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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP back. I'm fine with bribes/money for individual sport achievements (3k, etc...), grades, chores. The huge difference I see on the field of team sports are players unable to play a team sport because their focus is on getting three goals themselves vs. passing to win the team game.

It's a team sport. Incentivize by being a great team player maybe. Soooo many crappy plays I've seen by players playing a team sport as an individual goaded by horrible parenting.[/quote]

Depending on the kids age you assume that a kid playing the game so that the [i]team[/i] wins is developmentally important at all. [/quote]

OP here. Yes, I do. At any age in team sports. They need to learn how to win/play their best with teamwork. That's the point. Watching kids who hog the ball because parents are rewarding individual goals is disappointing. Practice individual skills at home and come on the field to play as a team. Often, these ball hogs contribute to losing the game even if they are rock stars.

My kids are elementary/middle school aged < 13.[/quote]

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