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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We know of a kid who used to be the super star of the team.  He would train and join all the camps that are available.  Everyone knew him and he thrived for the attention, well so does his parents.

This year he was left riding the bench.  He lost interest and isn't motivated to play since he is not a starter anymore.  Parents made up excuse that he was injured and that was the reason he didn't get playing time.     [/quote]Loss of interest is highly correlated with negative reinforcement. Such as less playing time, moved off main position, demoted to a lower team or the coaches nitpicking. That is why not being fun anymore is a key reason kids stop playing sports.

Being declared a top player at a young age is a double edged sword. It incentives hard work but doesn't leave much room for advancement and negative feedback will engender a big loss of motivation (aka reinforcing the belief that soccer is merely a starter sport.)

Seems like a problem of declaring  kids on top teams way too young and maxing out top teams with too many players. It's a mixed message for kids that are way to young that they are pretending to be competing as a team while they are really competing against their teammates.[/quote]

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