As a kid, everyone wants to win. and at 7 or 8 I believe they should keep score. The only teams that don't are community teams like KCSL. The kids that play those leagues are on their way to becoming nothing. Winning isn't everything, but you have to strive for something otherwise there is no real advancement. That is why kids are better on select teams; they have motivation to become better players.
However, if parents get too involved in the sport, then the kids are hurt. I always hated those parents that yelled at their kids when they got beat. Fun is integral in sports and I think it is the basis of it, but if you take away the competitive feature of it then you are hurting your children more than helping them. Lessons learned from losing have been of far more value to me than the ones of winning.
I think Schroeder doesn't understand the journey part of life. I think in the long run the journey does matter, because the journey is where you learn how to get through to other, stronger finishes. Results matter, but if you always cheat, then sometime you will lose.
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