Posted on 09/05/2013 5:39:19 PM PDT by massmike
With the growing concern over the effects of competition in youth sports programs this summer, many Canadian soccer associations eliminated the concept of keeping score. The Soccer Association of Midlake, Ontario, however, has taken this idea one step further, and have completely removed the ball from all youth soccer games and practices.
According to Association spokesperson, Helen Dabney-Coyle, "By removing the ball, it's absolutely impossible to say 'this team won' and 'this team lost' or 'this child is better at soccer than that child.'"
"We want our children to grow up learning that sport is not about competition, rather it's about using your imagination. If you imagine you're good at soccer, then, you are."
(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...
Or, The Invisiburger. You pay and get nothing.
Sounds like the Feds.
“The ball-less soccer this year is a challenge from a coaching perspective,” said Keith Schultz, head coach of a ball-less Midlake team for children under the age of 11, according to the report. “I have to do a lot of imagining.”
from your linked article
sad that its so close to the realm of “au courant” MODERNE possibilities!
Hey, maybe we can do the same with elections and remove the vote so there is no winner or loser. /sarc
I know it's just satire.
So f**king gay...
It’s fake, I was fooled. The world is just crazy enough that I bought it for about a minute before I realized there was no way.
It has to be satire, but I don’t think it is.
No ball in soccer. lol
Momma had a chicken, momma had a cow, daddy was proud, he didn’t care how
But then again, that is how elected Republicans play politics, with no....
Oh, I bet this will be done.
Yeah it is, tons of major media were fooled and printed it.
Even a few years ago I would have laughed but we seem to be going in this direction. Maybe it’s just an early scoop of what will happen in another few years.
And soccer gets even more boring.
“Maybe it’s just an early scoop of what will happen in another few years.”
Bet on it!
RE: Welker. He’s had a couple big drops over the last couple years, I think that’s why NE let him go.
And he catches a TD. The Caucasian sensation. Best cracka WR since Steve Largent.
“And he catches a TD. The Caucasian sensation. Best cracka WR since Steve Largent.”
Them’s big words...:)
2 TD’s for “Da Cracka”!
...Pam...
Be aware of robots spraying Pam...
It’s satire, but I bet if you initiated a movement to do exactly what the satire says it’s doing, a number of dippy people would agree with it. For instance, many of these clowns like the idea of not keeping score. I guess they don’t realize that boys love to play games and keep score. Even at a very early age.
But wait, we can replace it with tofu.
Actually I make a pretty decent bean burger-
lolBOOKmsrk
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