Is winning in youth sports important?
100107
I don't think so.  Having fun is way more important than winning.  Kids will have their whole adult lives to be focused and serious.  Why hurry that along?
117859
Hockey is okay for kids, just know what you're getting into. High school games rarely have fights and are often more exciting. Lower level pro games (United Hockey League, East Coast Hockey League, American Hockey League) are more likely to feature fights.\n\nNHL Pro games are less likely to have a fight these days since the playoffs are right around the corner and no one wants to break their hand or miss a game because each contest is so important.
267604
Winning isn't everything as long as you did your best.
194561
Talent is a big part of it.  However, its not the only part and maybe not even the most important.  I would say DESIRE is a big one.  Intelligence is, too, or at least understanding the sport and its inner workings.
461983
Ultimately you, your coach, and your parents/guardians should make this decision.\n\nThat said, one mistake I've seen often made by talented young athletes is "playing up".  Whether it was a 10 year old playing on an under-12 soccer team or a high school ball player jumping to the NBA, the results on the whole aren't good for the athlete.  The young player's playing time is cut dramatically, they're also behind in terms of overall skill, so they're playing catch up to a degree, plus the aspects of socializing with people more mature than yourself is another gap to bridge.\n\nAlso, team environment/chemistry can play an immense role in how you perform.  My two worse experiences with basketball came with two teams where one had zero tolerance for mistakes, and the other placed a premium on winning at all costs while having no camaraderie.  It was no surprise, now reflecting back that for the first time in my life, I disliked playing ball, and struggled with my overall play.\n\nMy advice is to stick with your team, grow with them.  Varsity will be there later, and you'll probably be better prepared for it when it's time.  Good luck.
691200
both the systems has their own advantages and disadvantages but i think youth system is much better.\n\neven if many young players who are exceptional as children never go on to play at highest level players like Rooney, Henry, Totti has came with flying colours. moreover the players who can not make it to the highest level fails because of their own mistakes such as they go to wrong people for advice or some let their egos come in middle of their game.
473736
Parents sometimes live vicariously through their children for whatever reason. Maybe they weren't allowed to participate as children, were not athletic but wished to be or they didn't do well when participating. Sometimes parents just want their children to do well at everything and because you are in sports, want you to succeed. It's sad really because sports are suppose to be fun and teach more about being a team player and sharing rewards, more than just success of competition. You can lose and still have a blast playing the game.\n\nAs for peers and coaches. Peers probably just want you to do well because they are your friends or count on you and the team to make their school look good.\n\nCoaches, sometimes just want to look good and will go to any length to look that way. Sometimes continuing their position as a coach relies on the success of the team. That is the school system's fault.\n\nWhatever you are going through, I suppose you need to really have a nice talk with your parents, explain to them that the pressure has been too much from not only them, but from the other people in your life. They are the most important. Peers and coaches will just have to get over it. I wish you well.
981713
yeah...i think it is...your club help u develope into a good player...and also most international teams look at succesful clubs for players...and a club only gets succesful if they have good players, some play makers, and goood team work.A international coach will look for that in a international player...so club footie is deffinetly more important...
523652
If you're a good all-around student, yes, it helps, because competing consistently in sports of any kind, and doing well shows that you not only have other interests but also the discipline to pursue them. But it helps only if you are a good student as well.
268285
It is part of the essence of sport that anyone can win, even the "little guy."  There is something heartwarming about seeing a team or player that is supposed to be unbeatable actually be defeated.
1079697
Participating in sports causes one to organize their time especially if you are still in school.  Sports are usually team events which teach us how to play on a team and interact with others.  Sports teach us that we don't always win and how to handle defeat.  Sports demand us to be aware of our bodies thus we tend to be careful what we eat and drink.  Since we are around like minded people we tend to stay away from smoking and drugs.
454637
The environment SHOULD be recreational for kids under 12. This gives them time to enjoy playing for the sake of playing before the competitiveness kicks in. Over 12 there is an emphisis on skills and desire to win. It is sad to see parents pushing kids as young as 5 and 6 to be ultra competitive. Parents should stop trying to make their kids do things that they can no longer do themselves. GAME ON...ENJOY IT WHILE YOU CAN.
765154
The problem is that we the public care so much about sports and in some cases put the fiat of your favorite team above much more important events in our lives or in the world. I coach at the high school level and I need to give my self reality checks very often. The reason colleges and the pros can do these things is because we the fans allow them to and force them to do whatever they can do to win. If they win they get money and to win you need a good coach and facilities which means you need to raise ticket prices to pay for all this stuff. Once you have it you better win or you will be fired so that person does everything they can to build a winner. This steam all the way down to youth leagues where parents are coaching a sport which should be about fun but are now all about winning. Sports need to stay in high schools and the coaches should be examples of education first athletics second. To often this is not the case. The fans also need to look at this and stop demanding perfection from their coach, their kids, and their teammates during games. We are the ones (the public) who have made it this way.
1069902
does it matter?as long as we win
700230
In our lives, there are many competitions in which most will be losers, and only one or two are winners. What is important is not whether one wins or loses. The essence of winning or losing, is the process, and how one handles it. For instance, a winner who wins through cheating does not achieve the essence of winning. Similarly, a person who loses because of something beyond his/her control, yet tried his/her best and handled it all with dignity is still a winner.
898507
yeah. its like any team which wants it more on that day would probably win.fans ,strategies,hard work really count.unlike the premiership where if the top 4 clubs are involved u know the result that the bigger team wins.
566314
Youth Ultimate is thriving in pockets around the country.  Youth championships started in 98, dominated by high schools on the east coast.  Check out the UPA website for the sanctioned scoop.  As for getting things going at your school, you're a senior!  Get some friends and play!  You're not doing any homework next year anyway.  :-)\n\nIt takes a faculty sponsor to get it into the PE curriculum, typically, and usually not a PE teacher.  If your school has alternative sports credits for PE, you might work a deal playing regularly outside school for credit.  You never know unless you ask.\n\nThere is a small but growing number of Ultimate players becoming certified coaches, looking for kids to coach.  Ask Kyle Weisbrod, youth coordinator for the UPA, for ideas on how to hook up with someone.\n\nBut don't let your non-playing friends keep you from playing... There is Ultimate going on in most metro areas, and they are usually eager to teach new players.\n\nGood luck!