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RE: [netballcoaching] 11/U no finals

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I do agree with you in that respect.  It’s a very hard call.  I guess there is a difference between rep and club also.

 

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From: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com [mailto:netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gillian Lee
Sent: Monday, 27 November 2006 12:08 PM
To: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [netballcoaching] 11/U no finals

 

Hi all,

 

Would it also be correct to say that if there was finals at that young age some coaches "the ugly parent' coach may not give even court time so they could make the finals and also win the finals??

 

I think this might also be a reason that comp don't have finals.

 

Your thoughts and experience please.

 

Cheers

 

Gillian

 

 

 

 

----- Original Message -----

Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 12:28 PM

Subject: RE: [netballcoaching] 11/U no finals

 

I do believe in finals even at this age.

Kids strive to do well and sometimes they don’t but hey they understand that if the team plays well and win then they deserve a place in the finals.  The importance should always be participation and improvement but there is also a place for finals even for the young ones.  They love it!  Kids can learn a lot from winning and losing as well as healthy competition.  It is the backbone to a lot that happens within life not just sport and if we keep sheltering them from this I fear that they will not be strong enough in other things to cope with pressure from different areas of their life.

Experiencing highs and lows is all part of growing up – the continual reluctance to allow children not to be sad and disappointed is destroying a part of the growing process.  Kids cope with a lot more than we think.  Ladders, and who comes first, second or last, who makes finals and who doesn’t is all part of healthy competition.

If you want to see unhealthy competition for kids that usually comes from the parental aspect of children’s sport.

As far as a child who is playing up in older competition goes – our association has an age policy and it is very difficult to push a child ahead unless they are absolutely too good to play in their age group and there is a team in an older competition who needs players or if we do not have a team for them to play with in their own age group.  In juniors everyone would still get equal (or close to) amount of time on court.

Dianne

Brisbane


From: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com [mailto:netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kristen Simpson
Sent: Saturday, 25 November 2006 7:37 PM
To: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [netballcoaching] 11/U no finals

Hi Everyone

I need lots of opinions here please

 our state netball body recommends no finals 11/u and this is becoming a ‘hot’ issue at our association  some belief that the kids look forward to and enjoy finals and that the kids need to go through highs and lows, that its all about life learning in a way. I can see both points of view. A recent response was we need to be guided by our assoc. not the governing body. Also it was said that kids get just as deflated if they are playing in the older age groups in finals and not getting court time and if we take away ladders etc what are the kids aiming for?

I’d love your opinions and what others have done at there assoc.

Kristen


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Hi Everyone I need lots of opinions here please our state netball body recommends no finals 11/u and this is becoming a 'hot' issue at our association some...
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At U11 grade the emphasis is on participation / getting the girls actually playing the game and enjoying it so that they wish to continue. Finals at this young...
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My daughters team which apparently was too good for under 9's when they still had a season left in under 9 went up to under 11 sect 2, now they won from memory...
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wE ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER THEY ARE ONLY YOUNG CHILDREN AND I UNDERSTAND TEACHING THEM THEY POINT OF WINNING AND LOOSING GRACIOUSLY, BUT AS FOR MY DAUGHTER SHE...
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Healthy competition winning or losing is in every game of netball not just finals. If a child comes off court crying or upset because they lost then they have...
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HI all, Another thought. If you are wanting the U/11's to play final, why not have 1-4 play off for say A grade, 5-8 play off for B grade, etc. I'm still of...
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Yes Gillian this is how our indoor association does it (a different association again) the teams play all together in that section 11/U and at finals we are...
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I do believe in finals even at this age. Kids strive to do well and sometimes they don't but hey they understand that if the team plays well and win then they...
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Hi all, Would it also be correct to say that if there was finals at that young age some coaches "the ugly parent' coach may not give even court time so they...
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Hi I do agree with you in that respect. It's a very hard call. I guess there is a difference between rep and club also. Regards, Deanna Witcher Para-Legal ...
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Yes, you are absolutely correct. In fact, the more that I think about past years “finals” of the younger age groups I recall being disgusted in the ...
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Hi all, I definately don't believe in finals at this age. While I agree that children need to be able to cope with such disappointments etc as not making or...
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Hi Kristen, We at our association have finals in the 10's. We have found that the girls love the competition and are not too concerned. Although in saying that...
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Thankyou so much for this view. I could not agree more Christine ________________________________ From: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Dianne...
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Finals at this young age is...personal opinion..not the way to go. Some of the players in the teams that do not make it could feel to disappointed that they...
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Hi Kirsten I am mother, I have coached this age group and I umpire as well. Where I umpire they have a round robin at the end of the season, each player gets...
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