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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i don't get the 'it's just a game' comment. how do you ask kids to try their hardest and do their best before a game only to say 'it's just a game' when it's over? can kids reconcile these conflicting messages?[/quote]

It depends on what age and what level you are asking about.

House: it's always just a game
Travel: below u12, it's just a game
Travel: high level elite high school age, it's never just a game because at this level some of these games do matter, especially if you're being  recruited for college, but it should still be fun and each game is not determining where they are in life. It's more pressure, but if they can't handle the pressure at this level they shouldn't be playing.
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Watch video of the real Barca youth academy and how their players leave it on the field and have character after games.  The viral video of them hugging the crying Japanese team players.  I've seen FIFA opponents console each other after matches--hug, give congrats.  Yes-there sometimes are bitter personality conflicts but for the most part they respect f one another.

I played plenty of Regional championship games and a National championship and won a VA high school state championship.  We all showed humility and left it on the field.  Those HS players that act like douches after the game isn't because they are oh-so elite and competitive--give me a break.  They have zero class.  They were taught to be douches by the parents and coaches that tolerated crappy post-game behavior.[/quote]

:?: wrong thread?[/quote]

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