Youth Sports, Winning, Losing, Comp/Travel Leagues...

[Silound]

When I was a kid playing rec sports, we knew if we won or lost, it was that simple. This whole "no one is a loser" thing is, in my opinion, detrimental to early development. Not learning to shoulder the burden of defeat in life quite possibly contributes to people being unable to shoulder responsibility later in life because "it's not their fault they couldn't do it."


There's a fine line however, between losing because it was a well fought close game, and losing because the other team ground your chit into the dirt. The most important thing for youth sports is to ensure that they --have fun-- while participating. Everyone regretted losing that semi-finals baseball game by one run, but they damn well went out there and fought for that near-victory. And at the end of the game, everyone stood around drinking water, snacking, and smiling ruefully saying "but they better look out next year!"

That's what it's about.


The above has been stated IMO. YMMV. SYLDFD.