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[quote=Anonymous]There's no winning when teams are severely mismatched. Over the years, I've seen my kids' teams on all sides - getting crushed by a big score and winning big. It's tough all around. One way to go is to limit scoring after a certain point, but at the same time, I've seen teams pass 5, 6, even 7 times before shooting, and playing keep-away almost feels more disrespectful than playing full out. It is worst in tournaments, because kids and families have set aside time to come to an event, often traveling, and they want to play. They don't want to try to figure out ways to not play to compensate for mistakes in bracket placements. I wish coaches would use one-sided games to encourage their players to pass more or to try new things as a PP said such as shooting with the non-dominant foot, rather than simply running up scores by playing kick and run.

One thing to think about if you are on the losing side is that often in these mismatches, the coach has taken out starters and put in bench players who are weaker and don't play that much. It sounds crazy when parents are screaming for that 7th or 8th goal, but they are actually cheering a goalscorer who has never previously had so much as a whiff of a goal.

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