tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418180976901891245.post3729670838970762114..comments2024-03-07T13:22:24.765-05:00Comments on Inside Youth Sports: Review Key Points of a Game with Your PlayersJeffrey Rhoads [Inside Youth Sports]http://www.blogger.com/profile/14755096518688222702noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418180976901891245.post-9466357489782133612012-10-26T11:48:20.457-04:002012-10-26T11:48:20.457-04:00Thanks Wendy. Interesting twist on the "game ...Thanks Wendy. Interesting twist on the "game as a puzzle motivation." To the extent that I ask leading questions in our short game reviews, I guess I'm using that approach. But my overall goal is not so much to intrigue the kids with solving a problem, as it is to show them that there's a path to success. As you mentioned, this takes the emphasis off of young players playing poorly and shifts the perspective toward the future (and provides hope). It emphasizes the development process over the outcome—something that's good in recreational play. Jeffrey Rhoads [Inside Youth Sports]https://www.blogger.com/profile/14755096518688222702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418180976901891245.post-20659130419922986652012-10-25T08:35:09.068-04:002012-10-25T08:35:09.068-04:00Another great post, Jeff. I think the meat of it y...Another great post, Jeff. I think the meat of it you've said here, "The loss represents a problem that you need to solve." <br />This is where 'it's just a game' comes in. Telling kids this after they lose I have never found helpful. But addressing it as something that needs solving, like a game or puzzle that has a solution or a key move - now that gives you options. And when the older kids can treat it this way too, you'll always be heading in the right direction.<br /><br />Kids have trouble lumping the loss into the "I played bad" bucket. Or sometimes the "he played bad" bucket. Helping them find the solution planted in the game is key. What didn't work out there? why do you think they couldn't get you the ball? How did that big kid keep getting so many open shots? now those are things you can try to solve.<br /><br />thanks JeffWendy LeBolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02003331780438398415noreply@blogger.com