exactly... I can see that when we are talking about 5 year olds who have no idea what is going on, but not everyone is going to be a good athlete, many kids have no interest whatsoeverin sports and are doing it because their parents force them to. One of the things most kids, especially boys, who like sports have to deal with at some point in their childhood is the reality that their abilities are finite. By the time I was 12, I had to realize that I probably wasn't going to bat cleanup for the Yankees. I learned that by not being good enough to bat cleanup in little league. I, in turn, learned that because I played actual, competitive games. Had I been coddled, what would I have learned? I understand that this wussification came into play due to te fact that the flip side is a culture of ridiculous self-absorption where talented jocks are treated as gold and youth coaches act like they are Vince Lombardi himself... Nobody needs that bullshit, but the opposite is even worse. Life is tough, you will lose, you will be defeated, not just in sports If you are a champion for nothing, what have you learned? what values? What if you had schools where every kid got "100" on a spelling test no matter what? The kid who spells cat "QZD" gets the same score as some kid who can spell encyclopedia... the idea would be laughed at, yet that is what is happening in youth sports.
It'd be like giving Dale Hawerchuk a Stanley Cup ring just because he and his teammates weren't good enough to hang with the Oilers and the Flames I bet you'd like that, wouldn't you, faggot?
I don't recall where it was but some kids team got disqualified for scoring too many goals. :notallthere:
It's ridiculous Life is hard, life is mean Defeat in sports is a great way of learning that shit when you are small without it fucking you up too bad
:: I do think coaches should stop their kids from embarrassing other kids... not these silly things aren't the way to do that.
Well they can substitute players, put them into different positions or what not. I don't think it's fair to the kids either who might normally be riding the pine being told "we've done enough", just go out their play defense the entire time.
That is not necessarily a bad thing. In England and Ireland they say there is far too much emphasis on winning at an early age. In Spain they have a different approach and as a result produce some of the best technical players in the world.
Andre Ward JUST Started Winning World Titles, LESS than 4 Years Ago, yet he's ALREADY Tired of the Sanctioning Body BULLSHIT... http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/andre-ward-tells-wbc-lost-hopefully-first-many-182452657.html REED:clapagain:
Is Ward correct that the WBC shouldn't have been able to strip his title? Probably not. Should they have stripped his title? Different question. Ward has another belt to fall back on and is clearly recognized as the #1 guy in his weight class. His situation may not be unique, but it is uncommon.
Not exactly on topic... but i was just compiling these so here goes: Official "Major Four" unification records: WBO vs. WBA: 5-5 WBO vs. WBC: 5-5-2 WBO vs. IBF: 7-3-1 WBO Total Unification Record: 17-13-3 Winning percentage: 56.67% WBC vs. WBO: 5-5-2 WBC vs. WBA: 12-10-2 WBC vs. IBF: 9-9-1 WBC Total Unification Record: 26-24-5 Winning percentage: 52.00% WBA vs. WBO: 5-5 WBA vs. WBC: 10-12-2 WBA vs. IBF: 10-12-3 WBA Total Unification Record: 25-29-5 Winning percentage: 46.30% IBF vs. WBO: 3-7-1 IBF vs. WBC: 9-9-1 IBF vs. WBA: 12-10-3 IBF Total Unification Record: 24-26-5 Winning percentage: 48.00%
There are four major sanctioning bodies. The WBC (World Boxing Council), the WBA (World Boxing Association), the IBF (International Boxing Federation) and the WBO (World Boxing Organization).
