Jägermeister Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 \how many of you or your kids played competitive hockey or soccer at 9 years old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electro Rock Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 If you're not first, you're last! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 There is no end in sight for political correctness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 \how many of you or your kids played competitive hockey or soccer at 9 years old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 What a joke and an insult to the kids. They can handle it. Yeah losing sucks and some of them might get their "feelings hurt" but disappointment is part of life, especially in a competitive environment like sports. Sport are supposed to teach you lessons about how to handle both winning and losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 What a joke and an insult to the kids. They can handle it. Yeah losing sucks and some of them might get their "feelings hurt" but disappointment is part of life, especially in a competitive environment like sports. Sport are supposed to teach you lessons about how to handle both winning and losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 well I just looked up timbiits Atom 4 v4 ... no score clock etc and as you recall Sid came through that program, sooo I guess it must be a terrible idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 well I just looked up timbiits Atom 4 v4 ... no score clock etc and as you recall Sid came through that program, sooo I guess it must be a terrible idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 At the lower levels, it isn't about winning or losing. I read in Soccernomics, Barcalona employs a system in there academy that players play all positions, and wins and losses are not that important. One game a player will play striker, then the next game midfeilder, then the next game defense. The point is learning the game, the tactics, skills so that when they are older, they can use them to dominate. And IT WORKS. Barca is the best in the world, with a bunch of academy players playing for them. Messi has been with the club since he was 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 At the lower levels, it isn't about winning or losing. I read in Soccernomics, Barcalona employs a system in there academy that players play all positions, and wins and losses are not that important. One game a player will play striker, then the next game midfeilder, then the next game defense. The point is learning the game, the tactics, skills so that when they are older, they can use them to dominate. And IT WORKS. Barca is the best in the world, with a bunch of academy players playing for them. Messi has been with the club since he was 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Timbits isn't exactly a hockey development program, it's just for fun. Just because Crosby played Timbits when he was maybe 3 or 4 years old, just starting out on the basics of the game, doesn't mean it's a good development program. In fact it's not even a development program, it's just meant to have fun while teaching kids the basic skills of the game. Remember this guy gave his first newspaper interview at 7, so by that time he was already likely playing competitive hockey. You can't say that Timbits hockey is what turned Crosby into world's best hockey player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 well I just looked up timbiits Atom 4 v4 ... no score clock etc and as you recall Sid came through that program, sooo I guess it must be a terrible idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I played soccer from 5 to 16 in Victoria. We visited Bremen Germany when I was 12 and I played with some of the kids on the block in the field at the end of the street. This wasnt a team or league play, just a group of kids.Their skill level was far beyond mine. The youngest of them was maybe 7 or 8 and he was way better than me. Those kids get good very fast over there. They werent keeping score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Canadians just aren't good as soccer. It's in our genes to play real sports like hockey or lacrosse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Canadians just aren't good as soccer. It's in our genes to play real sports like hockey or lacrosse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 That's exactly the point, to develop a love for playing the game for FUN! That's as "developmental" as it's going to get at that age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Freaking coddling. I want to put my kids in organized sports when they're old enough but not like this. . There's a happy medium between no score and everybody getting "participaction" ribbons and ultra competitive "stomp on their throats mentality" with screaming parents. It's a shame that we can't seem to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Not taking away what TimBits does for kids, but how many people like Sid developed as a result of TimBits? Just because Sid went through there doesn't mean that all players that go through there can be like Sid. We'll have to see in a few years whether this actually works. In my honest opinion, I really don't think it will change squat. This model is in place but it's not going to magically turn around Canada's fortunes on the world stage for hockey. Let's take hockey for example - Denmark is surprisingly weak at hockey - if kids were to not play with the score, could they become like Sweden? In fact, this example will expose how silly this model is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Freaking coddling. I want to put my kids in organized sports when they're old enough but not like this. . There's a happy medium between no score and everybody getting "participaction" ribbons and ultra competitive "stomp on their throats mentality" with screaming parents. It's a shame that we can't seem to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Unfortunately, if there's any way to put someone's kid ahead of the others then some maniac parent is going to be thinking their kids very survival requires them to be ahead of the others. My sister coaches five and six year old girls playing RINGETTE and if you think that a benign atmosphere like that is immune from psychopathic parents then you underestimate the problems the young generation faces. The fault of which of course is not theirs (the kids) at all. Remember folks, if the kids turn out as snot nosed lazy entitled brats it's YOUR FAULT it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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