With the growing concern over the effects of competition in youth sports programs this summer, many Canadian soccer associations eliminated the concept of keeping score. The Soccer Association of Midlake, Ontario, however, has taken this idea one step further, and have completely removed the ball from all youth soccer games and practices. According to Association spokesperson, Helen Dabney-Coyle, "By removing the ball, it's absolutely impossible to say 'this team won' and 'this team lost' or 'this child is better at soccer than that child.'""We want our children to grow up learning that sport is not about competition, rather it's about using your imagination. If you imagine you're good at soccer, then, you are."
I don't think removing the ball would go over too well with Broncos fans in tonight's game with the Ravens to open the NFL season. Fans want to see the football in Peyton Manning's hands.
Thanks to Never yet Melted for the link to CBC.
Update: apparently this story is fake. Pretty believable in this politically correct world though, isn't it?
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