Should scholars be protected from defeat in sport?
In life, there are winners and losers, but when the winners have won by a massive margin, is that not a bad thing?
If you are a parent, you would know that trying to explain to your kids about winning and losing is one of the hardest things to do, ever. Everyone should be a winner, however, not all of us can win. Dealing with winners in academics is one thing, but if your kids play sports and are passionate about it, it is as equally difficult.
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SA Rugby Mag has reported that two prominent 1st team rugby coaches believe that Grey College’s under 15D team shouldn’t have been allowed to score 221 points in their match against Glenwood on Saturday.
The team beat Glenwood 221-0, while Grey’s seventh and sixth teams in the same age category scored a whopping 164-0 and 152-0 wins respectively. The under 16C team smashed the Glenwood side by 150 points to nil. It's fair to say that they won quite easily. Ouch!
The coaches, obviously upset by the manner of the wins, have criticised the referee and the organisers for allowing the games to continue after the scores reached triple figures.
Do matches which result in humiliating defeats discourage youngsters from playing rugby again? It is said that the Glenwood players just stood there and refused to play further. I mean, who wouldn't be upset and not in the mood to play further?
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We all experience defeat at some point in our lives, so why not at school in a game of rugby? Or is a mammoth loss for a scholar totally demoralising and humiliating?
Should scholars be protected against defeat or should they experience the lows of losing?
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