No I understand that. I mean at this age it really is like trying to corral cats, I guess I think it jst gives them something to work for in my view.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 7:00 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: I finally did it too! > > my league is right in line with what Bruce is saying. At this point > it's all about learning how to play. Winning and losing isn't the > result of skill at this point..... > > > On 8/20/07, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I couldn't disagree more. > > > > My sons league keeps score. It teaches sportsmanship, competition. > This > > idea of no winners is silly and I really don't like it at all. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 6:16 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: I finally did it too! > > > > > > Hah. Cool. Get ready for beehive ball. > > > It is called that because kids that young pretty much just swarm > around > > > the > > > ball like bees around a hive. Lots of fun to watch though. Also, > kids > > > this > > > young should not be keeping score, and neither should the parents. > At > > > this > > > age it is not about winners and losers, but about having fun and > > > learning > > > skills . Trust me, when they are older the winning/losing concept > will > > > kick > > > in. It did when I coached my daughters team starting when they were > > > about 7. > > > I had a hard time keeping them from getting caught up in the > win/lose > > > thing. > > > I forget when they start playing for 1, 2nd an 3rd place trophies, > but > > > at > > > the age your kids are in, everyone gets a trophy at the end of the > > > season > > > (at least they should). > > > > > > Attend some clinics if you can. You will learn a lot about the > sport. > > > And > > > don't be afraid to demonstrate to them. If they can see that you > can do > > > it, > > > they will want to do it. > > > > > > Good luck and have lots of fun, > > > > > > > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox > > > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 3:10 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: I finally did it too! > > > > > > oh no....these kids are 5 & 6 :) > > > > > > I'm more intimidated by the parents. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get involved in the latest ColdFusion discussions, product development sharing, and articles on the Adobe Labs wiki. http://labs/adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ColdFusion_8 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240870 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
