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<blockquote data-quote="trplnkl" data-source="post: 738841" data-attributes="member: 13254">IMHO, the purpose of youth sports is not to win games by any point margin. A coaches #1 job is to teach how to play the game by using and obeying the rules, teaching basic skills, fair play&nbsp; and maybe most importantly, sportsmanship. The win/lose column should not be forgotten but should be the last consideration. As someone said earlier, a one point win looks the same as a 20 point win. A coach should use comfortable leads to give the bench warmers field/court time, nothing teaches as well as game experience.Youth sports should be fun for everyone involved and it has been my experience that a low margin win is much more fun than a blowout....for everyone.&nbsp;I coached youth leage girls softball, off and on, for 15 years and I must admit it took me a few years to learn how to coach. I could teach them how to play the game, how to hit and field, but teaching them how to think about the game was the most challenging and how to be good winners the most rewarding.Coaches. keep the score reasonable, no one likes a bully.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trplnkl, post: 738841, member: 13254"] IMHO, the purpose of youth sports is not to win games by any point margin. A coaches #1 job is to teach how to play the game by using and obeying the rules, teaching basic skills, fair play and maybe most importantly, sportsmanship. The win/lose column should not be forgotten but should be the last consideration. As someone said earlier, a one point win looks the same as a 20 point win. A coach should use comfortable leads to give the bench warmers field/court time, nothing teaches as well as game experience. Youth sports should be fun for everyone involved and it has been my experience that a low margin win is much more fun than a blowout....for everyone. I coached youth leage girls softball, off and on, for 15 years and I must admit it took me a few years to learn how to coach. I could teach them how to play the game, how to hit and field, but teaching them how to think about the game was the most challenging and how to be good winners the most rewarding. Coaches. keep the score reasonable, no one likes a bully. [/QUOTE]

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