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[quote=Anonymous]You know I've been following this forum for about 4 years now and read just about everything.  I thought I've seen it all until I saw these "Let's post the results of scrimmages" threads.  I was like WTF? We have lost our way.  But let's chalk that up to Covid insanity and just a huge brain fart to care about those things.  With that said....I do think it's important for kids to win even before 17.  I've used the example in the pasty about Little League World Series.  These kids are frickin 11 years old and flying from Asia to middle of nowhere PA to play baseball.  I don't see anyone talking about winning isn't important there and saying how kids need to rotate positions and it's all about development. So I think there is a time and place for everything.  Kids need to learn how to play soccer and develop their skills from an early age.  They need to be with coaches that allow mistakes, encourage creativity. encourage 1v1s, etc. So that winning does follow but winning while playing good soccer.  Kids NEED to win to stay engaged and kids NEED to lose too so they don't fall apart when things get tough when it matters. Losing is part of the process but so is winning.  Embrace both.  You need both to develop. Handling loss is a skill like so many other things that are important in soccer.

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