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Originally Posted by benb
...There's a ton of value in that IMO and I think you do enough of these kinds of sports growing up it will teach you more about about listening to your body and taking your own initiative vs just getting yelled at by a coach and doing what you're told.
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I hear what you are saying....but organized sports also have social aspect where kids learn about getting along, teamwork, leadership, sharing success and "failure"*, and frankly, just playing with their friends.
While I was coaching youth soccer, playing with friends and making new friends was the #1 reason most of the players showed up. It's the adults that ruin youth sports....not the kids.
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as we all know, there is no "failure" in youth sports, unlike when we were kids. 