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[quote=Anonymous]At a tournament this weekend with DD’s team of u8/u9 players.  They were placed into a U10 bracket because there was a shortage of younger teams. That’s fine, can’t control how many teams apply.  But to see the U10 teams pour it on like US vs Thailand was pretty sad. When your team goes up 4-0 in a matter of minutes, because the 8 year old goalie can barely kick it out of the box, do you really need to keep pressing the 10 year olds from the edge of the box, and charge at every goal kick? Goal kick, charge, missed shot, rinse and repeat.  Hey coach, how bout your team stands back a few yards, or even to half field, and try to complete a few passes first before shooting? They will still score plenty of goals and maybe your defenders will get to touch the ball. It might be good practice for your players and teach them something about sportsmanship.  Either way you will still get the 3 points to reach the top of your U10 bracket.

A bit of a rant, but was really disappointed to see lack of sportsmanship by these other teams. Of course I blame the coaches/parents not the 10 year old players.  What are we teaching these kids? This isn’t new for me, I have older kids and have been watching this behavior for years, but it’s still disappointing to see 10 year olds taught to beat up on younger teams at the expense of teaching sportsmanship and developing soccer players[/quote]

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