Sometimes when our team is ahead our coach puts some of out better players in back, or tells them to pass the ball instead of scoring. Why?
Even though we don’t keep score, and the emphasis is not on winning, children also do know when they are getting”beaten.” We do not tolerate “racking up” the score at HYR, and it is up to the coaches and referees to find creative ways to keep this from happening without damaging anyone’s esteem. Sometimes this can mean keeping the stronger players back at defense, sometimes it means telling children to try shooting with their opposite foot, sometimes it means asking them to focus on passing instead of shooting. It can be tricky not to make the game boring for one team just to keep the score down, but the end result is that the team who is getting scored on does not become demoralized or even lose interest in the sport.
