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[quote=Anonymous]I was recently on vacation just outside Pittsburgh and saw lots of kids just playing in the street.  They were getting plenty of exercise playing tag and other made up games, but there was no overly competitive sports component to it.  They weren't even playing a specific sport.  I spoke to friends who live there and they say that's a typical day and how the kids spend their time at school recess also.

Sadly, that's not how I see it at my DS's local MoCO elementary and the surrounding area.  Seems like every boy (and to a lesser extent girl) wants to play basketball or soccer and it's always competitive and about winning.  I think it's a function of how parents push their kids around here to excel at everything and not just let them be kids.  My DS enjoys a game of basketball or soccer as much as the next kid, but he'd much rather just play random made up games.  He just wants to have fun and isn't competitive about it.  In fact, he feels bad because he isn't competitive like the other kids.

I think parents of kids who are of the competitive mindset will not understand, but it's hard if you have a non-competitive kid who feels like he doesn't fit into this ultra-competitive atmosphere.  We shield him as much as we can from it and tell him there are plenty of other things to do besides sports to get exercise, i.e., walking, cycling, etc., but sometimes I just wish we lived away from the DC metro area where everything is so damn intense.[/quote]

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