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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Always. That’s the point once you know how to play the game. I’d say with very young kids who need to learn, k, 1st and maybe 2nd, but IME by second at least the boys who hav been playing for years want to win and it’s no fun having kids who have no athletic ability come in a screw up the game. [/quote]

I tend to agree.  The games often don't make sense unless you explain this part.  Also, it's usually an easier way to explain how the games work.  Let's swim a race but not see who went faster.  Just doesn't make sense.

The emphasis on it is the question though.

At some point you have to filter out the kids who aren't going the same direction and doing the same thing.  They just aren't fun to be around.

Same thing goes for the teams and coaches.  Often times teams and coaches have other social issues, like who is running the plays in basketball.  Nine times out of ten it's the coach's kid.  If they are more interested in running a dog and pony show than playing the game and winning for example.  Sometimes kids form cliques and won't pass the ball another social issue which I consider non-competitive.

IMO those kinds of behaviors show a lack of desire to win and play the game.[/quote]

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