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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tournaments that are just showcases have changed soccer maybe not ruined it ... when was the last tournament a U15+ team played in that they played for a championship? These kids are starting these showcase type tournaments as young as u12 and the ones that don't even have a championship is what is changing the landscape of competitiveness. same with pool play. Bracket them up and let the teams feel real pressure in competition again. understanding how to hold a lead late in the game so you can advance, not just end the game in a tie or be ok with a tie because it is pool play. it's not runinig soccer - but it's putting the players in continued less competitive situations. i know it's not all about winning, but winning isn't a bad thing. it teaches players how to deal with stress of a tight game as and how to keep a lead and play wiht a lead or come from behind. i know those same things can happen in a showcase or pool play, but ask your kid the difference ... my DD has told me she loves the competitiveness of that type of tournament over a showcase any day. [/quote]

I had to backtrack with my own daughter on the "it's about development more than winning" philosophy.  Her club liked to say it, and I repeated it to her.  But she really seemed to not care about the result, just whether she played well.  This led to her playing her position well, but without much creativity, and no one was making good runs out of their position.  After she was green-lit to care about the win or loss (I simply told her it's OK to hate losing and to take pride in winning, and that it will motivate her to raise her soccer IQ, which in part is how to problem-solve to win), she looks like such a better player in the span of two months.  She makes noticeably better tactical decisions and looks far more fearless.  I've come to really believe that the message about development needs to be carefully tailored to let the kids have a competitive fire, especially on the girls side.  
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She didn't care about development until you told her to stop focusing on development? [/quote]

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