Living Well: When coaches and parents put too muchemphasis on winning, kids may drop outBy BOB CONDORSPECIAL TO THE POST-INTELLIGENCERE-mail is a regular part of Dave Schumacher's workdays, same as many of us.
You
know, family vacations, barbecues, impromptu swims, the lazy hazy days nobody seems to havetime to enjoy anymore.
Not good whether you are a
sports fan or decidedly unfanatic.
Putting them into highly competitive situations -- say,
six U9 tournaments in two months -- is counterproductive to both fun and wider participation.
"It can be hard to tell if your players are having fun.
But I look at body language,
whether the players are ...
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