I was wondering if this smiling and laughing after every loss is a generational thing.. If so, we may aswell get used to it now...
It drives me nuts to see manly so happy and jovial after each loss, but then I take the step kid (11yr old) to soccer each Saturday, and at the end of each game, he can't even tell me who won... No one keeps score (bar a few parents), no one cares about winning or losing, and next week they will all get a trophy.. It does my head in to the point I asked the missus why we should bother paying for him to play next year...
Now, I'm not some old grouch, I'm 35.. I played footy as a kid for narabeen sharks ( and beresfield bears in Newcastle when we moved) and I was absolutely gutted after each loss... We won the comp when I Was 6 at the sharks and I still have that medal, because we earned it.. Not everyone got one..
I cant understand why parents for the most part don't have a problem with this.. Sure, sports fun and healthy, but Imo a big part of it is the competitive side and the feeling of achievement when your side wins awards..
In ten years time these snowflakes will be playing nrl, and I recon what we're seeing now Is only going to get worse unfortunately
It drives me nuts to see manly so happy and jovial after each loss, but then I take the step kid (11yr old) to soccer each Saturday, and at the end of each game, he can't even tell me who won... No one keeps score (bar a few parents), no one cares about winning or losing, and next week they will all get a trophy.. It does my head in to the point I asked the missus why we should bother paying for him to play next year...
Now, I'm not some old grouch, I'm 35.. I played footy as a kid for narabeen sharks ( and beresfield bears in Newcastle when we moved) and I was absolutely gutted after each loss... We won the comp when I Was 6 at the sharks and I still have that medal, because we earned it.. Not everyone got one..
I cant understand why parents for the most part don't have a problem with this.. Sure, sports fun and healthy, but Imo a big part of it is the competitive side and the feeling of achievement when your side wins awards..
In ten years time these snowflakes will be playing nrl, and I recon what we're seeing now Is only going to get worse unfortunately