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RE: ADSactly Sports - Winning the Right Way: Building Character in Sports
Hi, I'm a baseball coach.
It all depends on the age, for children under 10 it is important to teach sports values such as solidarity, companionship, training, discipline, teamwork at the same time as the basic notions of sport in specific.
For children over 10 years old, competitiveness must be encouraged.
The athlete must be competitive or he loses his essence.
A sports field is a place to demonstrate what has been achieved through training, discipline, dedication and time. In a sports field you are going to be the best.
I agree that there is a shift where competitiveness becomes essential depending on the level of play the athlete is involved in. I believe that the core values that you speak of must still be reinforced even after the age of 10 and when they are playing competitive sports.