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Is it really about how you
play the game?
tory has spread
story
the 1lt(li(
aVes,'TV screens
and newspapers.
'the Ontario Soccer
Association wants local
soccer clubs to stop
keeping scop' of games
for players under the age
of 13 beginning this
upcoming season.
It's in an effort to teach children
there is more to sports than winning
and losing. it also allows thein to
focus more oin skill development,
passing, and physical development,
the OSA claims.
'I he "no keeping score" idea is
already in play in Brazil, Germany
and parts of England.
As a 101'111er 11)11101' soccer player
myself, I immediately didn't like the
idea of taking out the score for the
games.
At the early stages, when players
are just learning the game, swarming
the hall in packs and forgetting which
net is there own, Of course you
1vuuIdn't keel) score. Soccer; for
thein, is about team play, being active
and learning the game, but as you
clove alp in age it makes less sense to
take out the scoring and standings of
the league. Yes, the game is still about
learning team play, being active and
now not only learning the gams', but
humming on it.
Ily grade 4, players age(1 nine and
ten and will play in elementary
school sports including tourna-
ments. If you take out the score,
these toui'nai wits will have little to
no purpose. You nay as well get rid
of Battleship, Monopoly, Dungeons
and Dragons, Mario and '1'etris
because in each of these games you
will some, then you lose some.
Eventually, though, you get so good,
you win.
Nota star player by any means, 1
played centre halfback during my soc-
cer years told enjoyed throw-ins more
Column
Melissa Murray
than getting the hall
passed to ale. l enjoyed
the social aspects of the
games and practices, I
enjoyed winning and
losing didn't bother n'
either.
Depending on the
year, l could be on a
team with a stacked
roster and it would be unusual for my
teals t0 lose, O1' the next year i ('0111(1
be on a team tliat rarely WO11 a gimme.
But when you did win. (N1 the
'I he jubilation that would follow
was picture worthy and that was the
game we remembered. It was our tri -
1111)1)11 -- our success.
Winning the games is a highlight,
but working hard, knowing you did
the best you could still pays off even
if you lose.
1n life it's the sante. You'll interview
for a job, submit a tender or push a
button on a slot machine. No one wins
all the time. You don't get every job
you apply tin; win every contract, nor
are host scooping up their coins from
slot machines everyday.
'1 he lesson truly is, you win some,
you lose some. losing, makes you a
stronger; builds character and makes
better people. It helps you deal with
the ups and downs of real life and
teaches you to deal with pressure.
'the joy here of soccer, is that even
when you lose, you have a team to
support you, so what better way to
learn to work hard and to learn 11181
working hard can pay off, than in a
team environment, where you can
also learn to be humble when you
win and be gracious when you lose.
I wish the USA good luck in their
eX1)el'inlellt, and I tell them, you can't
shelter kids forever; if you do, you're
not preparing them for the failure they
alight face in the bad times or the suc-
cesses they might face either.
It's not about if you win or lose, it's
atxnit HOW you win or lose and how
you play the game.
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MP responds to
resident letter
In response to a 1:11: which appeared in your
February 20, 2013 edition under the headline,
"(rand fiend Sewage project funding from Build-
ing Canada- a farce" 1 want to thunk you for
this opportunity to provide a brief response as it
relates to my role as your Member of Parliament.
From correspondence and calls 1 have received,
it is clear there is a disagreement in Lambton
Shores over the kind of project which will be
built.
With that understanding I want to he squall f
clear that 1t is 110t Illy role as a Member of Pa lis
hent to support one side or the other, or one
project over another. 'these are decisions which
need to he made by the Municipality of Lambton
Shores by whatever means they determine best.
Municipal Council is the level of government
which knows and understands the current and
future needs of Lambton Shores the hest. it has
never been the mandate or the role of the federal
government to interfere in the local decision-
making process. I know both past and current
members Of council understand this. I didn't
interfere or try to tell council what kind of sewage
treatment plant to build when it made the initial
Build Canada application because It was 1)0t
within my authority as a Member of Parliament.
'I his does not change because there is a local dis-
agreement now.
As your Member of Parliament it is nw job to
support the decisions of the Municipality to the
very best of my ability. 'Ihis is what i did in sup-
porting the initial Build Canada application by
Lambton Shores, and i was pleased the project
received approval for it federal grant Of some $7.5
million. if there is to be a change in the scope of
project which was initially approved for funding,
it is up to the community to sort these matters out
with program officials.
'Thank you for the opportunity to clarify my role
in this matter.
Yours telly,
Bev Shipley, M
South Huron Hospital Association
Reaching Out to Our Community
Staff of the South I luron Hospital Association
and the Grand Bend Area Community 1 lealth
Centre want to let everyone know how they are
working together, and with other health care pro-
viders, to improve the health of our population
through outreach, education and collaboration.
Representatives from the Speaker's Bureau are
available to conte to your Community Organiza-
tion, School, Church or Club to inform your
members that our hospital is about More than
taking care of sick people inside of its four walls.
It's also about Promoting health and Preventing
Disease through education and Allied 1 lealth
Services so that our community members won't
need to use illness services.
Some available tonics are: Social issues
(parenting, stressors, anxiety & depression, bully-
ing),llealth Promotion, Hospital Services, infec-
tion Prevention & Control, Aging at Hoole,
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