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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has been on losing teams before, and really the make-up of the team will change every year, so just hang in there.  It sounds like it doesn't bother your son, and it never bothered my son either.  I think it affects the parents more than the kids!  Just keep cheering him on and don't over-analyze the games with him.  [/quote]

I agree with this. My DS was on a VERY sucky team at U11. Blow outs almost every game. But two years later, they are mostly winning. The coach was a huge factor. He is awesome and inspiring and told the boys to hang in there and they did. I was so impressed with those little guys, they never gave up. I think there is a value to learning persistence and working your way up.

I also want to share that I was on a really horrible team in HS and it made me think a lot about why I wanted to play soccer. Sports, for me, was just for fun because my parents pushed me very hard academically and I was a very competitive and successful student. Losing all the time in soccer gave me empathy for kids who had a hard time succeeding in school and truly gave me a kinder world-view. I didn't mind losing in soccer because my friends were on the team and I had fun playing with them. [/quote]

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