to an appearance in the championship game.
Then they got the bad news. They were disqualified.
An opposing coach noticed the Warriors weren’t giving equal playing time to everyone on the squad, among new “modified rules” that promote fun and “de-emphasize winning,” tournament head John Rocchi told TheSpec in Hamilton, Ontario.
But the Warriors didn’t take the disqualification lying down Sunday. Their parents reportedly made protest signs out of pizza boxes demanding “fair play,” and the players and their families assembled on the court at Cathedral High School and marched in a circle, holding their signs aloft and chanting “We want gold! We want gold!”
In the end, the Warriors’ protest shut down the tournament — the other teams packed up and went home…and the gold medal game was canceled.
Good for you Warriors, just because the kids on the teams you defeated will likely end up taking it up the arse doesn't mean you have to.
This post was edited on 3/6/14 at 4:30 pm
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Posted on 3/6/14 at 4:32 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Yeah frick kids' self esteem!!!11!!1!
They're fricking 10 year olds. Just wait till middle school if you want to get serious.
They're fricking 10 year olds. Just wait till middle school if you want to get serious.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 4:48 pm to Vols&Shaft83
The Warriors cheated. The other teams followed the rules and played players that sucked.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 4:49 pm to Vols&Shaft83
I absolutely despise the 'nerf the world' trend.
But I think this kind of thing should depend on the league and the level.
As a 10 year old playing at the highest level of hockey playing time should not be equal. Players should learn, even at that age to accept their role on a team and contribute within that role.
But the kids playing A2 instead of AA really should get relatively equal playing time.
And for instance, church league and YMCA soccer should be an atmosphere that promotes fun and fairness. Find the competitive stuff by playing club.
But I think this kind of thing should depend on the league and the level.
As a 10 year old playing at the highest level of hockey playing time should not be equal. Players should learn, even at that age to accept their role on a team and contribute within that role.
But the kids playing A2 instead of AA really should get relatively equal playing time.
And for instance, church league and YMCA soccer should be an atmosphere that promotes fun and fairness. Find the competitive stuff by playing club.
This post was edited on 3/6/14 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 3/6/14 at 4:56 pm to Vols&Shaft83
This really isn't all that new. I'm almost 40 and up until about U10 every kid got a small trophy or certificate or something. Obviously the league winner got the big trophy. Every kid was required to see the field as well.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 4:58 pm to Vols&Shaft83
So one Canadian school matters because? This school knew they had to sub players for equal time and not doing so gave them an advantage over others in the tournament because those schools were playing by the rules. IOW they didn't play by the rules, got caught, and DQ'd. To put it bluntly, they cheated their way to those wins.
If you want to be mad at someone be mad at their coach. He screwed his team and the teams that lost to them who were playing fair by ignoring the rules.
If you want to be mad at someone be mad at their coach. He screwed his team and the teams that lost to them who were playing fair by ignoring the rules.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 5:07 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Look at our current situation with that camel fricker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 5:42 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Posted on 3/6/14 at 6:04 pm to Vols&Shaft83
I'd rather them focus on individual skills at that age than winning or losing.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 8:20 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Well, they broke the rules.
Rules is rules.
Rules is rules.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 8:23 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Given the state of AAU basketball, and the me-centric basketball it promotes that has essentially ruined college basketball because wanna be street agents instead of high school coaches are the ones steering kids, zero fricks are given by me about 10 year olds having to play everyone. It should teach the really good kids how to play with other kids not as good, focus on fundamentals, etc.
Posted on 3/7/14 at 1:30 am to Vols&Shaft83
In 7th grade I was a bench warmer on the basketball team. At the end of the year banquet, EVERYONE, regardless of how much they played or how big or small their contribution got an award. Mine was the "Commitment Award." To be honest I found this obvious participation award embarrassing and would rather have not been mentioned at all.
Posted on 3/7/14 at 7:27 am to Vols&Shaft83
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Their parents reportedly made protest signs out of pizza boxes demanding “fair play,”
So the parents want a trophy too!
Posted on 3/7/14 at 8:25 am to Vols&Shaft83
At age 10 it's just more about getting the kids some exercise and letting them have fun with their friends. If you are a parent/coach getting wrapped up in the W-L record of a little league team calm down.
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