Yes, at least to the kids who win the tournament, it matters a great deal. Maybe we should just do 4 man round robins at 6U state so everyone wins a medal and feels good. The reason kids quit before they are 14 is that we always make sure they feel like winners when they are young. When they get older and reality sinks in that they won't always get a medal, they quit. I don't have a 6U anymore but there should be a TRUE 6U state champion. Why should Ottawa have to GIVE UP their tournament? They started it and kept it going, now another club wants to swoop down and pick it up. Was the best interest of the kids a deciding factor when another 6U championship tournament was created? Personally I don't think so.
Last edited by Beeson; 12/18/07 08:35 AM.
