bluepeter 5,627 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Football Association laws dictate that from this season, the results of matches between children aged seven and eight must not be published, league tables must not be kept and prizes must not be given out. Some local associations have chosen to extend the regulations even further, it has emerged, banning league tables and trophies for 9, 10 and 11-year olds as well. Scott Ager, who last season managed Priory Parkside under-9s 'A' team in Huntingdon, was sharply reprimanded after declaring that his team had won the league and having them photographed with a trophy by their local newspaper. Mr Ager said: "I find it bizarre. It seems to me to work against talented players, as the teams who may lose heavily are likely to be ones with players who just play for a bit of fun. It is very frustrating. Kids put all this effort in but there is no reward. "All the other managers in the league acknowledged that we had been the best team as we had won the most games. Football is our national sport, yet there are some strange rules around it." A spokesman for Hunts FA said: "We were very angry. We do not allow competitive leagues until after under-11s. Mr Ager was chastened very severely and eventually left his club." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/297...ng-results.html What the hell are they trying to do to this country's youngsters? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Take away any sense of competition so the weak-minded ones can also 'make it'. Which is a fucking joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalbluebell 38 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I despair when I read things like this, I really do. The PC brigade have a lot to answer for. Once again I can only say the worlds going mad! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edranger 0 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 :angry2: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Stars Bearette 1 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 its beyond the joke gives the kids nothing to strive for, penalises success and is the reverse of character building...makes me fume :angry2: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_RFC87 761 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 This is an American and Canadian idea, "everyone's a winner" pish. I remember my U9's team finishing bottom of the league and getting hammered every week, and it made us play more, work harder and train more seriously in order to get away from the embarrassment of finishing bottom. Worked wonders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dado 334 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 We should implement this for RMFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
southlondonblue 0 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 may it not be so that the skills of the young kids are developed first as opposed to focusing on winning the league by any means? could be a good move so that the focus is on trying different skills and passing, as opposed to what used to happen to my team, everyone give the ball to the kid whos 2 feet taller than the rest and will batter his way through the opposition. that just doesnt help 7 and 8 year olds. let the competition start later, let them develop skills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johngers Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 From coaching under 7's, I can tell you that this is a complete waste of time, and is implemented all over the UK so that weaker teams are still "winners". Even though the majority either don't know/care anyway, or still keep them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamd1986 8 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Kids ain't stupid. They'll make a note of their results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue87 0 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 WTF? Who the hell comes up with these stupid ideas? That is definitely going to help young talents develop....take away competition, motivation, acknowledgment for good performances... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurto 9 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 That's retarded. When I used to play I loved checking the newspapers to see our results and league table printed. Admittedly my team was usual a top half team, so it was not that bad, but still, it's a silly idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue86 0 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 This is crazy. Kids have to learn at somepoint that you can't win all the time. Life is like that. I remember hearing a while back that some leagues reset the score at half time if the lead is over 4 or something. That's not what sport is about. Unfortunately youth sport seems to be going more along the lines of every ones a winner. Vince Lombardis famous quote shows what i think - If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodz 98 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 oh great... the youth system's going back to a whole team full of charlie adams and chris burkes... FA - "we want youth teams to be pish" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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