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[quote=Anonymous]Coach here again.

While I'd hesitate to use the word winning. I will say finding the right level of competition is a very important aspect in the learning process.

To re-use the school analogy, you wouldn't give a student a test that they have little hope of passing. Alternatively you wouldn't give them a test that is basic when they are at an advanced level. As a teacher you won't learn much about your students this way (aside from possibly identifying some not so smart ones and some genius).

While there are some very elite teams that may struggle to find actual competition, the vast majority of teams have plenty of options when it comes to competition.

The question is, is your coach/club the type to try and place your team in appropriately challenging competitions, or are they looking for easy wins (or the opposite - think your team is better then it is and places your team in poor positions to succeed.)

As for winning being an important part of the player's phyche; it's part of our job as coaches and parents to help them identify success and failure beyond wining and losing. I've praised my teams in loses where I thought we played well, and I've let my team know when I felt the win was undeserved, and where we need to do better.[/quote]

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