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The march onward towards total pussification of todays youngsters......
"In yet another nod to the protection of fledgling self-esteem, an Ottawa children’s soccer league has introduced a rule that says any team that wins a game by more than five points will lose by default....."
""Paul Cholmsky, whose four- and six-year-old boys play in the league, said the intended goal of a default-lose rule might backfire in teaching life skills.
“If there’s one team that’s consistenly dominant and one team that’s not, well, that’s life,” he said."....
The march onward towards total pussification of todays youngsters......
"In yet another nod to the protection of fledgling self-esteem, an Ottawa children’s soccer league has introduced a rule that says any team that wins a game by more than five points will lose by default....."
""Paul Cholmsky, whose four- and six-year-old boys play in the league, said the intended goal of a default-lose rule might backfire in teaching life skills.
“If there’s one team that’s consistenly dominant and one team that’s not, well, that’s life,” he said."....
The march onward towards total pussification of todays youngsters......
"In yet another nod to the protection of fledgling self-esteem, an Ottawa children’s soccer league has introduced a rule that says any team that wins a game by more than five points will lose by default....."
""Paul Cholmsky, whose four- and six-year-old boys play in the league, said the intended goal of a default-lose rule might backfire in teaching life skills.
“If there’s one team that’s consistenly dominant and one team that’s not, well, that’s life,” he said."....
I realize "evil" is a weighty word, but the club director's excuses are classic evil writ small. 1) Insult and blame the protesters, 2) Try to silence dissent, 3) It's not important anyway, stop caring, don't look over here.
Club director Sean Cale said he is disappointed a few parents are making the new soccer rule overshadow the community involvement and organizing the Gloucester club does.
“The registration fee, rergardless of the sport, does not give a parent the right to insult or belittle the organization,” he said. “It gives you a uniform, it gives you a team.”
Mr. Cale said the league’s 12-person board of directors is not trying to take the fun out of the game, they are simply trying to make it fair. The new rule, suggested by “involved parents,” is a temporary measure that will be replaced by a pre-season skill assessment to make fair teams.
“The board is completely volunteer-run and we do the best that we can to provide a good, clean, fun soccer experience for everyone,” he said.
Although parents are fuming, he said the commotion is coming from “about 1% of the parents.”
Thank god this brand of progressivism wasn't as rampant at the turn of the century.
We'd still be riding horses and ******** in outhouses by candlelight.
Thank god this brand of progressivism wasn't as rampant at the turn of the century.
We'd still be riding horses and ******** in outhouses by candlelight.
Why do you call this an example of "progressivism"?
I dont think Glenn included stuff like this in class, did he?
Why do you call this an example of "progressivism"?
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