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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Except there is still winning and losing- the winners of the QOP scoring advance to MLS Next Cup.  But nobody is really quite sure what they are actually being scored on.  Hence OP's original question.   [/quote]

Why do you care about advancing to the MLS Cup? A MLS Cup does not have any meaning to me. The desire for that end result is a focus on winning.

I really recommend folks who don’t understand either: 1) Take a trip across the pond and interview 3-5 youth coaches; 2) Talk to a psychologist or someone who can explain the inferiority complex that you can’t see that comes out in your desire to always win.

My kid wants to win at everything which is natural. I know how to keep that desire to just the current focus which is practice, scrimmage and game. Beyond that, a focus on short-term winning takes away from ingraining the habits that create professional winners.

For example, our team lost a game recently.  I was ecstatic at my son’s performance because he controlled the midfield with great first touch and used several turns we worked on over the winter. The other team resorted to long-ball over the top with 1 big athlete and came back on us and won. You would have be stressed over that and screaming at your son on the car ride home about XYZ. I had the biggest smile on my face when my kid approached as he knew he balled his ( | ) off and executed difficult skills under pressure.

We have a lot of talent in this area. Stop wasting the talent by learning what is important in your kids development and stop focusing on the scoreboard and charts.

One club in this area focuses on natties and winning. One club focuses on development and loses more than they win. Two opposite approaches. Do the research and see which one has more players playing in Europe.[/quote]

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