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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As much as overemphasis on wins and loses is a development killer, Taka seems like a creativity killer. So the kid who takes the shot and makes it when the Eastern European in a sweat shop watching his film thinks he should have passed it off gets dinged. Or the kid who takes the chance and dribbles  that does or does not work out gets negative marks and a red light. 
Where’s the fun and creativity? Practice is for learning and following the rules. Games should be where kids learn to read the field and try things. The USa doesn’t need bot players.[/quote]

That is simply not true. My kid has gotten a lot of highlights from Taka including when the play doesn’t result in anything. Taka will highlight a player who does the following:

Dribble (even if only partially successful)
Take on 1v1s
Position themselves defensively even if they don’t get the ball.
Connect a few skills - eg, dribble, 1v1, shot, even if the shot sucks or doesn’t go in
Make a shot even if the shot doesn’t go in.
Jump up for a header
Connect a few passes with another player
Complete a pass
And so on and so forth

I mean the willingness to be creative or do a number of skills is likely why some teams score high on QoP even though they lose so very much.

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