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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've coached U8 and U9 in a rec league. Last year we had a player whose father offered an "incentive" for goals. Which meant that a child who was uncooperative at practice (and often did not attend!) spent most of the game asking to be put at striker. And sulked or refused to go on the field when they were assigned any other position. This may have been an extreme case (I certainly hope so!). But it is a team sport. Sometimes your child's best contribution would be to pass to the kid who is in front of the goal, rather than take a shot from the side. Or if they are playing defense, to prevent the other team from taking a shot. If you need to bribe your kid, that's your business -- but don't interfere with my effort to teach them to play like a team. [/quote] Did that dad have you 'fired' as the volunteer coach yet?![/quote]
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