I was reading the 10u appeal thread and I have a question that was not about the topic of the thread. So I started a new one.
When did playing a sport stop be about winning? Whenever I played, it was about winning. Yes, I had fun, win or lose but why can't it be about winning? Isn't that part of the lesson we are trying to teach? "Pursuing victory with honor".
When I was young, I remember just me and my friend going to the field and pitching to each other trying to get outs. When the ball was hit trying to get to it before my friend scored. Putting "ghost" runners on 2nd. Keeping score and playing our own World Series. It was about winning and having fun. You can play to win and still have fun.
If you think it is all about having fun and these young players don't want to win. Play one of them in a video game and see how competitive it gets. They will squash you and let you know about it.
Are you not suppose to want to win every time you step on the field? Is it wrong for the coach to want to win? I am just wondering as a society, when did winning become a 4 letter word?
If you play sports, there will be a team that wins the game and a team that loses the game. Why not try to be on the winning side of the equation?
I have never heard a player I coach say that losing was more fun then winning.
When did playing a sport stop be about winning? Whenever I played, it was about winning. Yes, I had fun, win or lose but why can't it be about winning? Isn't that part of the lesson we are trying to teach? "Pursuing victory with honor".
When I was young, I remember just me and my friend going to the field and pitching to each other trying to get outs. When the ball was hit trying to get to it before my friend scored. Putting "ghost" runners on 2nd. Keeping score and playing our own World Series. It was about winning and having fun. You can play to win and still have fun.
If you think it is all about having fun and these young players don't want to win. Play one of them in a video game and see how competitive it gets. They will squash you and let you know about it.
Are you not suppose to want to win every time you step on the field? Is it wrong for the coach to want to win? I am just wondering as a society, when did winning become a 4 letter word?
If you play sports, there will be a team that wins the game and a team that loses the game. Why not try to be on the winning side of the equation?
I have never heard a player I coach say that losing was more fun then winning.
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