Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The Fine Line in the Middle

This weekend, I was watching a show called Friday Night Tykes which is about Pop Warner Football in San Antonio, Texas. There are hundreds of kids in the league and in the league, not everyone is required to play. In the show, kids began to give up and want to quit at the age of 8 years old!! The kids worked hard all summer to receive no play time and lose hope to play in the future.  There are about 30 kids on a team and only 11 on the field at once. Contrasting this league you have the trophy leagues, everyone plays and everyone gets a trophy. In this league, everyone seems to be satisfied and every kid talks about how they are the best. The thing about this league is that you aren't preparing kids for the future of being put down. Why cant there be a league where everyone is required to play a certain amount of plays but also the best players will be on the field most of the game. I feel that this will make kids work harder towards their goals but also have some positive reinforcement. That would be a perfect middle.
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2016 at 4:01 PM

    I agree that it is important to find a balance in between too much praise and too little. I think that not only does this apply to sports but we could also connect it to any aspect of life. If you do not learn to work for what you want, then at some point you won't go anywhere. On the other hand, if you are always working hard, but never get any recognition, then you could become discouraged. People need encouragement but they also need learn to push themselves.

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2016 at 3:23 PM

      How do you think we could implement such a system? I agree completely with your ideas, but I think finding that balance AND putting it into action in everyday life-- not just sports-- will prove to be very tricky.

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    2. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2016 at 3:47 PM

      That's the issue, there is no perfect middle discovered today, that's life sometimes.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2016 at 4:02 PM

    I agree that it is important to find a balance in between too much praise and too little. I think that not only does this apply to sports but we could also connect it to any aspect of life. If you do not learn to work for what you want, then at some point you won't go anywhere. On the other hand, if you are always working hard, but never get any recognition, then you could become discouraged. People need encouragement but they also need learn to push themselves.

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